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ILL: Medical Cannabis Bill Passes First House Committee - Ever! |
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Sponsor Lou Lang: 'We Have A Responsibility To Alleviate Pain And Suffering'
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CBS) A state House committee on March 4, 2009 passed a bill that will legalize medical cannabis in Illinois if approved. HB 2514, also called the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act, passed the state House Human Services Committee 4-3, according to an aide for State Rep. Lou Lang (D-Skokie), who is sponsoring the bill. Lang said it is the first time a House proposal for medical cannabis has ever gotten off the floor. |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 29 March 2009 )
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How you can help Illinois NORML |
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- Contact lawmakers -
The only way to end cannabis prohibition is to contact those who make the laws and convince them to end this war on Americans. Legislators on the state and local level are much more accessible than federal lawmakers and by contacting these local lawmakers your voice is going to make an impact. Tell them to end cannabis prohibition. Tell them that doctors should be able to recommend cannabis. Tell them that Illinois farmers should be able to grow hemp. Direct lobbying of statewide officials is the single most important thing that people can do to help Illinois NORML, plus it is the patriotic thing to do. If you have already contacted your elected officials, contact them again. Make sure they know how important this issue is to you. |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 29 March 2009 )
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Jury Acquits Medical Cannabis Patient of Distribution Charges |
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OTTAWA — A jury has acquitted a medical cannabis patient after the defendant testified that the cannabis helped him treat his pain and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Loren J. Swift, a Vietnam Veteran, had served 49 days in custody before posting $10,000 bond after his arrest in October 2007 and was found not guilty of cannabis distribution charges last week in a La Salle County Circuit Court. Jury nullification is the process of ruling a not guilty verdict when jurors feel that the law is wrong. Illinois NORML encourages all those facing cannabis charges to ask for a jury trial and all those serving on a jury to nullify cannabis laws by acquitting defendants of cannabis charges. |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 12 March 2009 )
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96th Legislative Session Begins |
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The 96th Illinois General Assembly began on January 14, 2009, and thus we need to contact state legislators and tell them to introduce new legislation to reform cannabis laws in Illinois. We need to have as many people as possible contact these local officials and urge them to reform cannabis laws. |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 29 March 2009 )
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