News (Media Awareness Project) - Medicinal marijuana initiative filed |
Title: | Medicinal marijuana initiative filed |
Published On: | 1997-10-19 |
Source: | Boulder Daily Camera |
Fetched On: | 2008-09-07 21:13:10 |
Medicinal marijuana initiative filed
Associated Press
Denver A ballot initiative to legalize marijuana for specific medical
purposes has been filed with the state Office of Legislative Legal
Services. Medical conditions for which marijuana would be prescribed
include cancer, glaucoma, HIV, epilepsy or multiple sclerosis, the
initiative filed Friday says. Any person with a medical condition or
undergoing treatment for a conditions that produces wasting, severe pain,
severe nausea or seizures would also be eligible. Martin Chilcutt, 63, a
former psychotherapist, and Dr. Marshall Stiles III, a retired
psychiatrist, filed the ballot initiative.
Associated Press
Denver A ballot initiative to legalize marijuana for specific medical
purposes has been filed with the state Office of Legislative Legal
Services. Medical conditions for which marijuana would be prescribed
include cancer, glaucoma, HIV, epilepsy or multiple sclerosis, the
initiative filed Friday says. Any person with a medical condition or
undergoing treatment for a conditions that produces wasting, severe pain,
severe nausea or seizures would also be eligible. Martin Chilcutt, 63, a
former psychotherapist, and Dr. Marshall Stiles III, a retired
psychiatrist, filed the ballot initiative.
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