BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) A freshman lawmaker from Fargo is pushing for the legalization of medicinal marijuana in North Dakota.
Democratic Rep. Pam Anderson's bill has bipartisan support. The House Human Services Committee is slated to take testimony on the bill Wednesday.
Anderson says she introduced the legislation at the request of one of her constituents who suffers from chronic pain.
The bill says patients suffering from certain diseases can possess up to 2 ounces of pot or cannabis-related products for medical use.
The measure also would allow North Dakotans with a prescription for medical marijuana to grow up to six pot plants.