CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) – A bill that would legalize medical marijuana in West Virginia failed in the House of Delegates.

A similar bill, though, is up for approval in the state Senate.

On Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved the bill after hearing testimony from a former legislator who drove from her home in South Carolina to advocate for the bill.

She says her father died last year from Parkinson’s disease and use of the drug could have alleviated some of his symptoms.

If passed, West Virginia would join more than 25 other states that permit medical marijuana.