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The House on Friday killed a bill to require warning labels to be put on marijuana sold for medical use and on medical marijuana cards issued to patients.
House Bill 389, by Rep. Pat Noonan, D-Ramsay, was defeated 50-49.
His bill would have required labels to include this language, in at least 14-point type, in capital letters: “Warning: In some instances, marijuana may trigger acute psychosis or symptoms of schizophrenia and other mental illnesses.”
Caregivers who sell marijuana to patients would have faced a $500 civil penalty for failing to include the warning labels.
Noonan called the warning labels “a good thing.” He said he was asked to introduce the bill by Montana Chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
Rep. David Howard, R-Park City, opposed the bill.
“This just legitimizes an illegal substance as far as I’m concerned,” he said.
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House Bill 389, by Rep. Pat Noonan, D-Ramsay, was defeated 50-49.
His bill would have required labels to include this language, in at least 14-point type, in capital letters: “Warning: In some instances, marijuana may trigger acute psychosis or symptoms of schizophrenia and other mental illnesses.”
Caregivers who sell marijuana to patients would have faced a $500 civil penalty for failing to include the warning labels.
Noonan called the warning labels “a good thing.” He said he was asked to introduce the bill by Montana Chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
Rep. David Howard, R-Park City, opposed the bill.
“This just legitimizes an illegal substance as far as I’m concerned,” he said.
News Hawk- GuitarMan313 420 MAGAZINE
Source: billingsgazette.com
Author: Gazette State Bureau
Contact: Contact Us
Copyright: The Billings Gazette
Website: House rejects bill requiring warning labels on medical marijuana
