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InvisibleveggieM

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[MD] Senate approves defense for medical marijuana use
    #14181487 - 03/25/11 11:09 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

Senate approves defense for medical marijuana use
March 24, 2011 - delmarvanow.com

ANNAPOLIS — Maryland residents who can prove they have a doctor's approval to use marijuana for medical reasons would have a new defense to avoid a $100 fine and a misdemeanor conviction under a measure approved 41-6 by the Maryland Senate on Thursday.

Under current law, a person who uses marijuana for medical reasons can be charged with a misdemeanor and fined $100 in Maryland.

"What we've done is we're going to say we're going to give you a complete defense, an affirmative defense, where you have to prove by clear and convincing evidence that you were using it for medicinal purposes," said Sen. Jamie Raskin, D-Montgomery.

The Senate bill was changed this month, after legislation that would have created a state-run production and distribution system for medical marijuana stalled in the House of Delegates.

Caren Woodson, a spokeswoman for the country's largest medical marijuana advocacy group, said Americans for Safe Access backed the bill as a step forward.

"It's not ideal, but the bill will help patients avoid what is now a guaranteed conviction if arrested," Woodson said in a statement.

Last month, Maryland's health secretary opposed the earlier version of the measure, because he said the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene lacked the resources to oversee a system to dispense medical marijuana. Dr. Joshua Sharfstein said he supported a study this year to identify a more feasible option later.

The amended Senate bill would create a workgroup within the department to study a Maryland model for medical marijuana use for people suffering from serious illnesses.

The bill now goes to the House of Delegates.


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Re: [MD] Senate approves defense for medical marijuana use *DELETED* [Re: veggie]
    #14181552 - 03/25/11 11:22 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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Re: [MD] Senate approves defense for medical marijuana use [Re: mikehauncho]
    #14181807 - 03/25/11 12:16 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

If you read through the bill it also addresses physicians making it illegal for them to lose their license for dispensing a recommendation.  It also looks to setup a concil consisting of people from various backgrounds including one person from the public to come up with a plan for dispensaries that would be able to be put into effect by 2013.  The only thing that I would be concerned about would be at the federal level we are just a hop skip and a jump from dc so I would guess it would be much easier for the feds to raid our facilities no flights required.


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Re: [MD] Senate approves defense for medical marijuana use [Re: pyronym]
    #14181949 - 03/25/11 12:41 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

I wish mushrooms were approved for medicinal use.


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Re: [MD] Senate approves defense for medical marijuana use [Re: Diacetylmentlegen]
    #14183458 - 03/25/11 07:29 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

Amen


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Re: [MD] Senate approves defense for medical marijuana use [Re: Diacetylmentlegen]
    #14184372 - 03/25/11 10:13 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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Diacetylmentlegen said:
I wish mushrooms were approved for medicinal use.





Religion has a government subsidized monopoly on medicine for the soul.


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Re: [MD] Senate approves defense for medical marijuana use [Re: veggie]
    #14184640 - 03/25/11 11:00 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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"What we've done is we're going to say we're going to give you a complete defense, an affirmative defense, where you have to prove by clear and convincing evidence that you were using it for medicinal purposes," said Sen. Jamie Raskin, D-Montgomery.




Whatever happened to the idea that, here in the states, citizens are innocent until proven guilty?

That said, I'm all for any step that takes us closer to legalization of marijuana for adult use. Wish I could toke a time or two, for sure.


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