US - Sen. Jeff Brandes: GOP Florida Senator Offers Medical Cannabis Plan Less than three months after Florida voters narrowly rejected a plan to legalize medical marijuana [support from 57.6 percent of voters, slightly short of the 60 percent needed to pass ballot initiatives], a Republican senator Monday filed a bill that would allow patients to get pot if they suffer from diseases such as cancer, AIDS, epilepsy or multiple sclerosis. The proposal (SB 528), filed by Sen. Jeff Brandes, R-St. Petersburg, includes a detailed regulatory structure that would place requirements on patients, doctors, growers and retail stores. Patients could only get medical-grade marijuana if their physicians sign off on the need. ...Under the proposal, physicians could certify to the Florida Department of Health that patients qualify for medical marijuana and send an order for the drug to an electronic registry. Patients who suffer from cancer, HIV, AIDS, epilepsy, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, Crohns disease or Parkinsons disease would qualify if they receive certification from their doctors. Also, patients could qualify if they have conditions that lead them to chronically suffer from symptoms such as wasting syndrome, severe and persistent pain, severe and persistent nausea, persistent seizures or severe and persistent muscle spasms, according to the bill. Full story ~
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 11:41:58 +0000
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