News (Media Awareness Project) - US MI: Medical Marijuana Petition Launched |
| Title: | US MI: Medical Marijuana Petition Launched |
| Published On: | 2007-05-25 |
| Source: | Mining Journal, The (Marquette, MI) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-12 05:26:08 |
MEDICAL MARIJUANA PETITION LAUNCHED
FERNDALE (AP) -- A group says it plans to collect 550,000 signatures
within six months to get a medical marijuana initiative on next year's
statewide ballot.
The Coalition for Compassionate Care announced Wednesday that the
Michigan Medicinal Marijuana Act would allow patients to grow and use
small amounts of marijuana for relief from pain associated with
cancer, AIDS, multiple sclerosis and other diseases.
If 304,101 signatures are validated, the initiative would go to the
Legislature, according to Dianne Byrum, a spokeswoman for the
Ferndale-based group. The act would appear on the November 2008 ballot
should lawmakers reject it or not vote on it.
Current Michigan law prohibits marijuana use for any reason but 12
other states permit medicinal use by patients.
FERNDALE (AP) -- A group says it plans to collect 550,000 signatures
within six months to get a medical marijuana initiative on next year's
statewide ballot.
The Coalition for Compassionate Care announced Wednesday that the
Michigan Medicinal Marijuana Act would allow patients to grow and use
small amounts of marijuana for relief from pain associated with
cancer, AIDS, multiple sclerosis and other diseases.
If 304,101 signatures are validated, the initiative would go to the
Legislature, according to Dianne Byrum, a spokeswoman for the
Ferndale-based group. The act would appear on the November 2008 ballot
should lawmakers reject it or not vote on it.
Current Michigan law prohibits marijuana use for any reason but 12
other states permit medicinal use by patients.
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