Signed by Governor John Carney, Jr.

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that removes certain restrictions regarding who can prescribe medical marijuana.

Highlights:

• Amends the definition of “physician” to remove the requirement that a prescribing physician for a patient with post-traumatic stress disorder must be a licensed psychiatrist (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes medical marijuana for the treatment of anxiety and removes certain restrictions regarding who can prescribe medical marijuana.

Highlights:

• Authorizes the use of medical marijuana to treat various debilitating anxiety disorders, including the following (Sec. 1):

• Generalized anxiety disorder;

• Obsessive compulsive disorder;

• Panic disorder; and

• Social anxiety.

• Amends the definition of “physician” to remove the requirement that a prescribing physician for a patient with post-traumatic stress disorder must be a licensed psychiatrist (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text