SENATORS SIGN ON TO MARIJUANA BILL

WASHINGTON -- Vermont's Sens. Patrick Leahy and James Jeffords have
signed on as co-sponsors of a medical marijuana bill introduced by
Illinois Democrat Richard Durban.

Like the House version of the bill, the Senate Truth in Trials Act
would end the federal government's gag on medical marijuana defendants
in court, according to the Marijuana Policy Project.

By providing an affirmative defense to federal marijuana charges, it
would not only ensure that defendants could introduce evidence about
the medical aspects of their marijuana-related activities, but also
keep them from being sent to federal prison if it is determined that
they were acting in compliance with state medical marijuana laws.