Title:
Medical marijuana bill heading to governor!
Message:
Please
call Gov. Markell and ask him to sign SB 17.
We’re almost there! Today, the Delaware Senate signed off on
House amendments to SB 17. The bill now heads to the desk of Governor Jack
Markell, who has expressed his support for protecting
patients with debilitating medical conditions.
Please call Gov. Markell to thank him for
having voiced his support for the protection of patients and to urge him to
sign SB 17.
SB 17 would allow the compassionate use of medical marijuana for chronically
ill Delaware patients with their doctors’ recommendations. It would include
tightly regulated, extremely limited distribution of medical marijuana by
licensing three not-for-profit compassion centers, one in each of the Delaware
counties.
A big thanks goes out to bill sponsors, Sen. Margaret Rose Henry (D-Wilmington) and
Rep. Helene Keeley (D-Wilmington), for their amazing legislative leadership and
to the courageous patients who traveled to Dover to share their stories. Thanks also to everyone who took the
time to contact your legislators in support of the bill and to everyone who donated
to our lobbying effort. This is a significant triumph, and we couldn’t have
done it without you. We hope to be writing you soon to announce that Delaware
has officially become the 16th medical marijuana state!
