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Bill S01161 Would Legalize Medical Marijuana In Massachusetts
Return To OnlinePot's Legal Section Main Page 6-29-2011 Massachusetts
Medical
Marijuana Bill S01161 Massachusetts lawmakers are considering a bill that would legalize the medicinal use of marijuana to ease symptoms of chronic and debilitating illnesses, and regulate the centers that distribute the herb.
"Marijuana has proven its medical efficacy," Rep. Frank Smizik
(D-Brookline) testified before the Legislature's public health committee on
Tuesday, reports the Associated
Press. "This bill is about more than just common sense, it's about
compassion."
Smizik is one of 27 House co-sponsors of H
625, which would legalize and regulate the use of cannabis for patients
with specific illnesses.
"As the law stands these patients are faced with the daunting decision
between foregoing much-needed relief and committing a criminal act,"
Smizik said in a hearing room packed with more than 80 supporters of the bill.
If the legislation is passed, patients suffering from illnesses including
HIV, AIDs, cancer, glaucoma and other degenerative diseases could, with
their doctor's recommendation, buy marijuana, reports Robert Rizzuto at MassLive.com.
The bill is co-sponsored by Sen. Stanley Rosenberg (D-Amherst), who has said
that the Massachusetts medical marijuana bill "isn't set up" to be
like the one in California, and will include a "tightly-controlled
system."
"At the heart of the issue is the fundamental belief that patients
should have access to this option through their doctor and they shouldn't
have to live their live in fear of the authorities kicking in their door and
arresting them," said Eric Wunderlich, a board member of the Massachusetts
Patient Advocacy Alliance.
"There are different beliefs between legalizing it medically and
completely, but it is all about not living in fear," chronic pain
sufferer Wunderlich said.
"This is an issue of life and death for a lot of people,"
Wunderlich said, reports Chris Faraone at The
Boston Phoenix. "This is not about getting high. This is about
social justice."
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