Medical Marijuana Bill Has Support of 250 Doctors
Supporters of a bill legalizing marijuana for medical use have presented a list of more than 250 physicians across Connecticut who support the legislation.
The legislation builds on a 1981 Connecticut law that allows doctors to prescribe marijuana to relieve nausea associated with chemotherapy and eye pressure from glaucoma.
But current law doesn't work because federal law forbids doctors from prescribing marijuana.
The new proposal would allow a doctor to provide a written certification that would qualify a patient to use marijuana for medical purposes.
The patient would be able to grow up to three plants for personal use and could use that certificate as a legal defense for having the illegal substance.
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