The bill would increase the amount of THC in products such as tinctures and lotions that medical marijuana patients may purchase in a 30-day period, from 4,000 milligrams to 6,000.
“We’re talking about a good night’s sleep, for heaven’s sake,” one proponent of the bill said, pre-empting arguments that the medical efficacy of cannabis remains unclear.
Rep. Fred Deutsch, an opponent of last year's failed cannabis ballot measure, introduced a proposal to disallow consecutive attempts at statewide referenda. A House committee rejected the bill 10-2.
A proposal adding qualifying conditions covered by medical cannabis, which emerged from the Medical Marijuana Oversight Committee last summer, has passed its first committee hurdle.
Though the pardons are expected to impact nearly 6,600 people, data from the United States Sentencing Commission indicates only 21 North Dakotans are eligible to receive a pardon.
