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Medical Marijuana: A New Bill in Congress!

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Posted in In the Trenches by David Guard on Tue, 10/27/2009 - 1:01pm

 

Dear friends:

We are excited to announce new legislation in Congress that would protect many medical marijuana patients and providers from federal prosecution.

One in four Americans now lives in a state with laws governing medical marijuana.  Unfortunately, law-abiding citizens can still be prosecuted on federal marijuana-related charges.

Today, Congressman Sam Farr introduced the "Truth in Trials" Act, H.R. 3939.  This bill would enable law-abiding citizens facing federal marijuana related charges to introduce evidence at trial showing that they were in compliance with state law.

"Truth in Trials" needs a lot of support in the U.S. House of Representatives if it is to succeed.

Please e-mail your member of Congress right now.  Ask him or her to cosponsor this important legislation.

Click here:  http://www.americansforsafeaccess.org/house

Thanks!

Sanjeev Bery
National Field Director
Americans for Safe Access

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Comment posted by Anonymous on Tue, 10/27/2009 - 4:47pm

With Ca. debating legalization today,and more states moving forward with medical marijuana bills,hopefully this will remove marijuana from schedule 1 so scientific and medical evaluation will clear the air of the myths and propaganda against one of natures gifts to man.

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