(AP) – Gov. Asa Hutchinson and legislative leaders have
appointed the five members of a board that will develop Arkansas’ medical
marijuana policy.
Hutchinson on Wednesday named Little Rock breast cancer surgeon Dr. Ronda
Henry-Tillman to the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission. House Speaker Jeremy
Gillam appointed Benton pharmacist Stephen Carroll and lawyer Travis Story of
Fayetteville. Senate President Pro Tem Jonathan Dismang named former Senate
chief of staff James Miller of Bryant and pain specialist Dr. J. Carlos Roman
(roh-MAHN’) of Little Rock.
Voters last month approved marijuana use by people suffering from certain
medical conditions. The commission is to set up rules and regulations governing
cultivation and distribution.
The governor and legislative leaders said numerous people volunteered to
serve.
Arkansas is the first Bible Belt state to approve medical marijuana.
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