Gov. Tom Wolf gave an impromptu audience to parents of children who are suffering daily from debilitating seizures and is vowing to sign a medical marijuana bill that senators are writing.
Tuesday's greeting in Wolf's Capitol offices followed a news conference at which Sens. Daylin Leach, a Delaware County Democrat, and Mike Folmer, a Lebanon County Republican, said they plan to broaden their legislation that overwhelmingly passed the Senate last fall.
That bill was opposed by then-Gov. Tom Corbett and it died when the House didn't act on it at the end of the legislative session.
"This treatment is legitimate, its time has come, and our medical professionals ought to have the opportunity to prescribe it as they see fit for patients with many different kinds of illness," said Pa. Sen. Judy Schwank, who spoke out in support of the legislation Tuesday.
The senators' new bill would expand the list of authorized medical conditions to give doctors more leeway. They also plan to expand drug delivery methods to include smoking and vaporization, as well as extracted oils, edible products, ointments and tinctures.
After visiting a medical marijuana dispensary in New Jersey last week, Schwank said her understanding deepened on how Tetrahydrocannabinol works and how it can be supervised and managed.
"What I learned is the use of medical cannabis can be done legally similar to any other pharmaceutical," Schwank said. "The chemical can be tracked from the growth stage all the way to dispensing. There can be state oversight, as required, to make sure that people are able to use this and... they get a safe dosage."
The bill has been referred to the Senate State Government Committee, in which Folmer serves as chairman.
from 69News:Home http://ift.tt/1JBOmBe
0 commentaires:
Enregistrer un commentaire