DELAWARE: MEDICAL MARIJUANA NEARS LEGALIZATION

All that is left to make medical marijuana legal in Delaware is the
signature of the governor, who has said he will make it law. The bill
would allow people 18 and older with certain serious or debilitating
conditions that could be alleviated by marijuana to possess up to six
ounces of the drug. On Wednesday by a 17-4 vote the State Senate gave
its approval to the bill that cleared the House last week. It heads to
the desk of Gov. Jack Markell. Under the bill, qualifying patients
would be referred to state-licensed and regulated "compassion
centers," which would be responsible for growing, cultivating and
dispensing the marijuana. Delaware would join 15 other states and the
District of Columbia in legalizing medical marijuana.