Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes the use of medical marijuana for certain illnesses.

Highlights:

• Authorizes an individual or individual’s parents, legal guardians, or other caretakers to possess cannabidiol if the individual has received a written certification from a licensed physician that he or she is diagnosed with the following (Sec. 1):
• Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome;
• Dravet Syndrome; or
• Any other severe form of epilepsy that is not adequately treated by traditional medical therapies.

• Exempts a physician who provides written certification for the medical use of cannabidiol to an authorized patient from detrimental action, including, but not limited to, the following (Sec. 1):
• Arrest;
• Prosecution; or
• Penalty. 

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