West Virginia House debates medical marijuana as bill stalls
In Charleston the House discussed HB 2526 a move to update the Uniform Controlled Substances Act. Delegate Flaharty urged a Schedule I to IV reclassification for medical cannabis, but the amendment failed 35 to 64. Observers called Thursday historic as the issue drew strong veterans and opioid-dependency arguments and split views from Raleigh County members.
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Board of Pharmacy
Shawn Flaharty
Ohio
Fluharty
Raleigh County
Mick Bates
D-Raleigh
Bates
Ricky Moye
Hsm
Moye
Mike Pushkin
D-Kanawha
Flaharty
West
Committee On Prevention and Treatment of
Committee On Health and Human Resources
Committee On the Judiciary
Amy Summers
R-Taylor
Drug Enforcement Agency
Food and Drug Administration
DEA
Encore of Eleventh Hour fundraiser at Bluefield Arts Center
A special encore presentation of The Eleventh Hour will be held at the Bluefield Area Arts Center this weekend as a fundraiser. Betty Brainerd notes Saturday night at 7 pm and Sunday at 3 pm showtimes with over $5,000 raised and matched. Local groups including 4PALS Production and Grants Supermarkets support the event to aid downtown revitalization.
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Bluefield Area Arts Center
Bluefield Area
Betty Brainerd
Brainerd
4PALS
4PASS
David
Blake Stowers
Lstowers
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House GOP health bill targets women’s services and funding
The House Republicans propose a bill replacing much of the Obama era health law enacting a one year halt on Planned Parenthood funding and restricting abortion coverage in exchange plans. It scales back Medicaid expanded benefits, including prenatal care and cancer screenings, and tightens essential health benefits. Critics say it would harm millions who rely on coverage while supporters push faster passage.
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House
Barack Obama
Planned Parenthood
Paul Ryan
R-Wis
Lisa Murkowski
Alaska
Susan Collins
Maine
Murkowski
Ryan
Federal Exchange
John Shimkus
R-Ii
Shimkus
Deputy Curtis Bartlett Killed in Hillsville Crash
Virginia State Police report a Carroll County deputy died when his cruiser with lights and siren crashed into a tractor trailer at the I-77 Route 58 intersection in Hillsville. The 32 year old deputy was responding to an ongoing pursuit. the truck driver was uninjured. State police investigate.
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Curtis A. Bartlett
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VFW
Grover King Post
Hillsville
Carroll County Sheriff's Office
Virginia
Sheriff’s Office
Curtis Bartlett
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