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Pennsylvania Lawmakers Introduce Medical Marijuana Bill
#14350302 - 04/25/11 05:19 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Pennsylvania Lawmakers Introduce Medical Marijuana Bill April 25, 2011 - Philly Now
On Thursday, four state senators introduced Senate Bill 1003—which, as of now, only has one unofficial name: “Medical Marijuana.”
Those Pennsylvania lawmakers are Daylin Leach (D-Montco), Larry Farnese (D-Philadelphia), Jim Ferlo (D-Allegheney/Westmoreland/Armstrong) and Wayne Fontana (D-Allegheney)—three of whom introduced similar legislation last year.
According to an unofficial PDF of the bill viewed by PhillyNow (the official bill has not been made public), the senators’ potential law would provide for “the medical use of marijuana; and repealing provisions of law that prohibit and penalize marijuana use.”
The language contained in the bill contends there are several reasons this needs to happen now: A) Modern medical research “has discovered a beneficial use for marijuana in treating or alleviating the pain” or symptoms caused by certain medical conditions; B) 99 percent of all marijuana arrests are made under state, not federal, law, and C) several other states—Vermont, Alaska, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, California, etc.—have already enacted such policies for the health and welfare benefits of their citizens.
One must qualify as a candidate for medicinal marijuana by a licensed doctor and must then retain a registry identification card from the state to use. The substance may be used by him/herself, or may be administered by a parent/guardian. In addition, the 1972 “Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act” won’t apply to the patient. The bill states conditions such as cancer, glaucoma, HIV, AIDS, treatment that has resulted in seizures, nausea and other “weakening medical condition[s]” recognized by licensed medical authorities as being treatable with marijuana are applicable under the law.
Here are some highlights quoted directly from the bill:
“A qualifying patient shall not be subject to arrest, prosecution or penalty in any manner, or denied the right or privilege…for the medical use of marijuana, provided that the patient possesses a registry identification card and no more than six marijuana plants and one ounce of usable marijuana.”
“Possession of, or application for, a registry identification card shall not alone constitute probably cause to search a person or property of a person possessing or applying for the…card.”
“A physician shall not be subject to arrest, prosecution or penalty in any manner, or denied any right or privilege…by the State Board of Medicine for providing written certification for the medical use of marijuana to a qualifying patient.”
“No person shall be subject to arrest or prosecution…for simply being in the vicinity of the medical use of marijuana as permitted under this act.”
Last year’s Senate and House bills were titled the “Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act.” So far it’s unknown how much support there’s going to be in Harrisburg when this thing gets under way, but in 2010, the bill was essentially put on the back burner.
According to a Quinnipiac Public Opinion poll conducted around the time last year’s bills were introduced, 59 percent of Pennsylvanians favored legalizing medicinal marijuana.
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Re: Pennsylvania Lawmakers Introduce Medical Marijuana Bill [Re: veggie]
#14350358 - 04/25/11 05:29 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Nice!! Good news from the homefront for once.
Doesn't say anything about patients being able to grow their own though. Obviously that is a highly abridged summary but still that's usually a pretty big point. And the only real reason I would take the effort to get legal.
Still awesome though.
-------------------- There are more people imprisoned for the commission of drug offenses in the United States - close to 500,000 - than are incarcerated in England, France, Germany, and Japan for all crimes combined. Examined in another way, the United States has 100,000 more people incarcerated for nonviolent drug offenses than all the countries of the European Union combined, despite the fact that the European Union has 100 million more citizens.
- "Drugs and Drug Policy: The Control of Consciousness Alteration, 2007.
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Re: Pennsylvania Lawmakers Introduce Medical Marijuana Bill [Re: Shpongle1]
#14350481 - 04/25/11 05:50 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Re: Pennsylvania Lawmakers Introduce Medical Marijuana Bill [Re: Shpongle1]
#14350633 - 04/25/11 06:13 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Shpongle1 said: Nice!! Good news from the homefront for once.
Doesn't say anything about patients being able to grow their own though. Obviously that is a highly abridged summary but still that's usually a pretty big point. And the only real reason I would take the effort to get legal.
Still awesome though.
“A qualifying patient shall not be subject to arrest, prosecution or penalty in any manner, or denied the right or privilege…for the medical use of marijuana, provided that the patient possesses a registry identification card and no more than six marijuana plants and one ounce of usable marijuana.”
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Re: Pennsylvania Lawmakers Introduce Medical Marijuana Bill [Re: mylfgur]
#14350733 - 04/25/11 06:34 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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This is great! My aunt will absolutely benefit from this. Awesome news!
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Shpongle1



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Re: Pennsylvania Lawmakers Introduce Medical Marijuana Bill [Re: mylfgur]
#14351336 - 04/25/11 08:09 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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mylfgur said:
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Shpongle1 said: Nice!! Good news from the homefront for once.
Doesn't say anything about patients being able to grow their own though. Obviously that is a highly abridged summary but still that's usually a pretty big point. And the only real reason I would take the effort to get legal.
Still awesome though.
“A qualifying patient shall not be subject to arrest, prosecution or penalty in any manner, or denied the right or privilege…for the medical use of marijuana, provided that the patient possesses a registry identification card and no more than six marijuana plants and one ounce of usable marijuana.”
Six plants? Shit, sign me up.
-------------------- There are more people imprisoned for the commission of drug offenses in the United States - close to 500,000 - than are incarcerated in England, France, Germany, and Japan for all crimes combined. Examined in another way, the United States has 100,000 more people incarcerated for nonviolent drug offenses than all the countries of the European Union combined, despite the fact that the European Union has 100 million more citizens.
- "Drugs and Drug Policy: The Control of Consciousness Alteration, 2007.
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Re: Pennsylvania Lawmakers Introduce Medical Marijuana Bill [Re: Shpongle1]
#14351466 - 04/25/11 08:29 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Shpongle1 said:
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mylfgur said:
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Shpongle1 said: Nice!! Good news from the homefront for once.
Doesn't say anything about patients being able to grow their own though. Obviously that is a highly abridged summary but still that's usually a pretty big point. And the only real reason I would take the effort to get legal.
Still awesome though.
“A qualifying patient shall not be subject to arrest, prosecution or penalty in any manner, or denied the right or privilege…for the medical use of marijuana, provided that the patient possesses a registry identification card and no more than six marijuana plants and one ounce of usable marijuana.”
Six plants? Shit, sign me up.
Yea I'm a PA resident--count me in.
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Re: Pennsylvania Lawmakers Introduce Medical Marijuana Bill [Re: veggie]
#14358289 - 04/26/11 10:24 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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It should have been done decades ago. Dumb to have it illegal.
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