Medical marijuana bill introduced - help make Missouri the 14th medical marijuana state!

In each of the past several years, medical marijuana legislation has been introduced in the Missouri General Assembly; unfortunately, none of these bills have made it out of committee.

Please send your legislators an e-mail urging them to give the medical marijuana bill — HB 277 — the attention it deserves this year.

The 2009 session brings with it new hope and new leadership. If you are a constituent of the new Speaker of the House, Rep. Ron Richard (R-Joplin), please send him an e-mail asking him to assign HB 277 to committee immediately.

HB 277, sponsored by 10 representatives, would allow patients with serious diseases like cancer, HIV/AIDS, multiple sclerosis, fibromyalgia, Crohn's disease, and glaucoma to use medical marijuana pursuant to a physician's recommendation. Registered patients and caregivers would be allowed to possess up to seven marijuana plants (three mature and four immature) and one ounce of usable marijuana per each mature plant.

Thank you for supporting the Marijuana Policy Project and all of our allies. Please pass this alert on to any friends and family in Missouri who might be interested in helping very sick patients get the protection they need.