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Newsbrief:
With
Vermont
Medical
Marijuana
Bill
Pending,
Burlington
Voters
Send
a
Message
3/5/04
Voters in Burlington, Vermont,
overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure Tuesday urging the state legislature
to support a pending medical marijuana bill. Asked, "Shall the voters
of the City of Burlington urge the State Legislature to exempt seriously
ill Vermonters from state arrest and prosecution for the medical use of
marijuana in the privacy of their homes, with the guidance of their doctors,
if registered with the state?" the voters replied "yes" by a margin of
82% to 18%.
A medical marijuana bill,
S. 76, which would protect patients from arrest, passed the Vermont Senate
last year but has been stalled in the House Health and Welfare Committee.
The Marijuana Policy Project, which has been active in the state, identified
Rep. Bill Keogh (D-Chittenden-3-5) as the key vote on the committee.
"The voters of Burlington
have sent an unmistakable message tonight: They don't want seriously ill
people facing arrest and jail for using medical marijuana," said Neal Levine,
MPP's director of state policies. "We are optimistic that Bill Keogh
and his House colleagues will listen to the voters and pass the medical
marijuana bill without further delay."
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