Legalize marijuana extract, legislators urged
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The Assembly Committee on Children and Families heard testimony on a bill that would allow parents to legally possess cannabidiol oil known by the acronym CBD, which doesn't produce a high in users. Families with the drug wouldn't be able to produce, purchase or transport the drug in Wisconsin and would still be subject to federal law.
But an opponent said allowing possession before the drug has been properly researched could be dangerous for users. The state last year made it legal for hospitals to run clinical trials using the drug, but none has started a trial.
The bill's co-authors Rep. Scott Krug, R-Nekoosa, and Sen. Van...
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