Bill filed to establish medical marijuana program in Okla.

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Bill filed to establish medical marijuana program in Okla.



Posted on: 2:45 pm, January 22, 2013


OKLAHOMA CITY – A state senator has filed bills to establish a medical marijuana program and reduce the penalties for possessing small amounts of marijuana in Oklahoma.



Sen. Constance Johnson filed Senate Bill 902 that would direct the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision to develop and adopt rules that allow individuals with debilitating medical conditions to use marijuana with approval from their physicians and to establish fees for the “licensing, production, distribution, and consumption” of marijuana for medical purposes.

The other, Senate Bill 914, would reduce the maximum penalty for possession of up to 1.5 ounces of marijuana from a maximum of one year in jail and a fine of $1,000 to a maximum of 10 days in jail and a fine of $200.

Eighteen states and the District of Columbia allow patients with qualifying conditions to use medical marijuana with recommendations from their physicians.


At least 10 more states are expected to consider similar legislation this year, and such bills have already been brought forward in Alabama, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, New Hampshire and New York.


http://kfor.com/2013/01/22/bill-file...ogram-in-okla/

 

 

 

Posted: 3:05 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013

Medical marijuana, other pot bill filed in the Oklahoma Senate



By Chris Cordt
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. —



A pair of marijuana bills have been filed in the Oklahoma Senate.
Senate Bill 902 directs the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision to develop rules for use of medical cannabis. It was filed by Senator Constance Johnson, a Democrat who represents the Oklahoma City area.


Right now, nearly 20 states allow some form of medical marijuana.
Senate Bill 914, also filed by Sen. Johnson, would reduce penalties for possession of small amounts of marijuana.


Right now, the maximum penalty for possession of up to 1.5 ounces of marijuana is up to one year in jail and a fine of $1,000. If S.B. 914 passes, those penalties would be reduced to a maximum of 10 days in jail and a fine of $200.


Mason Tvert, director of communications at the Marijuana Policy Project, yells KRMG that his organization is in favor of medical marijuana. Tvert says, “There is a vast amount of evidence demonstrating the medical benefits of marijuana for individuals suffering from certain debilitating conditions.”


Marijuana Policy Project is also in favor of S.B. 914.


http://www.krmg.com/news/news/local/...homa-se/nT4Sf/