Senate
Resolution
112
-
Introduced
SENATE
RESOLUTION
NO.
112
BY
BOLKCOM
,
SCHNEIDER
,
McCOY
,
BREITBACH
,
ZAUN
,
COURTNEY
,
ROZENBOOM
,
HATCH
,
SINCLAIR
,
and
DOTZLER
A
Resolution
requesting
the
legislative
council
to
1
establish
a
legislative
interim
study
committee
to
2
study
the
feasibility
of
establishing
a
medical
use
3
of
cannabis
program
in
this
state.
4
WHEREAS,
modern
medical
research
has
confirmed
the
5
beneficial
uses
of
cannabis
in
treating
or
alleviating
6
the
pain,
nausea,
and
other
symptoms
associated
with
a
7
variety
of
debilitating
medical
conditions,
including
8
epilepsy,
cancer,
multiple
sclerosis,
and
HIV/AIDS,
as
9
found
by
the
national
academy
of
sciences’
institute
of
10
medicine
in
March
1999;
and
11
WHEREAS,
studies
published
since
the
1999
Institute
12
of
Medicine
report
continue
to
show
the
therapeutic
13
value
of
cannabis
in
treating
a
wide
array
of
14
debilitating
medical
conditions
including
relief
of
15
the
neuropathic
pain
caused
by
multiple
sclerosis,
16
HIV/AIDS,
and
other
illnesses
that
often
fail
to
17
respond
to
conventional
treatments,
increasing
the
18
chances
of
patients
continuing
on
life-saving
treatment
19
regimens;
and
20
WHEREAS,
cannabis
has
many
currently
accepted
21
medical
uses
in
the
United
States,
having
been
22
recommended
by
thousands
of
licensed
physicians
to
at
23
least
600,000
patients
in
states
with
medical
cannabis
24
laws;
and
25
WHEREAS,
the
medical
utility
of
cannabis
is
26
recognized
by
a
wide
range
of
medical
and
public
health
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organizations,
including
the
American
Academy
of
HIV
1
medicine,
the
American
college
of
physicians,
the
2
American
nurses
association,
the
American
public
health
3
association,
the
leukemia
and
lymphoma
society,
and
4
many
others;
NOW
THEREFORE,
5
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
SENATE,
That
the
legislative
6
council
is
requested
to
establish
a
legislative
interim
7
study
committee
for
the
2014
legislative
interim
to
8
make
recommendations
on
the
feasibility
of
establishing
9
a
medical
cannabis
program
in
this
state
allowing
10
qualifying
resident
patients
to
purchase
and
possess
11
cannabis
for
medical
purposes,
and
to
file
a
final
12
report
including
recommendations
with
the
general
13
assembly
by
December
30,
2014.
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