Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act Submitted In Congress
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
Finally, what we were all waiting for! Barney Frank finally introduced the Medical Marijuana Patient protection act bill to congress on the 17th. Basically It will reclassify marijuana from its current position of Schedule I to Schedule II. Which means, Medical marijuana patients will be protected, and no federal involvement in state or local medical marijuana programs!
There is a summery of the article taken from Safeaccessnow.org
Washington, D.C. – Congressional Representative Barney Frank (D-MA) introduced the “Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act,” HR 5842, yesterday, a bill co-sponsored by Representatives Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Sam Farr (D-CA), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), and Ron Paul (R-TX). The act would change federal policy on medical marijuana in a number of ways. Specifically, HR 5842 would reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I drug, which cannot be prescribed, to a Schedule II drug, which would recognize the medical value of marijuana and create a regulatory framework for the FDA to begin a drug approval process for marijuana. The act would also prevent interference by the federal government in any local or state run medical marijuana program. Read Here
