Maryland lawmaker pushes bill to study medical marijuana
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009 at 4:17 am | By: MrSpof
(Delegate Henry) Heller’s (D-Montgomery) proposal is to have a task force staffed by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene study legal and feasibility issues related to the research, use and procurement of medical marijuana. The group would have to issue a recommendation to repeal or maintain the state’s current policy for medical marijuana.
Howard County resident Suzi Rank told lawmakers she has used marijuana to battle the nausea that accompanied chemotherapy and steroid treatment for cancer and a blood disease.
“I have been a law-abiding citizen my whole life except for using marijuana,” Rank said. “I feel like I am a typical medical marijuana patient, we are not out dealing drugs, we are your average person. I feel like I had to choose between my life, losing my life and breaking the law.”
via – The Baltimore Sun “Md. lawmaker pushes bill to study medical marijuana“
A link to the .pdf of House Bill 1339 can be found here.
Topics: Democrat, Maryland, MD Del. Henry Heller, Politicians on Pot
