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Washington trying to define legal amount of medical marijuana

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May 21, 2008
        
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The Associated Press • Published May 21, 2008 The state Health Department says it will miss a July 1 deadline to define how much marijuana is a 60-day supply for medical purposes. An assistant department secretary, Karen Jensen, says it's talking with police, doctors and marijuana advocates to... [read full story]                    

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Medical Marijuana Bill Introduced in Ohio

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US WA: Medical Marijuana: How Much Is Enough?

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Medical Marijuana Bill Introduced in Ohio

stopthedrugwar.org
May 23, 2008
        

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 23, 2008 Medical Marijuana Bill Introduced in OhioBill Is Similar to Michigan Initiative Expected to Pass Handily CONTACT: Bruce Mirken, MPP director of communications ............... 415-668-6403 or 202-215-4205 COLUMBUS, OHIO -- Sen. Tom Roberts (D-Trotwood) introduced...

                   

Feature: Medical Marijuana at the Statehouse -- Stalled in St. Paul, Progress in Providence,...

stopthedrugwar.org
May 23, 2008
        

State legislatures are once again proving a formidable hurdle for the medical marijuana movement. In the last two weeks, legislation died for lack of action in the Minnesota Senate, and while the Rhode Island Senate passed a dispensary bill, it is unclear whether it will make it to the House...

NJ lawmakers consider medical marijuana bill

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May 23, 2008
        

NJ lawmakers consider medical marijuana bill By ANGELA DELLI SANTI | Associated Press Writer May 22, 2008 TRENTON, N.J. - Lawmakers debating whether New Jersey should become the 13th state to allow the seriously ill to use marijuana got hung up Thursday on how patients would acquire the illegal...

                   

Assembly panel rekindles medical-marijuana debate

drugpolicycentral.com
May 23, 2008
        

(US) "I think this is a question you should ask your children. Gusciora said there is no evidence of increased drug use in the dozen states that already allow medical marijuana. (Fri May 23 00:39:49 2008 PDT)[$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(100%), $propaganda_theme1(60%),...

                   

Advocates speak for medical marijuana

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May 23, 2008
        

TRENTON — The 12-drug cocktail Scott Ward was prescribed to help deal with his multiple sclerosis knocked him out so much that he couldn't even get out of bed. But the illegal drug, said Ward, was the only drug that gave him the ability to function. Along with Ward's, a host of similar stories...

                   

Medical marijuana bill focus of debate

courierpostonline.com
May 23, 2008
        

By MICHAEL RISPOLI • Gannett State Bureau • May 23, 2008 TRENTON — The 12-drug cocktail Scott Ward was prescribed to help deal with his multiple sclerosis knocked him out so much that he couldn't even get out of bed. But the illegal substance, said Ward, was the only drug that gave him the...

                   

Medical marijuana? Lawmakers consider it

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May 23, 2008
        

TRENTON — The 12-drug cocktail that Scott Ward was prescribed to help him deal with multiple sclerosis knocked him out so much that he couldn't even get out of bed. "I would just sit there, not being able to move, practically drooling on myself," Ward said. But the illegal drug, Ward said, was...

                   

N.J. Lawmakers Consider Medical Marijuana Bill

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May 22, 2008
        

Lawmakers debating whether New Jersey should become the 13th state to allow the seriously ill to use marijuana got hung up Thursday on how patients would acquire the illegal drug. "I think this is a question you should ask your children," Assemblyman Reed Gusciora said in response to a question...

                   

N.J. Considering Medical Marijuana Bill

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May 22, 2008
        

Patients suffering from cancer, AIDS, multiple sclerosis and other life-threatening illnesses would be allowed to use marijuana to alleviate their symptoms under a measure to be considered Thursday by New Jersey lawmakers. The Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act is scheduled to be debated...

                   

TRENTON: Lawmaker consider legalizing marijuana for some residents

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May 22, 2008
        

(US) The Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act is scheduled to be debated before an Assembly health panel. (Thu May 22 04:04:58 2008 PDT)[$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(100%), $propaganda_theme1(60%), $propaganda_theme2(60%), $propaganda_theme3(55%), $use_is_abuse(100%),...

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