AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS - THE EDWARD O. HAWKINS AND THOMAS C. SLATER MEDICAL MARIJUANA ACT (Increased the number of permits for medical marijuana compassion centers from three (3) to six (6).)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2017
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 8, 2017
Last action Apr 11, 2017
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Apr 11, 2017
Legislature · Passed
04/11/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 8, 2017
Committee
03/08/2017 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
legislature
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
DP
Daniel P. McKiernan
DDemocratic
P
JS
Joseph S. Almeida
DDemocratic
P
Ramon Perez
DDemocratic
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