Bill legalizing CBD oil for medical patients picks up steam in Virginia

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Mark Levine, D-Alexandria, tried to pass a medical marijuana bill aimed at cancer patients last year, but the legislation died in subcommittee. It took Maryland four years to license growers, producers and retail sellers before opening its first medical marijuana dispensaries late last year. The District of Columbia and 28 states, including Maryland, have legalized most or all types of marijuana products for medical purposes. Launching a medical marijuana industry can be both time-consuming and lucrative. Seventeen states, including Virginia, allow limited use of marijuana products for a narrow range of diseases, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

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A bill that would allow physicians to prescribe a form of medical marijuana to patients suffering from a variety of serious diseases seems headed toward passage Thursday on the floor of the Virginia House of Delegates, and both Republican and Democratic sponsors say they believe it will become law.

The legislation would permit the use of non-hallucinogenic marijuana or cannabis extracts known as cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil for any diagnosed condition or disease.

The oils come from a part of the cannabis plant that does not contain high levels of THC, which is the chemical that produces a psychoactive response.

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