Illinois NORML - HB 4868 Medical Cannabis Act, Healthcare Availability and Access Committee

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HB 4868 Medical Cannabis Act, Healthcare Availability and Access Committee

CHICAGO: The Medical Cannabis Act, HB 4868, was referred to the Healthcare Availability and Access Committee in the Illinois House of Representatives. The committee has set a hearing date for Tuesday, March 2nd at 4 p.m. in Springfield, and will vote on the bill directly after the hearing. The House Healthcare Availability and Access Committee members include the following: Representatives Mary E. Flowers (D), Frank Aguilar (R), Patricia Bailey (D), Maria Antonia Berrios (D), Linda Chapa LaVia (D), Elizabeth Coulson (R), John A. Fritchey (D), Deborah L. Graham (D), Brent Hassert (R), Constance A. Howard (D), Carolyn H. Krause (R), Rosemary Kurtz (R), Karen May (D), David E Miller (D), Rosemary Mulligan (R), Ruth Munson (R), Kathleen A. Ryg (D), Ricca Sloan (D), Keith Sommer (R), Ron Stephens (R).

This bill has been endorsed by the Chicago Sun-Times and the Chicago Tribune. In an editorial on Saturday, the Tribune said:

On this, the public appears to be way ahead of legislators. In a 1998 poll by the Center for Governmental Studies at Northern Illinois University found 67 percent of Illinois residents believe doctors should be allowed to prescribe small amounts of marijuana for patients. Significantly, the poll also found that the respondents thought the support for medical marijuana would be much lower than it actually was.

Please contact your Representative and ask for them to support HB 4868.

For more information, contact Bryan Brickner at 773-395-9708.

Last Updated ( Friday, 26 May 2006 )

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