Year: 2019
Resolution Number: 6
Action Taken: Disapproved
Status:
Author(s): Anup Lal, MD
Sponsor: Anup Lal, MD
On behalf of: St. Clair County Delegation
Committee: D (Public Health)
Resolved Section(s):
RESOLVED: That MSMS work with stakeholders to remove the designation of “medical” in reference to marijuana sold in dispensaries and products sold in “smoke shops” that create euphoria and have not passed the United States Food and Drug Administration‘s rigorous standards for medical use; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS launch a patient education campaign that puts marijuana in a proper context to potential users, similar to how alcohol and nicotine products are used for anxiety reduction and subjective reduction of symptoms, but are not prescribed by licensed providers as “medicine.”
RESOLVED: That MSMS work with stakeholders to remove the designation of “medical” in reference to marijuana sold in dispensaries and products sold in “smoke shops” that create euphoria and have not passed the United States Food and Drug Administration‘s rigorous standards for medical use; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS launch a patient education campaign that puts marijuana in a proper context to potential users, similar to how alcohol and nicotine products are used for anxiety reduction and subjective reduction of symptoms, but are not prescribed by licensed providers as “medicine.”
Fiscal Note: $100,000 or more as this resolution directs MSMS to launch a public education campaign, as well as engage in legislative advocacy.
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