Fallin, a Republican, said she is opposed to the legalization of
marijuana for medical or recreational use.
The test will allow for the use of cannabidiol (CBD) and will be
overseen by the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs,
the Oklahoma State Department of Health and Oklahoma University
Medical Center, the governor's office said.
About a dozen other states also allow for the use, often limited, of
CBD for children suffering from seizures, activist groups said.
(Reporting by Jon Herskovitz and Heide Brandes; Editing by Sandra
Maler)
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