Medical marijuana bill to be heard on Tuesday
This Tuesday, April 6, the Senate Committee on Judiciary will hold a hearing on MPP's medical marijuana bill, S.B. 2357. This bill is identical to H.B. 7588, which is now in the House Committee on Finance.
You can help boost legislative support for the bills by doing two things:
- If you are a medical marijuana patient or a sympathetic physician who would be willing to testify at the hearing—or if you know a patient or physician who would be willing to do so—please contact me at josh@mpp.org.
- Ask your legislators to support medical marijuana and to urge their colleagues in the two committees to do the same. To do so, Take Action now.
When you contact your legislators, tell them that you—like 69 percent of Rhode Island voters—support S.B. 2357 and H.B. 7588.
S.B. 2357's sponsors are Sen. Rhoda Perry (D-Providence), Sen. Elizabeth Roberts (D-Cranston, Warwick), Sen. Frank Ciccone (D-Providence), Sen. Juan Pichardo (D-Providence), and Sen. Susan Sosnowski (D-New Shoreham, South Kingstown).
H.B. 7588's sponsors are: Rep. Thomas Slater (D-Providence), Rep. Steven M. Costantino (D-Providence), Rep. Robert Watson (R-East Greenwich), Rep. Paul E. Moura (D-Providence), Rep. Arthur Handy (D-Cranston), Rep. Edith Ajello (D-Providence), Rep. Anastasia Williams (D-Providence), Rep. Joseph Almeida (D-Providence), Rep. Timothy Williamson (D-West Warwick), Rep. Robert Flaherty (D-Warwick), Rep. Charlene Lima (D-Providence), Rep. John McAuley (D-Providence), Rep. William San Bento (D-Pawtucket), Rep. Steven Smith (D-Providence), Rep. Peter Ginaitt (D-Warwick), Rep. Henry Rose (D-East Providence, Pawtucket), Rep. John DeSimone (D-Providence), Rep. Raymond Gallison, Jr. (D-Bristol, Portsmouth), Rep. Richard Aubin (D-Burrillville, Gloucester), and Rep. John Shanley, Jr. (D-South Kingstown).
Thank you for supporting the Marijuana Policy Project. Please pass this information on so that even more voices for reform can be heard.
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