| SB 0573 | Marijuana Legalized in Certain Cases |
| Sponsor: | MOSELEY | ||
| LR Number: | S2436.01I | Fiscal Note: | 2436-01 |
| Committee: | Public Health and Welfare | ||
| Last Action: | 02/15/96 - SCS Voted Do Pass S Public Health & Welfare Committee | ||
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| Effective Date: | August 28, 1996 | ||
SCS/SB 573 - This act makes it legal for a person to possess marijuana if each of the following requirements is met:
1) A practitioner authorized to prescribe marijuana certifies in writing that the person is under the practitioner's care for a cancer, glaucoma, asthma, HIV/Aids, multiple sclerosis, paraplegia or quadriplegia; and 2) The practitioner certifies in writing that the person needs marijuana as a part of therapy.
The act also directs the Board of Curators of the University of Missouri to conduct a research study on the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes.
This act has a sunset clause which causes the provisions to expire December 31, 1999.
This act is similar to SB 457 from 1995.
JON HAGLER