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Senate committee approves advisory oversight for medical marijuana board
Summary
A Senate committee amended a medical marijuana oversight bill to make the paneladvisory rather than enforcement-focused, approved the measure for further consideration, and heard clarifying testimony from the attorney general's office on the limits of legislative review.
The Senate Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development Committee on Monday voted to recommend a revised medical-marijuana oversight bill that makes the committee's role explicitly advisory.
Senator Chesterfield, sponsor of Senate Bill 226, told the committee the bill was amended at the request of the attorney general's office to change "oversight" language to "advisory." "All…
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