Press Release: Medical Marijuana Bill to Be Debated by Senate Committee Thursday

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Medical Marijuana Bill to Be Debated by Senate Committee on Thursday

SB 627 Would Allow Seriously Ill Patients to Use Medical Marijuana With Doctorâ€™s Recommendation

CONTACT: Mike Meno, MPP assistant director of communications â€¦â€¦ 202-905-2030 or [email protected]

ANNAPOLIS, MARYLANDâ€” Tomorrow, on Thursday, March 18, the state Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee will receive testimony on SB 627, a bill that would make Maryland the 15^th state in the nation to have an effective medical marijuana law. Sponsored by Frederick County Republican Sen. David Brinkley, the bill would allow pharmacies or other state-regulated outlets to dispense medical marijuana to patients who receive a recommendation from their doctor. The bipartisan bill is cosponsored by Senate President Mike Miller, Minority Leader Allan Kittleman, Minority Whip Nancy Jacobs, and Deputy Majority Leader Robert Garigiola, among others.

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â WHAT: Hearing on SB 627, a medical marijuana bill in Maryland

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â WHERE: 2 East, Miller Senate Building, 11 Bladen Street, Annapolis, MD

WHEN: Thursday, March 18, at 1 p.m. (Please note that 11 bills are scheduled for the 1:00 p.m. hearing and we donâ€™t know what order they will be called in.)

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â WHO: Patients, advocates and others will testify

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The House Judiciary and Health and Government Operations committees heard testimony Feb. 26 on HB 712, companion legislation sponsored by Del. Dan Morhaim (D-Baltimore County), an E.R. physician, and cosponsored by 47 other delegates. Several doctors, patients and advocates spoke in support of the bill during the previous hearing, and a similar turnout is expected Thursday.

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â With more than 124,000 members and supporters nationwide, the Marijuana Policy Project is the largest marijuana policy reform organization in the United States. For more information, please visit www.mpp.org.

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