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Carcieri Vetos Renewal of Med Marijuana Program
Posted by CN Staff on June 04, 2007 at 18:54:04 PT
By The Associated Press
Source: Associated Press
medical Providence, R.I. -- Gov. Don Carcieri vetoed legislation on Monday renewing Rhode Island's medical marijuana program, saying it would leave users of the drug open to federal prosecution and encourage them to buy their supply from unregulated and "illicit" dealers.
"This legislation would give vulnerable Rhode Island citizens a false sense of security regarding the legality and safety of producing, distributing and using marijuana, a substance which is neither legal under federal law nor regulated in any way by any government agency," Carcieri wrote in his veto message.
Rhode Island became the eleventh state in the country last year to legalize marijuana for medical purposes.
The program expires June 30 unless a bill extending it becomes law. The reauthorization passed by a veto-proof margin in both the House and Senate.
Under the program, patients with cancer, AIDS and other debilitating illnesses can possess up to 12 marijuana plants and 2.5 usable ounces of the drug to ease their symptoms. One change lawmakers adopted this year limits caregivers for multiple patients to not more than 24 plants and five ounces of the narcotic in usable form.
Lawmakers in the House and Senate easily obtained the three-fifths majority necessary to override Carcieri's veto of the original program more than a year ago.
Source: Associated Press (Wire)
Published: June 4, 2007
Copyright: 2007 Associated Press
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Posted by CN Staff on June 04, 2007 at 18:54:04 PT
By The Associated Press
Source: Associated Press
medical Providence, R.I. -- Gov. Don Carcieri vetoed legislation on Monday renewing Rhode Island's medical marijuana program, saying it would leave users of the drug open to federal prosecution and encourage them to buy their supply from unregulated and "illicit" dealers.
"This legislation would give vulnerable Rhode Island citizens a false sense of security regarding the legality and safety of producing, distributing and using marijuana, a substance which is neither legal under federal law nor regulated in any way by any government agency," Carcieri wrote in his veto message.
Rhode Island became the eleventh state in the country last year to legalize marijuana for medical purposes.
The program expires June 30 unless a bill extending it becomes law. The reauthorization passed by a veto-proof margin in both the House and Senate.
Under the program, patients with cancer, AIDS and other debilitating illnesses can possess up to 12 marijuana plants and 2.5 usable ounces of the drug to ease their symptoms. One change lawmakers adopted this year limits caregivers for multiple patients to not more than 24 plants and five ounces of the narcotic in usable form.
Lawmakers in the House and Senate easily obtained the three-fifths majority necessary to override Carcieri's veto of the original program more than a year ago.
Source: Associated Press (Wire)
Published: June 4, 2007
Copyright: 2007 Associated Press
Related Articles:
Medical Marijuana Bill On Its Way To Carcieri
http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread23003.shtml