Chronicle AM: CT Legalization Bills Filed, WI CBD Bill Set to Move This Year, More... (1/6/17)
Originally published at Stop The Drug War
Connecticut legislators prepare to take up marijuana legalization, Wisconsin legislators look set to pass a CBD bill this year, Indiana’s new governor will ease up on needle exchange restrictions, and more.
[image:1 align:right caption:true]Marijuana Policy
Legalization Bills Filed in Connecticut. At least three pot legalization bills have been filed for the looming session of the state legislature, including one from state Rep. Melissa Ziobron (R-East Hampton) and one from Senate President Pro Tem Martin Looney (D-New Haven). Only Looney’s bill yet shows up on the state legislative website. It is Senate Bill 11.
Medical Marijuana
After Key Legislator Waives Objection, Wisconsin Could See CBD Bill Passed. Legislation to allow the use of CBD cannabis oil could pass this year after key opponents last year said they would get out of the way this year. The Assembly passed a CBD bill last year, only to see it derailed in the Senate by opposition from three Senate Republicans, Leah Vukmir, Duey Stroebel, and Mary Lazich. Vukmir now says she will support a CBD bill, Stroebel is staying silent, and Lazich is gone. The bill is expected to be introduced later this month.
Heroin and Prescription Opioids
Wisconsin Governor Calls for Legislative Special Session on Heroin. Gov. Scott Walker (R) said Thursday he will order a special session of the legislature to “fight heroin addiction.” He is also calling on state agencies to ramp up their responses to opioid use in the state. “This is a public health crisis, and that’s why I’m calling a special session of the Legislature and directing state agencies to ramp up the state’s response,” Walker said. Opioid overdose deaths have been on the rise in the state for nine straight years. Walker is eyeing a package of bills that include expanding access to naloxone, Good Samaritan 911 protections for reporting overdoses, a civil commitment procedure for addicts, and requiring codeine-containing cough syrups to be prescription-only.
Harm Reduction
Indiana’s Incoming Governor to Ease Pence’s Needle Exchange Restrictions. Governor-to-be Eric Holcomb (R) vowed Thursday to roll back restrictions on needle exchanges signed into law by his predecessor, Vice President-elect Mike Pence. Holcomb said local — not state — officials should be able to authorize needle exchanges. Holcomb has also created a “drug czar” position within his incoming administration, which will, among other duties, seek increased funding for needle exchanges.
Originally published at Stop The Drug War
Source: http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2017/jan/06/chronicle_am_ct_legalization_bil
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