For Immediate Release: Senator Joseph Keaveny to Present Legislation to Expand Access to CBD Oil

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JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri Senate Minority Floor Leader Joseph Keaveny, D-St. Louis, will present Senate Bill 822 at 8:30 a.m., Thursday, February 25, to the Veterans’ Affairs and Health in the Senate Lounge.

Senate Bill 822 will expand access to CBD oil to multiple diseases, potentially providing relief for thousands of Missourians. The bill also adds protections for neurologists and physicians who recommend the oil. Very similar legislation passed the Senate in 2015.