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February 08, 2009
AP: Medical marijuana bill returns to Minn. Capitol
Posted by Gary Storck
Sunday, February 8, 2009
The Minnesota Legislature is again seeing medical cannabis legislation in motion as the new session's bill gets a Senate hearing this Wednesday.
Medical marijuana bill returns to Minn. Capitol
Associated Press - February 8, 2009 1:24 PM ETST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A plan to let seriously ill patients smoke pot is back at the Minnesota Legislature.
The bill from Sen. Steve Murphy, DFL-Red Wing, gets its first hearing of the session in a Senate health panel on Wednesday.
The legislation would allow those with cancer, AIDS, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease and other debilitating conditions to use marijuana to control pain and other symptoms. The Health Department would keep a registry of authorized medical marijuana users.
Gov. Tim Pawlenty has stood against the proposal and has said it would make enforcing drug laws harder.
Lawmakers have considered medical marijuana bills going back a decade, without signing off. Two years ago, the full Senate passed the bill.
Copyright 2009 The Associated Press.
Posted by Gary at February 8, 2009 03:13 PM
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