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State
Legislators
Launch
Counterattack
on
Prop.
215
in
California
2/27/98
- Lloyd Johnson for DRCNet
California State Sen. Richard Rainey (R-Walnut Creek) has introduced
SB 2113, which would severely limit the reach and effectiveness of Prop
215. SB 2113 would make it illegal for a doctor to recommend marijuana
to any patient under 18, limit the authority to California Licensed doctors
only, disallow hospice personnel, nurses or other medical professionals
from being designated as a patient's primary caregiver, and limit the law's
application to cancer, HIV, glaucoma, and muscle spasms associated with
a chronic illness (excluding depression, nausea, anorexia, arthritis, migraines
and many other conditions for which relief has long been noted).
The bill also deletes the provision encouraging state and federal agencies
to develop a means of distribution of the medicine, makes Buyers Clubs
illegal, requires the doctor to administer a complete examination and written
diagnosis prior to any recommendation, requires a new examination and written
recommendation every six months, requires recommending physicians to have
an ongoing relationship with a patient prior to recommendation, and would
make an oral recommendation illegal. The complete content of SB 2113 at
http://www.senate.ca.gov/. Even
if passed by the legislature and signed by the Governor, SB 2113 will still
require approval by the voters next November, as the California Constitution
mandates that any law passed by the people can only be amended by the people.
ALERT: California residents, now is the time to let your State Reps
know how you feel about SB 2113. If it gets on the ballot, it will consume
precious resources to defeat.
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Issue #31, 2/27/98
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