Limiting legalization, even for medicinal use, to cannabidiol (CBD) only is extremely limiting to patients who benefit from the multiple medical effects of TCH and other cannabinoids.
Senate Bill 73, from Sen. Mark Madsen, R-Saratoga Springs, directs the Utah Dept. of Agriculture to license and regulate cannabis cultivation and processing facilities. It would also direct the Utah Dept. of Health to give out medical marijuana cards to patients who meet a list of qualifying ailments (including cancer, AIDS, epilepsy, PTSD, chronic pain and, if a physician determines someone would be “at risk of becoming chemically dependent on, or overdosing on, opiate-based pain medication”).
The bill is backed by advocates who claim it allows for “whole plant” usage, including marijuana with THC, but Madsen has said in the past smoking marijuana would be illegal. It would only allow medicinal cannabis to be used in forms like oils and gummies. A competing bill by Rep. Brad Daw, R-Orem, and Sen. Evan Vickers, R-Cedar City, would have similar regulations on distribution but only allow cannabidiol.
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