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Senate debates SB 73, adopts amendments and 'circles' substitute for further consideration
Summary
Senator Madsen presented SB 73 as a tightly regulated Medical Cannabis Act focused on the neediest patients; floor amendments addressed zoning, employee protections, compassionate-use board membership, dosing, and costs before the Senate 'circled' the substitute for later consideration.
Senator Madsen, sponsor of Senate Bill 73, described the measure as a carefully constructed, tightly regulated medical-cannabis program intended to provide access for the "neediest among us" while avoiding recreational legalization. "This is not a bill for recreational use of cannabis in any way," Madsen said, arguing the proposal cherry-picks regulatory controls from other states to limit unintended consequences.
On the floor the sponsor offered a sequence of…
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