Gov. Bill Haslam signs cannabis oil bill

Source: The Tennessean

Gov. Bill Haslam signs cannabis oil bill
Dave Boucher, dboucher@tennessean.com 6:36 p.m. CDT May 4, 2015

One Tennessee family began using the oil immediately after the governor made it legal to help treat their 1-year-old daughter.



It's now legal to use cannabis oil for limited medical purposes in Tennessee.

And the Mathes family is ready. The East Tennessee family already had the oil and a recommendation from a doctor before Monday. Their 1-year-old daughter, Josie, still has the seizures that have plagued her short life.

They just needed Gov. Bill Haslam to give final approval to arguably Tennessee's first broader step toward legalizing a marijuana product for medicinal use.

That moment came Monday, when, as expected, Haslam signed a law that legalized the controversial medical measure.



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