Medical marijuana passes Senate committee; next stop, Senate floor!

Published: March 23, 2011

Exciting news! S.B. 17 passed the Senate Health and Social Services Committee this afternoon, in a unanimous vote. The bill now heads to the Senate floor, where we expect a vote next week. Please write your legislators today!

Noah Mamber, MPP’s legislative analyst for Delaware, was in Dover today to testify on behalf of the bill. He was joined by many Delaware patients who shared compelling stories — among them, a registered nurse, a chiropractor, a former probation officer, and a veteran.

S.B. 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.

We have a real chance at passing medical marijuana legislation in Delaware this year, but we can’t do it without your help. Please continue to contact your legislators in support of S.B. 17. If you are supportive of medical marijuana and are a patient with a serious medical condition, a medical professional, or a member of law enforcement or the clergy, please contact nmamber@mpp.org if you’d like to get more involved.

Thanks for all you do!