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H.R. 2835: The Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act, introduced by Barney Frank of Massachusetts 6/09

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

This bipartisan legislation currently has 31 co-sponsors. In order to move  this from committee, we need 100 representatives to co-sponsor this. 

This will make a huge difference in our movement.

Below is a template of a letter you can use (cut and paste) to ask your  Congressional Representative to help us by co-cosponsoring the bill. You can change it any way you want to make it unique to you. If you get a response back, good or bad forward it to us. We want to know how they feel about this.

If you do not know who your Congressional Representative is click on this link, http://www.house.gov/zip/ZIP2Rep.html put in your zip code and go to your Representative’s website and click on the contact link.

(Today’s Date)

Dear Congressman (Fill in last name of Congrssperson),

My name is (your name).  I am a medical marijuana patient here in (your town).  There is some very important legislation currently stuck in the Commerce and Energy Committee.  It is H.R. 2835: The Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act, introduced by Barney Frank of Massachusetts.

Congressional Research Service Summary

The following summary was written by the Congressional Research Service, a well-respected nonpartisan arm of the Library of Congress.

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

This bipartisan legislation currently has 31 co-sponsors. In order to move  this from committee, we need 100 representatives to co-sponsor this.  I am asking for you to please help in co-sponsoring H.R. 2835.

Thank you for your time and effort in helping me.

Your Constituent,