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PENNSYLVANIA CAN HAVE COUNTRY'S BEST MEDICAL MARIJUANA LAW

Pennsylvania has not only become part of the national movement to legalize medical marijuana, but has shown the rest of the country what a really well written bill looks like.  SB 1182 is considered the best in the country.  It's so good that the Senate floor vote on Sept 16 should be 46-4 or better.  It was voted out of the law and justice committee unanimously.

A group named the Campaign for Compassion, in conjunction with Senators Daylin Leach and Mike Folmer, is now considered the strongest lobby in Pennsylvania.  Not one of the 1,015 members are paid.

Medically-driven citizens have done their own research for their children and themselves, arrived at the same positive conclusions about making medical marijuana a tool at a Pennsylvania doctor's disposal.

The bill will go to the House on Sept.  16th.  There is a strong favorable majority in the House with again a small opposition led by Rep.  Turzai.  He will try to delay the vote through the remaining 12 session days left in 2014 ( they hope to wrap them up by the Nov.  4 election ).  Interestingly, Rep.  Turzai's wife, a physician, favors legalization.

To express the 85 percent of Pennsylvanians in favor of the bill, there will be a rally on the Capitol steps Sept.  15 to greet the legislature returning from summer recess.  The event will be hosted by Sens.  Folmer and Leach.  I can't emphasize enough the importance of speaking up now if you or a loved one can be helped by this bill.

RON HESS, Springettsbury Township