subject: Now Connecticut Has Partially Legalized Medical Marijuana [print this page] Connecticut is now the 17th state in the nation to partially deregulate marijuana for medical use as the bill has been signed to allow medical patients to use medical marijuana. Governor of Connecticut Dannel Malloy has signed into law H.B.5389, which is an act about using marijuana under the doctors prescription from state regulated dispensaries.
The timeline for the approval of bill is short according to Marijuana Policy Project as Connecticut House of Representatives have approved the bill on April 25 in a 96-51 vote, and state senate with 21-13 vote for approval on May 6. After getting approval from both houses only Governer sign was needed for official announcement, which was done on May 31.
Governor Mallow said in a statement that from long time back we were listening from the petients who have been gone through the chemotherapy or radiation that they have been denied the benefits which they may have got by the use of medical marijuana. Now when the bill have been passed the careful regulation and safeguards doctors and patients can decide what is in the best interest.
This H.B. 5389 law will be in effect from 1 October 2012, which will provide permission to dispensaries to obtain marijuana from licensed producers for there patients. Producers need to pay a fee of $25,000 to the state government for license. The patients wioth following illness will get medical marijuana which includes- cancer, glaucoma, HIV, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injuries causing spasticity, epilepsy, wasting Crohn's disease and PTSD.
This legislation is being considered as the most restrictive among all the state that have passed the bill for the use of medical marijuana. Though it is considered as the step in the right direction for future. At the end every one is hoping that all the states will legalize marijuana.
Rhode Island is about to pass the bill called H.7092A according to which the person caught first time with marijuana will be treated like those caught for speeding or other traffic violations norms. This will reduce penalty for first-time possession of marijuana by an adult from arrest and jail time. If passed H.7098 A bill will open way for full decriminalization in the future.
According to the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP), the timeline of the bill's approval has been short, with the Connecticut House of Representatives having approved the bill
