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Rep. Scott Perry's medical marijuana bill gets Senate companion
Rep. Scott Perry's medical marijuana bill gets Senate companion
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Federal legislation that would allow seizure patients to take a marijuana derivative has a companion bill in the Senate, but the chances of either bill passing are not greater than 2 percent, according to GovTrack.us, a non-partisan government transparency website.
But staff members for Rep. Scott Perry, R-Carroll Township, who proposed the House bill in March, say it is impossible to fairly or accurately judge the chances of a bill's passage based on a random methodology from GovTrack or any website.Perry's bill, the Charlotte's Web Medical Access Act of 2015, has a 1 percent chance of being enacted, according to GovTrack's computation based on factors correlated with successful or failed bills in the past.
The bill has 39 bipartisan cosponsors as well as similar legislation in the Senate, the Therapeutic Hemp Medical Access Act of 2015. That bill, proposed May 13 by Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colorado, has a 2 percent chance of being enacted, according to GovTrack.Both bills would amend the federal Controlled Substances Act to exclude cannabidiol and cannabidiol-rich plants from marijuana's definition.
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Medical marijuana needs to undergo extensive controlled studies to see if it actually helps.
We live in a time in which decent and otherwise sensible people are surrendering too easily to the hectoring of morons or extremists.
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And if it doesn't pass, PA can continue to look like the backward, retarded state it is. People will go to other more progressive states where it is legal to get it.
And I am using the word "retarded" as the dicitonary defines it....slow, lacking in understanding, lacking in awareness, to delay or slow down the progress of something. Which is fitting for PA, IMO. It's time we join the 21st century. Our antiquated notions make us look ridiculous.
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Maybe CS will return and tell us why a bill with a 2% chance of passage is being presented here, and what he thinks of the legislation.
But I wouldn't hold my breath.
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florentine wrote:
And if it doesn't pass, PA can continue to look like the backward, retarded state it is. People will go to other more progressive states where it is legal to get it.
And I am using the word "retarded" as the dicitonary defines it....slow, lacking in understanding, lacking in awareness, to delay or slow down the progress of something. Which is fitting for PA, IMO. It's time we join the 21st century. Our antiquated notions make us look ridiculous.
This is a bill inroduced in the federal House of Representatives, not the state house. It will take votes from all the states to make this a new federal law.
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Then I am confused. Isn't there a similar state bill that passed the senate and is going to the House for a vote? Why would you need a state bill and a federal bill? What if they are different?
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Then I am confused. Isn't there a similar state bill that passed the senate and is going to the House for a vote? Why would you need a state bill and a federal bill? What if they are different?
Yes, there is also legislation that passed the PA Senate and is now being debated in the PA House of Representatives.
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You know, while it has been hailed for a variety of supposed beneficial effects, there really hasn't been much research on medical Marijuana.
According to wikipedia:
Cannabis has been used to reduce nausea and vomiting in chemotherapy and people with HIV/AIDS, and to treat pain and muscle spasticity; its use for other medical applications has been studied, but there is insufficient data for conclusions about safety and efficacy. Short-term use increases minor adverse effects, but does not appear to increase major adverse effects. Long-term effects of cannabis are not clear, and there are safety concerns including memory and cognition problems.
I suggest that, after addressing the legalization, that controlled studies be carried out just as if it were any other medication.
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Maybe CS will return and tell us why a bill with a 2% chance of passage is being presented here, and what he thinks of the legislation.
But I wouldn't hold my breath.
Another personal attack? You cannot help yourself can you?
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If medical a marijuana derivative has been proven to be safe and beneficial to
patients who are suffering ill effects with no other choices then under prescription and medical supervision I would support that bill 1000%
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