The House and Senate quickly and overwhelmingly overrode a Gubernatorial veto of legislation authorizing state-regulated dispensaries to provide medical marijuana to qualified patients. The ACLU testified in support of the bill. The legislation established state-regulated compassion centers.
Medical Marijuana (H 5359, S 185)
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Representative Thomas Slater and Senator Rhoda Perry
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