Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act
To provide for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States.
Other Bill Titles (2 more) 4/17/2008--Introduced.
Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act - Transfers marijuana from schedule I to schedule II of the Controlled Substances Act.
Provides that no provision of the Controlled Substances Act or the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act shall prohibit or otherwise... moreSee Full Bill Text
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| Introduced | ![]() | Voted on by House | ![]() | Voted on by Senate | ![]() | Considered By President | ![]() | Bill Becomes Law |
| April 17, 2008 |
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In the News
April 29, 2008 Ron Paul Introduces Medical Marijuana Legislation
Paul has introduced the âMedical Marijuana Patient Protection Actâ, HR 5842, which would bar the Federal Government from intervening in doctor/patient ...
April 29, 2008 Ron Paul Introduces New Marijuana
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April 18, 2008 Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act Introduced Yesterday in ...
Specifically, HR 5842 would reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I drug, which cannot be prescribed, to a Schedule II drug, which would recognize the ...
Blog Coverage
July 09, 2008 Congressman Frank Introduces Legislation to Decriminalize Marijuana
One bill would remove federal penalties for the personal use of marijuana, and the other (HR 5842) ââ¬â versions of which Frank has filed in several preceding sessions of Congress ââ¬â would allow the medical use of marijuana in sta
Source: Fatidical Things
July 05, 2008 5842
HR 5842 IH 110th CONGRESS 2d Session HR 5842 To provide for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 17, 2008 Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. ...
June 26, 2008 MPP in Congress
HR 5842: The Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act - Allow doctors to prescribe marijuana and protect patients who use it. HR 5843: The Personal Use Act - Remove criminal penalties for the personal use of marijuana by responsible ...
Source: 420 Magazine








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Though this bill is about marijuana reform, I find a greater underlying issue in state rights being put to test. Essentially what the bill is asking for is that states that currently allow medicinal marijuana use be allowed to continue it's use and cultivation without federal involvement. In otherwords, in states where it has been legalized for medical use, a person recommended it can indeed posses and use it rather than be in violation of a federal law which states it's still illegal. This is giving power back to the states, and I am all for that.
I think this bill goes back to Farr's trip to Colombia and the following FARC, land issues and drug trafficking. This bill seems to be an excuse for no free trade with Colombia.
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