NC House Bill 1380--The Medical Marijuana Act!

Jerry Garcia

Well-Known Member
You read that right...North Carolina is in the process of voting on House Bill 1380, known as the Medical Marijuana Act!

Below is a link to a copy of the bill.

http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/HTML/H1380v0.html

This next link is for the North Carolina General Assembly official site, with dates and details of the bills progression.

http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2009&BillID=hb+1380&submitButton=Go

Here's a quote from the bill--article 3

"(3) The United States Department of Health and Human Services, through the Compassionate Investigational New Drug (IND) program, provides marijuana by prescription to a number of individuals for their use as medicine. The marijuana is grown at the federal marijuana research garden at the University of Mississippi and is processed and distributed by the Research Triangle Institute in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. The patients receive the marijuana monthly in canisters of approximately 300 prerolled cigarettes. The dosage for patients in the IND program ranges from seven to nine grams per day. Since the program's inception in 1978, patients in the IND program have received and consumed approximately 6.5 pounds of marijuana per year, thereby establishing a safe and effective dosage for chronic daily‑use patients to possess and consume. The IND program was closed to new applicants in 1991."

So the government has been growing it at the University of Mississippi? And selling it to the Research Triangle in North Carolina? They've been investigating since 1978? You get 300 pre-rolled cigarettes monthly, with average patients using daily doses from 7 to 9 grams? 6.5 lbs/year?

Here's a couple more highlighted sections from the bill...

(1) "Adequate supply" means an amount of marijuana possessed by a qualified patient or collectively possessed by a qualified patient and the qualified patient's designated caregiver that is not more than is reasonably necessary to assure the uninterrupted availability of marijuana for the purpose of alleviating the symptoms or effects of qualifying patient's debilitating medical condition and that is derived solely from the intrastate source; provided that an "adequate supply" shall not exceed a garden with up to 100 square feet of total garden canopy of mature female marijuana plants, measured by the combined vegetative growth area, and 24 ounces of usable marijuana. If usable marijuana is added as an ingredient to food, salve, tincture, or any other preparation to be consumed or used by a registered qualifying patient, the weight of the other ingredients that are not usable marijuana shall not be included for purposes of determining whether a registered qualified patient possesses more usable cannabis than permitted under this section.
(4) "Debilitating medical condition" means:
a. Cancer; glaucoma; positive status for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); hepatitis C; porphyria; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Alzheimer's disease; nail patella syndrome; rheumatoid arthritis; fibromyalgia; severe migraines; multiple sclerosis; Crohn's disease; injury or disease to the spinal cord, spinal column, or vertebra; mylomalacia; celiac disease; or the treatment of such conditions;
b. A chronic or debilitating disease or medical condition or its treatment that produces one or more of the following: cachexia or wasting syndrome; severe pain; severe nausea; anorexia; seizures, including those characteristic of epilepsy; or severe and persistent muscle spasms, including those characteristic of multiple sclerosis (MS), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease or ALS), or Crohn's disease; or
c. Any other serious medical or mental condition or its treatment approved by a licensed physician.
(8) "Licensed medical marijuana producer" or "producer" means a person or an entity licensed to produce marijuana, marijuana plants, and marijuana seeds for dispensaries. A licensed medical marijuana producer may be an individual North Carolina resident and the employees of the individual or a licensed dispensary and the directors and employees of the dispensary.


Please urge your local representative(s) to vote yes on house bill 1380! We need all the support we can get! It has already passed the first vote in the house! Don't let it die in the senate!
 

Big P

Well-Known Member
thanks, I also found this:




Action Alert
North Carolina Legislature Considers Medical Marijuana Reform
Support HB 1380 and HB 1383 NORML is pleased to announce that House Bill 1380, an act to exempt qualified medical cannabis patients from state arrest and prosecution, has been filed in the state legislature.

Passage of House Bill 1380 will ensure that "qualified patient shall not be subject to arrest, prosecution, or penalty in any manner, or denied any right or privilege, including, but not limited to, civil penalty or disciplinary action by a business or occupational or professional licensing board or bureau, for the possession of or the medical use of marijuana if the quantity of marijuana does not exceed an adequate supply."

A second bill, HB 1383 -- calling for a medical marijuana referendum to go before the state voters -- is also before the legislature.

Please take a moment today to contact your representative and urge him or her to support H 1380 and H 1383. For your convenience, a pre-written letter will be e-mailed to your state representative when you enter your contact information below.

Thank you for supporting NORML's marijuana law reform efforts in North Carolina.


Take Action

Click this link to send your letter.

http://capwiz.com/norml2/issues/alert/?alertid=13116251
 

Jerry Garcia

Well-Known Member
Thanks Big P, good stuff. I figured NORML would have a pre-written letter. I though about posting a copy of the one I wrote but this works much better!
 

Shredder111

Well-Known Member
Very interesting, I will be keeping track of this!!! YES!! YEAH!!!! OH YEAH!!!! BOO YAH~~~~ SHUX A LUCK A SHUKLIE DOO DOO!!!
 

Jerry Garcia

Well-Known Member
Please contact your state representatives on this issue and urge them to pass this bill!

If you look up your rep and use the prefabricated letter it only takes one minute!

Even if you live in a surrounding state (VA, SC, TN, GA), or even a state that does not support medicinal marijuana, send an email! The more states we have approving marijuana's use medicinally, the more likely it is for the non-legal states to feel pressure from their constituents, so it helps everyone!
 

Big P

Well-Known Member
Guys Jerry is right,



click the links above and vote your way to freedom,



Thanks Democracy
 

Jerry Garcia

Well-Known Member
I read this morning on another forum that the next round of voting happens this thursday, 4/16/09...

So get those emails in ASAP!
 

Big P

Well-Known Member
Jerry aint playin


hes right, lets take the south back from the feds and their ridicules un-American oppression



sign the above letter from the NORML link and click send.


Let them all know the will of the people who are true free Americans


With the above you are spitting bloody spit into eyes of your oppressors, jailers and corrupted politicians

they will never destroy us we will always exercise our rights to be free men, regardless of the jailings beatings and atrocities committed against us in the name of decency.


stop the liers

Do the right thingbongsmilie
 

Jerry Garcia

Well-Known Member
Stand up for your rights and the rights of your fellow toker!

End the PROHIBITION on marijuana!

Create BILLIONS in revenue annually for state and federal governments, helping our economy!

Be heard!

Tell your congressperson to support the NC House Bill 1380 and pass the Medical Marijuana Act in North Carolina!:leaf:
 

Jerry Garcia

Well-Known Member
One of my representatives responded to my email yesterday! He said "thank you for sharing your thoughts on HB 1380 with me." I'm glad he took the time to at least hit reply, unlike the other 4 representatives I contacted...Glad I voted for that guy!

There is still time to contact your reps. All the work is already done for you--Just enter your name (or another name) and click send. That's it.

The fact that this legislation has made it to the state congress at all says volumes about how far North Carolina has already come (we elected a democrat to the white house for the first time since the 70's!).

Help take it one step farther!
 

Jerry Garcia

Well-Known Member
It's not too late! Please give the congresspeople something to think back upon when it comes time to vote on this bill. If they can remember reading that email about all the benefits, maybe they'll be more inclined to approve.

Or just send positive vibes towards the cause, hoping that will enact change...OR CONTACT YOUR LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE AND MAKE IT HAPPEN, CAPN!
 

Babs34

Well-Known Member
It's not too late! Please give the congresspeople something to think back upon when it comes time to vote on this bill. If they can remember reading that email about all the benefits, maybe they'll be more inclined to approve.

Or just send positive vibes towards the cause, hoping that will enact change...OR CONTACT YOUR LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE AND MAKE IT HAPPEN, CAPN!
Well, well, well. It would appear that this subject is all too taboo for even RIU subscribers. Seriously, I'm disappointed. Put a picture of a beautiful bud out and there are a gazillion comments, but NO ONE other than 3 people can take the two minutes? Wow..amazing. I stand UP for my rights. I have no intention of condoning all the chemicals the gov't deems FIT for my body!!!
 
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