Rep. Frank L. Oliver 195th Legislative District Philadelphia County
The phone is ringing off the hook in Rep. Frank Oliver's office. That is because he has decided that PA HB1393 "is worthy of discussion."
Patients and doctors have been frustrated by the failure of Pennsylvania to legalize medical marijuana. Pennsylvanians for Medical Marijuana and other organizations had hoped that hearings would be held in September. But the Pennsylvania state budget crisis took priority.
The announcement at Health and Human Services November 10 meeting to hold hearings on December 2 is considered a major step forward in legalizing medical marijuana in the state of Pennsylvania.
"Medical Marijuana does have merit in some situations," said Stanley H. Mitchell, Oliver's Chief Legal Counsel. We believe it should be called up for discussion. We have a lot of questions that the sponsors of the bill and the patients will be able to answer.
Pennsylvania House Bill 1393 provides for the medical use of marijuana and repeals provisions of law that prohibit and penalize marijuana use. It is called The Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act.
HB1393 was introduced by Rep. Mark Cohen, Dem. and referred to the Health and Human Services Committee on April 30, 2009. Rep. Oliver is the Chairman of Health and Human Services.
Patients and doctors have been frustrated by the failure of Pennsylvania to legalize medical marijuana. Pennsylvanians for Medical Marijuana and other organizations had hoped that hearings would be held in September. But the Pennsylvania state budget crisis took priority.
The announcement at Health and Human Services November 10 meeting to hold hearings on December is considered a major step forward in legalizing medical marijuana in the state of Pennsylvania.
"The most important step is to convice the House of Representatives and then the Senate," said Rep. Mark Cohen. I am looking forward to having many witnesses come to testify."
The list of speakers is still being compliled. If you are interested in testifying please click here for information.
PA House of Representatives Health & Human Services Committee hearings on HB 1393 Medical Marijuana
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oh please yes on mm, pa! so many people will benefit and feel relief, the most intriguing will be the people who would have never believed that they would
I suffer from seizure disorder and I can tell you firsthand that medical marijuana is no joke. Two years ago at age 31 I had a tonic-clonic (grandmal) seizure while at work. My brain was scanned multiple times and the diagnosis was increased electrical activity in my left temporal lobe which short circuits my brain causing a seizure. At that time I was placed on prescription meds which truly have a wide range of miserable side effects including: constant headache, tremors, angry mood swings, depression, extreme weight loss, erectile dysfuntion, etc. Living in Hawaii a doctor asked if I had tried medical marijuana and WOW what an amazing medicine. Not only does it do the same job as the prescription meds in stopping my tonic-clonic seizures, it stopped my simple and complex partial seizures as well which the prescription meds don't do a thing for. It also negated all the side effects from the prescription meds. Marijuana is truly a wonder. Help spread the truth, not propaganda.
It is true that it also relieves eye pressure for glaucoma sufferers.
I'm not from PA, but cannabis helps me greatly with my crohn's disease. Good luck to everyone in PA! Hopefully sanity prevails and we will all have safe access to what works for us throughout the U.S.!
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