Illinois House Committee Passes Medical Marijuana Bill
By admin at 5 March, 2009, 5:38 pm
The number of states that are passing legislation which could lead to the legalization of medical marijuana is growing with an Illinois House committee passing a bill this week.
A bill proposed in the Illinois House’s Human Services Committee would allow people with debilitating diseases to use marijuana if they are able to receive permission from a doctor.
But critics of the bill say marijuana is a gateway drug and fear that the legalization of marijuana for medicinal purposes will lead to the abuse of the drug.
“It is the number one drug that introduces young people to other drugs,” Republican representative Patricia Bellock said, according to the Associated Press.
The bill will now head to the full Illinois House where it is expected to face numerous challenges. However, Democratic representative Lou Lang, the sponsor of the legislation said it is a “difficult but not impossible bill to pass.”
Late last month the New Jersey Senate passed a bill that would legalize medical marijuana in the state and in December Michigan became the 13th state in the country to allow the drug to be used for medical purposes.
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