Public policy: Potential bills from multiple states
01/10/24 at 04:00 AM
Public policy: Potential bills from multiple states
- Maryland advocates want to focus on access, patients in 2024 session
Maryland Matters, by Danielle Brown; 1/8/24
“We really want to talk about the patient,” said Gene Ransom, CEO of MedChi, The Maryland State Medical Society, discussing the organization’s priorities for the upcoming session. “This year, I’m hoping will be the year that we talk about access and patients, and that will be the thing we focus on,” he said.
- Wisconsin Republicans' medical marijuana plan gets lukewarm reception from Evers, lawmakers
AP News, by Scott Bauer; 1/8/24
The bill would limit medical marijuana only to severely ill people with chronic diseases such as cancer and allow for it to be dispensed at only five state-run locations.
- Aid-in-dying debate likely to reignite in Connecticut in 2024. What to know
Hartford Courant, by Alison Cross; 1/9/24
Since 2013, proposed aid-in-dying bills have brought hundreds to the State Capitol to testify in favor of or in opposition to the proposal. The debate is expected to reignite with equal fervor in the 2024 session.