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NH Senate passes medical marijuana bill

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NH Senate Votes To Allow Medical Marijuana

CONCORD, N.H. -- The New Hampshire Senate has voted to allow those with crippling ailments to use small amounts of marijuana.

The 14-10 vote on Wednesday sent the bill back to the House to review relatively mild changes.

Medical marijuana advocates argued the legislation would show compassion to the severely ill. Opponents sided with law enforcement who said the proposal would invite abuse and be difficult to regulate.

The bill would allow severely ill patients or their caregivers to grow and possess six marijuana plants and 2 ounces of the drug. It requires doctors to certify a patient has a debilitating medical condition and would benefit from using marijuana.
By admin at 04/29/2009 - 14:57 | Health care | login or register to post comments

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The "Live free or die" state really ought not

to be in the business of trying to control what individuals voluntarily ingest, inhale, inject or excrete. On the other hand, medical prescriptions should be monitored, but perhaps not by untrained law enforcement personnel.
By monica smith at Thu, 04/30/2009 - 8:25am | login or register to post comments