It was on Monday this week that a bill in Oklahoma that would have legalized and regulated medical marijuana had died.
Senate Bill 1120 died due to concerns about a preempting a vote of the people. Voters in the state will be heading to the polls on June 26th to vote on State Question 788, which would legalize medical marijuana.
According to Sen. Ervin Yen, R-Oklahoma City, the person behind bill 1120, the state question as written legalizes recreational marijuana but his bill would have legalized and regulated medical marijuana.
He has the power to bring his bill back to life after he holds it on a procedural motion to reconsider the vote.
Senate Bill 1120, got 21 yes votes but needed 25 to secure approval.
Yen’s bill would not allow for the use of medical marijuana to treat Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, nor anxiety nor depression but would have allowed usage for neuropathic pain, as well as persistent muscle spasms due to multiple sclerosis or paraplegia. It also would have allowed intractable nausea or vomiting due to chemotherapy or loss of weight or appetite due to cancer or HIV/AIDS.