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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMedical marijuana legalized in Connecticut
Source: Reuters
Medical marijuana legalized in Connecticut
By Mary Ellen Clark
NEW YORK | Fri Jun 1, 2012 3:11pm EDT
(Reuters) - Connecticut on Friday became the 17th U.S. state to legalize the medical use of marijuana.
The state's Governor Dannel Malloy signed into law legislation allowing licensed physicians to certify an adult patient's use of marijuana for medical purposes, according to a statement from the governor's office.
The new law puts in place restrictions to prevent the kind of abuse that has plagued some of the 16 other states and the District of Columbia where pot is legal for medical use.
"For years, we've heard from so many patients with chronic diseases who undergo treatments like chemotherapy or radiation and are denied the palliative benefits that medical marijuana would provide," Governor Malloy said.
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By Mary Ellen Clark
NEW YORK | Fri Jun 1, 2012 3:11pm EDT
(Reuters) - Connecticut on Friday became the 17th U.S. state to legalize the medical use of marijuana.
The state's Governor Dannel Malloy signed into law legislation allowing licensed physicians to certify an adult patient's use of marijuana for medical purposes, according to a statement from the governor's office.
The new law puts in place restrictions to prevent the kind of abuse that has plagued some of the 16 other states and the District of Columbia where pot is legal for medical use.
"For years, we've heard from so many patients with chronic diseases who undergo treatments like chemotherapy or radiation and are denied the palliative benefits that medical marijuana would provide," Governor Malloy said.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/01/us-usa-marijuana-connecticut-idUSBRE85018X20120601
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Medical marijuana legalized in Connecticut (Original Post)
Eugene
Jun 2012
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spanone
(135,858 posts)1. k&r...
calimary
(81,426 posts)2. Excellent! Little by little.
Luminous Animal
(27,310 posts)3. Get ready for the DOJ raids!
Meiko
(1,076 posts)4. In 3,2,1
Here they come, jack boots and all.
rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)5. Big Pharma hates medical marajuana. They will sic their DoJ on Conn. nm