Guam Medicinal Marijuana Regulations to Be Overhauled
After months of public input highlighting concerns about the proposed rules and regulations surrounding medical marijuana, it seems legislators are willing to throw the rules out entirely and start with a clean slate.
Sen. Tina Muña-Barnes said she will be complying with a recommendation to reject the rules and will be facilitating amendments to the enabling statute, the Joaquin “KC” Concepcion II Compassionate Cannabis Use Act of 2013.
Sen. Dennis Rodriguez, chairman of the legislative committee on health, stated in a release yesterday that he is recommending the rejection of the rules because they contain provisions outside of or in addition to statute.
Moreover, he said the rules contained contradictory language and may impose burdens on both caregivers and patients.
"In an effort to ensure the potentially deficient proposed rules and regulations do not lapse into law, the health committee chair recommends that the proposal be formally rejected and that...
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