Cancer; possession or distribution of marijuana for medical purposes. (SB343)
Introduced By
Sen. Louise Lucas (D-Portsmouth)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Possession or distribution of marijuana for medical purposes; cancer. Provides an affirmative defense in a prosecution for the possession of marijuana if the marijuana is in the form of cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil possessed pursuant to a valid written certification issued by a practitioner of medicine or osteopathy licensed by the Board of Medicine for purposes of treating cancer or alleviating such patient's symptoms. The bill provides that a practitioner shall not be prosecuted for distribution of marijuana under the circumstances outlined in the bill. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/11/2016 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100663D |
01/11/2016 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
01/21/2016 | Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/21/2016 | Rereferred to Courts of Justice |
02/03/2016 | Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 2-N) (see vote tally) |
02/05/2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/08/2016 | Read second time and engrossed |
02/09/2016 | Passed by temporarily |
02/09/2016 | Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 2-N) (see vote tally) |
02/11/2016 | Placed on Calendar |
02/11/2016 | Read first time |
02/11/2016 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/16/2016 | Assigned App. sub: Criminal Law |
02/16/2016 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law |
02/22/2016 | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table |
03/08/2016 | Left in Courts of Justice |
Video
This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 3 clips in all, totaling 3 minutes.
Transcript
This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.
THE SENATOR FROM NEWPORT NEWS, SENATOR MILL.Sen. John Miller (D-Newport News): THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I MOVE THE BILL BE ENGROSSED AND ADVANCED TO THE THIRD READING.
[Unknown]: THE QUESTION IS SHALL THE BILL BE ENGROSSED AND ADVANCED TO THE THIRD READING. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE BILL IS ENGROSSED AND ADVANCED TO THE THIRD READING.
Sen. John Miller (D-Newport News): SENATE BILL 343, A BILL RELATING TO POSSESSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF MARIJUANA FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES; CANCER.
[Unknown]: REPORTED FROM THE INITY YAO HE FOR COURTS OF JUSTICE.
Sen. George Barker (D-Alexandria): SENATE BILL 438 PASS AND SPEAKING TO THE MEASURE.
[Unknown]: SENATOR, I'M SORRY, WE JUMP AHEAD OF OUR CLERK HERE, SO MADAM CLERK WILL REPORT THE BILL.
Sen. George Barker (D-Alexandria): IF WE COULD RETURN TO SENATE BILL 343, A BILL RELATING TO POSSESSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF MARIJUANA FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES, CANCER.
[Unknown]: THE SENATOR FROM PORTSMOUTH, SENATOR LUCAS.
Sen. Louise Lucas (D-Portsmouth): THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. A SIMILAR BILL PASSED THIS BODY LAST YEAR AND IT WAS DEALING WITH THE TREATMENT OF EPILEPSY, SO THIS YEAR, WHAT SENATE BILL 343 DOES IS IT PROVIDES AN AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE IN THE POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA IN THE FORM OF CAN'T BIN IDENTIFIED OIL OR THC OIL POSSESSED PURSUANT TO VALID WRITTEN CERT CAD ISSUE BY A PRACTITIONER OF MEDICINE LICENSED BY THE BOARD OF MEDICINE FOR PURPOSES OF TREATING CANCER OR ALEVATING SUCH PATIENT'S SYMPTOMS. THE BILL PROVIDES THAT A PRACTITIONER SHALL NOT BE PROSECUTED FOR DISTRIBUTION OF MARIJUANA UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES OUTLINED UNDER THIS BILL, MR. PRESIDENT. I MOVE THAT THE BILL PASS.
Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): THANK YOU, SENATOR. THE QUESTION IS SHALL SENATE BILL 343 PASS. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION WILL