U.S. Congress - H.R.2835 Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act
H.R.2835 - 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 (3)
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- Official: To provide for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States. as introduced.
- Popular: Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act as introduced.
- Short: Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act as introduced.
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OpenCongress Summary
This bill would prohibit federal interference in state-run medical marijuana programs. It would also move marijuana from a Schedule I drug to a Schedule II drug, recognizing marijuana's medical value and making it possible for the FDA to begin setting up a regulatory framework for its use.Official Summary
6/11/2009--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 restrict,Official Summary
6/11/2009--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 restrict, in a state in which marijuana may, under state law, be prescribed or recommended by a physician for medical use:(1) a physician from prescribing or recommending marijuana for medical use;
(2) an individual from obtaining, possessing, transporting, manufacturing, or using marijuana in accordance with such a prescription or recommendation;
(3) an individual authorized under state law to do so from obtaining, possessing, transporting, or manufacturing marijuana on an authorized patient's behalf;
(4) a pharmacy or other entity authorized to do so from obtaining, possessing, or distributing marijuana to such patients; or
(5) an entity established by such a state or local government thereof to do so from producing, possessing, or distributing marijuana for such a prescription or recommendation.
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Organizations Supporting H.R.2835
- Americans for Safe Access
- National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws
- Drug Policy Alliance Network
- Change.org
Organizations Opposing H.R.2835
- National Narcotic Officer’s Association Coalition (NNOAC)
Latest Letters to Congress
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H.R.2835 Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act
rparenti256
September 01, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 27th Congressional district of New York. I am writing as your constituent in the 27th Congressional district of New York. I support H.R.2835 - Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability. Opiates are prescribed daily to patients with chronic pain. The patients become both mentally and physically dependent on the drug as it slowly ...
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H.R.2835 Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act
tbekhit
September 01, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 13th Congressional district of New York. I support H.R.2835 - Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
It's time we each did what we can to end the disastrous war on drugs.
Sincerely,
Thomas Bekhit -
H.R.2835 Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act
Dahmer
September 01, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 9th Congressional district of Michigan. I support H.R.2835 - Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability. Please, please vote yes on this bill. The federal government does way too much, when it has bigger problems to worry about. lessening the stress brought to sick patients in need is something that should always be considered. T...
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