Bill has powerful supporter, but no guarantee of passage.
State senators will discuss a bill Wednesday that would legalize marijuana to treat a number of ailments. No vote is expected, but this is a key first step for a measure that has a powerful sponsor in Senate Rules Chairman Bill Rabon. “It helps a lot of people,” Rabon said of marijuana Tuesday afternoon. “It certainly ameliorates some conditions.” Senate Bill 711 lays out a new regulatory structure for medical cannabis that would let doctors prescribe it for a number of conditions, including cancer, epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis and other comparable debilitating conditions.
