North Carolina's legislative session is under way; medical marijuana resolution carried over from 2003

The North Carolina General Assembly's 2004 legislative session began last month, and medical marijuana resolution H.J.R. 1038 has carried over from the 2003 session. This resolution could represent the first step toward protecting medical marijuana patients in North Carolina. Please contact your representative and urge him or her to support H.J.R. 1038: Only you can convince them that this issue is vital to North Carolinians.

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H.J.R. 1038, sponsored by Rep. Paul Leubke (D-Durham) would authorize the Legislative Research Commission to study the possession, cultivation, and use of marijuana for medical purposes. The commission would report its findings to the legislature in 2005 and, if passed, H.J.R. 1038 would likely serve as a catalyst for a bill that would protect North Carolina's medical marijuana patients from arrest. Visit Bills Pending to view the text of H.J.R. 1038.

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