H.R.5842 - Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act

To provide for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: To provide for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States. as introduced.
  • Short: Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act as introduced.

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News Coverage

04/28/08
Ron Paul Introduces New Marijuana

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Source: Synthesis, CA
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04/28/08
Ron Paul Introduces Medical Mariju...

Paul has introduced the “Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act”, HR 5842, which would bar the Federal Government from intervening ...

Source: Smokedot.org, CA
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04/17/08
Medical Marijuana Patient Protecti...

Specifically, HR 5842 would reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I drug, which cannot be prescribed, to a Schedule II drug, which would r...

Source: Common Dreams (press release), ME
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07/29/10
O Gafanhoto - Devorando a Web! - 5...

Apr 16, 2008 ... Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for H.R.5842 Medical Marij...

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07/20/10
H.R.5842: End the Lame Duck Act - ...

Provides for automatic continuing appropriations if a regular appropriation bill for a fiscal year does not become law before the date of...

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02/01/09
CNN - The Most "Busted" Name In Ne...

http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5843/show. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5842/show Anyhow, here is the "Form" letter in ema...

Source: Jim
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01/02/09
Legal Cannabis for 25 Years - Irvi...

H.R. 5842: The Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act. H.R. 5843: The Personal Use Act. (dot)mpp(dot)org(slash)legislation. orremm Says...

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01/02/09
Raiding California: Medical Mariju...

Select an … GO HERE!! Select an Agenda! sign it, and send! H.R. 5842: The Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act. H.R. 5843: The Pers...

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12/18/08
Indica And Sativa - Marijuana.com

Tell your Representative to Support H.R. 5843: Act to Remove Federal Penalties for Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults. It sh...

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12/13/08
MARIJUANA BUSINESS!

I’ve been checking the status of the bill HR 5842 and 5843 and has not been reported by the committee yet how do we move this bill any ...

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12/10/08
Marijuana Legalization Tops List o...

HR 5842 and HR 5843 Barney Frank move Hemp to sched 2, end federal penalties for minor Hemp possession. The federal listing of Hemp as sc...

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12/10/08
NORML Blog » Blog Archive » Pres...

H.R. 5842: Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act AND H.R. 5843: Act to Remove Federal Penalties for the Personal Use of Marijuana by R...

Source: NORML Blog
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12/04/08
End of the year analysis of pro an...

H.R. 5842 sought to provide for the “medical” use of marijuana by various state laws. Opposed-Failed, no action was taken by Congress...

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