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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5442
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 741
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. MICHEL, 146
th Dist.
REP. ELLIOTT, 88
th Dist.
AN ACT ADDING CHRONIC PAIN AS A DEBILITATING MEDICAL
CONDITION FOR THE PALLIATIVE USE OF MARIJUANA BY A
QUALIFYING PATIENT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to add chronic pain as a 1
debilitating medical condition for the palliative use of marijuana by a 2
qualifying patient. 3
Statement of Purpose:
To allow the palliative use of marijuana for qualifying patients with
chronic pain.