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Federal Medical Marijuana Bill Introduced by Rep. Ron Paul Monday, 14

April 2008 02:08 administrator

 

Federal Medical Marijuana Bill Introduced by Rep. Ron Paul -

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Representative Ron Paul (R-TX) introduced H.R.

5842<http://capwiz.com/norml2/issues/alert/?alertid=11280351 & type=CO>,

the " Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act, " earlier today. This bill

would make federal authorities respect states' current laws on medicinal

cannabis and end DEA raids on facilities distributing medical marijuana

legally under state law.

Representative Paul, whose presidential campaign prominently featured the

ending of the drug war as a platform plank, was joined by Representative

Barney Frank (D-MA) in sponsoring this bill.

 

" I think marijuana is a helpful medical treatment for the people who have

intractable nausea, " Paul said in a 2004 House debate regarding a similar

measure. " I would like to point out this is not something strange that we

are suggesting here. For the first 163 years of our history in this country,

the federal government had total hands off, they never interfered with what

the states were doing. "

 

Twelve states <http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=3391> have approved the

use of medical marijuana, beginning with California in 1996 with the passage

of Proposition 215. The DEA continues to raid and harass medicinal cannabis

dispensaries operating within these states' laws. Presidential candidates

Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have both indicated they would end such

raids should they be elected.

 

Michigan <http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=7543> will vote on an

initiative to adopt medical cannabis legislation this November.

Minnesota<http://capwiz.com/norml2/issues/alert/?alertid=11219636 & type=TA>and

Rhode

Island's

<http://capwiz.com/norml2/issues/alert/?alertid=11125296 & type=ST>respective

legislatures are also considering pro-reform legislation this

year.

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