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Bipartisan Bill to Legalize Medical Marijuana for Military Vets Filed in Congress. A bill that would federally legalize medical marijuana for veterans was refiled in Congress Thursday. Reps. Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Dave Joyce (R-OH), both co-chairs of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, and nine other original cosponsors filed the Veterans Medical Marijuana Safe Harbor Act on the House side, while in the Senate, Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) is leading the proposal, and he s joined by five other lawmakers, including Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT). The bill would allow vets in states with legal medical marijuana programs to use it with a physician s recommendation, and it would allow doctors at Department of Veterans Affairs to make such recommendations.
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Lawmaker âvery optimisticâ medical marijuana bill will pass SC Senate
Hereâs why this push is different than previous efforts
Sponsor âvery optimisticâ medical marijuana bill will pass SC Senate, but why is this push different from all previous ones? By Adam Mintzer | March 31, 2021 at 8:28 PM EDT - Updated April 1 at 10:03 AM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The sponsor of a bill that would legalize medical marijuana in South Carolina says he has the votes to pass it out of the SC Senate by the end of next week.
The bill was voted out of the Senate Medical Affairs Committee Wednesday by a 9-5 vote.