Your Bill, Your Decision, Gov. Lynch
Today the New Hampshire Legislature approved a medical marijuana bill custom tailored to addresses the governor’s concerns in hopes of avoiding a veto that would leave the state’s medical marijuana patients vulnerable to arrest, even if they have their doctor’s recommendation.
Gov. John Lynch told lawmakers that he would veto the bill in its original form, which passed both chambers last month, if eight specific concerns of his were not addressed.
A special legislative committee spent the past month revising the bill according to those eight concerns, which you can view here, along with how the revised bill that the Legislature passed today addresses them.
The question now is whether the governor was sincere about finding a workable compromise that meets the needs of medical marijuana patients. In the next couple weeks, we’ll be reminding the governor of the seriously ill who are depending on him to do the right thing by purchasing radio and TV ad time highlighting the patients whose lives hang in the balance.
If you’re a New Hampshire resident, you can let Gov. Lynch know it’s time for him to allow this much-needed reform and stop the prosecution of patients for simply trying to relieve their pain with a proven safe, effective medicine.
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word… very word. if things keep goin this way, we may need a national medical merijuana plan. we just need to keep pressure building untill the polotics relize were in it to win it
wow if your acutally read his amendends about what he wants to do. It would be seem like rules would go for like a nuclear program. You can’t agree to something like that. Where’s the freedom in this….
Even if you don’t reside in New Hampshire, write anyways. Give him a piece of your mind. Any competent and logical human being would never veto something like this. It is clear Mr. Lynch is more worried about himself and his career, not the people he is supposed to be governing. Ideology over science again.
That bill is so bad it is scary.
This bill passing would be worse than a smart bill getting a veto. I just can’t stop shaking my head in disbelief.
Gov. John Lynch is ruining this bill on purpose. He’ll still veto it no matter what the bill says. He wants to show to those who support him on how much he hate dope smokers.
UPDATED: Marijuana bust suspects considered dangerous
this after noons newest headline in my home town. weird thats all that the law enforcement seem to care about. low hanging fruit. i think the new hampshire bill is short sighted and leaves alot of sick people suffering. why do you have to be dying to use cannabis if it helps with a medical condition. suffering is suffering. why are so many of our law makers so heartless. lets send em to the unemployment line. come on mpp get us a list of these people that are ruling us like dictators
Citizens of New Hamshire!,
Amendments/Adjustments to the Bill can be allowed after 12 months of the Bill’s passage to law, IF, you write this provision into the Bill. This helps calm nerves at the State Department who have to manage all that stuff, better known as legistics.
Congradulations MJ patients in New Hampshire!
Well, I suppose MPP knows that if this passes, it’ll be amended to a more liberal approach next governor. But it’s better because it at least protects patients. That’s numero uno.
~ Green Devil
Statement of R. Gil Kerlikowske
Director, National Drug Control Policy
Remarks at Release of the 2009 World Drug Report
June 24, 2009
It is a great pleasure for me to be here with UNODC Executive Director Antonio Costa for the release of the 2009 World Drug Report. I am also pleased that we can be joined today by Michele Leonhart, Acting Administrator of DEA, and William McGlynn, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL). Congratulations to Antonio and his team in Vienna for putting together this very comprehensive document. As the report shows, every nation is affected by the drug problem.
As we approach June 26th, International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking, it is a good time to reflect on what we can do better. In the United States, we are moving away from divisive “drug war” rhetoric and focusing on employing all the tools at our disposal to get help to those who need it. We recognize that addiction is a disease and are seeking public health solutions. My top priority is to intensify efforts to reduce the demand for drugs which fuels crime and violence around the world.
For the full story on Drug Czar Kerlikowski addresses UN report on success of decriminalization, without mentioning decriminalization go to here:
http://blog.norml.org/2009/06/24/drug-czar-kerlikowski-addresses-un-report-on-success-of-decriminalization-without-mentioning-decriminalization/
To let every one know that post#9 is a recent information on our cause and is a must read….
this bill is so bad that it very, very sad and whats more, if he doesnt pass this we definitely will know where he stands!!
Legalize it !!!!!!!!!!!!!
i saw lou dobbs tonight and alert the nation that the cannabis today is stronger than the cannabis of the 70’s, can lead to bipolar disorder and other mental diseases at an earlier age in teens, and may have a strong connection leading to dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. He cited the source of his info from a UN study, he said you know its credible because its from the UN. His very next report was on the mexican violence. lou dobbs is an idiot. why can they just keep reporting lies and call it journalism?
Hats off to the legislature for having the patience to deal with this Governor.
~ Green Devil
Who’s going to run the “compassion centers” ? If you can’t grow it yourself it will be ruined by government.
I would NOT vote for this bill. Compassion Centers are BULLSHIT. I would rather see this bill fail and a new created that is fair. The people with a marijuana conviction can not work there. Do they need to still punish people that get caught with weed. This bill will set an ugly precedent.
The compassion centers in New Hampshire’s bill will be nonprofit organizations. Individuals can apply to the state for a license to open one. They will not be run by the government.
The primary goal of the bill is to protect seriously ill patients from arrest and prosecution, as well as provide a safe way for them to get access to their medicine. We obviously would prefer that patients and caregivers be allowed to grow their own plants; however, the political situation in NH doesn’t currently allow that.
If this bill fails, it will mean that sick and dying patients in NH will have to wait until at least mid-2011 before they could be protected from arrest. That would be unacceptable.
~Zane
I used to like Lou Dobbs, but I think some of his personal friends are prohibionist and they are gradually loosing their control on society. How often does he report the injustice of the drug war?
Zero.
let the bill fail in this form it will do no good let him veto it then flog him with it at election time a person with no compassion does not belong in office the bill from what I read was pushing to far
I hope you see the similarities between your state and what happened in Mn. Another pawlenty!
LEAP Media Director Tom Angell Puts the U.S. Drug Czar on the Spot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMwszvAgQeg
Go to this site and educate our czar what legaization really is.
http://www.DrugWarDebate.com
I really hope Mr. Lynch decides to listen to the poeple and legislature and not Kelly Ayotte. She is a teller of old wives tales, but you never know what the govoner is going to do.
Does Lynch read his e-mails. Ive sent him 10 or so and only got 1 typed letter with a stamp signature in responce.
This bill is no good. Patients and caregivers should be allowed to grow cannabis, and there should be more qualifying conditions. Only 3 compassion centers in the whole state? Will that REALLY be enough to help all the patients who need cannabis? This bill, amended this way, will exclude many people who need it. Where are these people supposed to go? They will probably wind up getting their medicine on the street… just the thing patients want to avoid. I’m all for reforms, but this bill won’t cut it.
well first of all MAINE is close, your neihbor as one of the 13 states for 10years we CAN grow and part of this bill is to access the marijuana through one of the 13 state! GO MAINE!
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