cannabisnews.com: MPs Back Move Toward Legalized Medicinal Pot!





MPs Back Move Toward Legalized Medicinal Pot!
Posted by FoM on May 26, 1999 at 11:16:38 PT
Source: Montreal Gazette
The House of Commons voted last night to urge the federal government to "take steps" toward legalizing marijuana for medical use!
Governing Liberals united with opposition MPs to approve, by a 204-29 vote, a diluted version of a Bloc Quebecois motion calling for legalization of the street drug so those ill with cancer, AIDS and epilepsy can ease their suffering without fear of prosecution. The reworded motion reflects Health Minister Allan Rock's commitment in March to begin clinical trials of medical marijuana, but like Rock it makes no commitment as to whether the drug will be made available to patients as treatment rather than research. Click the above link to read the whole article!Just a note. Some articles are removed quickly by the news service so it's best to read the article right away if you want too!
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