The
legislation has been reintroduced
Republicans
Ron Paul (TX) and Dana Rohrbacher (CA) and Democrats Barney
Frank (MA) and Sam Farr (CA), have reintroduced the States'
Rights to Medical Marijuana Act. This bill, which will be
assigned a bill number within a day or so, has been introduced
in each of the last several sessions of Congress, and has
gained increased support and co-sponsorship each time around.
This bill would reschedule marijuana under federal law so
those states that wish to legalize the medical use of marijuana
under state law could do so without federal interference.
If this bill were approved by Congress, federal prosecution
of patients who qualify for medical use under state law would
end, and states could actually provide medical marijuana to
patients who qualify under state law.
While the States' Rights to Medical Marijuana Act has drawn
more and more co-sponsors each year, it has failed to receive
a hearing in committee.
Our hope is that this year the bill will finally receive a
fair hearing, and be voted out of committee. However, this
will not happen unless members of Congress hear from their
constituents in support of this legislation. We are asking
every NORML supporter to contact their Congressman and urge
their full support for the States' Rights to Medical Marijuana
Act.
Please take two minutes to send a pre-written letter to your
Member of Congress, asking them to co-sponsor and support
the States' Rights to Medical Marijuana Act by visiting:
http://capwiz.com/norml2/mail/oneclick_compose/?alertid=7531001
Thank you for your time and support.
Sincerely,Kris Krane
Associate Director
NORML
For Hawaii's
laws concerning marijuana use check here:
http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?wtm_view=&Group_ID=4533 |
