Senate Committee Approves Medical Marijuana Use, Ignition Locking For Drunk Drivers And Deadline For Governor’s Commutations

In a marathon voting session on almost 50 bills to meet a Tuesday deadline for action , the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee on Thursday approved: ● the use of medical marijuana overseen by a new commission; ● mandatory ignition locking devices for almost all people convicted of drunk driving; ● a new 180-day deadline for the governor to act on parole board recommendations commuting the sentences for prisoners who had served more than 25 years of their life terms.

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