May 17th, 2008 by Peter Bonginelli
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Providence, RI — The Senate approved legislation yesterday that would create “compassion centers” where chronically ill patients enrolled in the state’s medical marijuana program could openly purchase the drug.
Despite the 29-to-6 vote, the bill faces opposition in the House of Representatives and is not expected to become law this year.
“I would really have to have a sock over my head if I didn’t know that,” said the bill’s sponsor, Sen. Rhoda E. Perry, D-Providence. The legislation is named in part for her nephew, Edward O. Hawkins, who died of complications from AIDS and cancer.
“What I think is important is to show movement,” Perry said of yesterday’s vote. “I think getting it out of a chamber is movement. It’s showing that there is a level of understanding and a level of acceptance.”
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March 23rd, 2008 by Peter Bonginelli
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Congressman Barney Frank, representing the 4th district of Massachusetts, plans to file legislation this week that would decriminalize the possession of small amounts of Marijuana on the national level. Frank, who filed a bill to decriminalize marijuana as a member of the Massachusetts legislature, believes that the Federal Government unfairly targets medical marijuana patients in California, and believes that drug laws should be left up to the states. Frank also asserts that the public doesnot generally support the current marijuana laws and that the federal government should not have a law in the books which doesn’t make sense to most of the public.
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March 16th, 2008 by Peter Bonginelli
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Illinois - Members of the Senate Public Health Committee voted 6-4 to legalize the use of medical marijuana in Illinois. A similar bill fell just shy of a majority vote in the Senate last year, and the legislation would make Illinois the 13th state to legalize medical use of marijuana.
The bill will allow patients with “debilitating medical conditions” to obtain a prescription from their doctor. Under these circumstances, possession of under 8 plants and 2 ½ ounces of useable marijuana would be considered legal.
Two weeks ago New Hampshire passed similar legislation so there may soon be 14 states that have disobeyed federal regulations regarding medical marijuana. That, coupled with the American College of Physicians’ endorsement of the drug a couple weeks ago, should push the federal government to repeal the ban on medical marijuana.
February 3rd, 2008 by Peter Bonginelli
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Shit, you can now buy weed out of vending machines!. As of monday, anyone with a medical condition can go to their local pot machine and get everything from kush to purple haze. Unfortunately, the electronic drug dealers will not be out on the street and are closely guarded by security. You need a valid prescription for pot in hand before you will be allowed to use the machine.
What is this country coming to? California has not only passed legislation against the will of the federal government by legalizing medicinal pot, but they are commercializing it as well, in vending machines. I can’t remember the last time I saw a vending machine that still sold cigarettes. It brings hope that the 21st century may eventually be a pot-friendly age.
Eventually everything from pot candy bars, to pot lollipops and pot soda will be available in marijuana vending machines at local cannabis clubs. It is also suspected that the machines will soon be selling other drugs such as Viagra and Vicoden.
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