The Missouri House has given initial approval to asking voters whether to approve a very narrow legalization of medical marijuana.
The bill would allow for the limited growing of marijuana and limit its legal use to those in hospice care for terminal cancer.
An earlier version had broader allowances for more medical conditions.
Some lawmakers such as Republican Shamed Dogan voted against it saying the bill was too watered down.
“It does not advance the cause of getting use to a more rational place on our marijuana policy,” Dogan said.
Others baked the bill citing stories of loved ones who suffered through illness.
Republican Travis Fitzwater’s mother has multiple sclerosis.
“We should not be getting in the way of medical experts taking care of their patients,” Fitzwater said.
Another favorable vote would send the measure to the senate.
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