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Medical
Marijuana
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12/6/99
Yesterday's Seattle Times
(12/2/99) reported that the U.S. Attorney for Washington state, Kate Pflaumer,
has informed state law enforcement that her office is not interested in
prosecuting patients possessing less than a 60-day supply of marijuana.
Pflaumer also said her office would not prosecute police officers for returning
marijuana to individuals whom they believed met the medical marijuana standards.
In New Mexico, Health Secretary
Alex Valdez has drafted legislation, at the request of Gov. Gary Johnson,
to revive a medical marijuana law passed in 1978. More than 250 people
had made use of the Lynn Pierson Act, named after a 25-year old cancer
patient, until the legislature stopped appropriated the annual $50,000
needed in 1986. The law allows use of marijuana for alleviation of
cancer chemotherapy and eye pressure from glaucoma, and for a review board
to certify additional conditions as protected medical marijuana uses.
A federal judge has dismissed
a class action lawsuit brought by 165 medical marijuana patients seeking
to have a federal program that provides marijuana to eight patients reopened
to new applicants. (See previous coverage at http://www.drcnet.org/wol/082.html#hirsch.)
DRCNet will post information relating to any appeals.
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Issue #117, 12/6/99
Graves at Border Illustrate Consequences of Prohibition | Eisenhower Foundation Finds Drug War, Hard Line Criminal Justice Policies Not Working, Violence Remains High | Politicians, Scientists, Celebrities Criticize Medical Marijuana Research Guidelines | McCormick, McWilliams Denied Medical Marijuana Defense, Enter Pleas | Other Medical Marijuana News | Judge Judy Slammed in Australia and US for Needle Exchange Remarks | AIDS Action Grades Clinton Administration, Congress an F in Prevention | University Will Not Operate Safe-Injecting Room; Uniting Church Steps In | Calendar Update | Job and Internship Opportunities | On the Web: Corporate Watch Feature on the Prison Industry | COMMENTARY: Judge Judy Biased and Illogical on Needle Exchange Issue | Editorial: Mass Graves in Mexico
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