-Caveat Lector- Nevada lawmakers vote to legalize medical marijuana By SIOBHAN McDONOUGH, Associated Press CARSON CITY, Nev. (June 4, 2001 10:26 p.m. EDT) - On Monday state lawmakers voted to legalize marijuana for medical purposes and relax penalties for possession of the drug. The Assembly's vote puts the state on a potential collision course with the federal government. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last month that a federal law classifying the drug as illegal includes no exception for medical uses. The state Senate has already approved the bill, and it is expected to receive Gov. Kenny Guinn's signature. The bill would allow seriously ill Nevadans to have up to seven marijuana plants for personal use. It says a person with an ounce or less of marijuana could be charged with a misdemeanor and fined up to $600. A second offense would carry a higher fine and placement in a treatment or rehabilitation program; three-time offenders would be charged with a gross misdemeanor and pay a still- steeper fine. The Senate amended the bill to add felony charges for a fourth or subsequent possession charge. Under current Nevada law, possession of any amount of marijuana can result in felony charges leading to prison terms of one to four years. But first offenses involving small amounts are usually handled as misdemeanors, with no jail time and fines of a few hundred dollars. The bill would allow the state to seek federal permission to conduct research into whether marijuana helps ease pain, nausea or other symptoms of seriously ill patients. The bill would also allow the creation of a state registry for patients whose doctors recommend they use marijuana for medical reasons. Nevadans voted overwhelmingly in 1998 and 2000 to amend the state constitution to allow marijuana use by those suffering from cancer, AIDS, glaucoma and other painful and potentially terminal illnesses. The task of implementing the voters' mandate was left to the Legislature. Besides Nevada, voters in Arizona, Alaska, California, Colorado, Maine, Oregon and Washington have approved ballot initiatives allowing medical marijuana. In Hawaii, the legislature passed a similar law and the governor signed it last year. ANOMALOUS IMAGES AND UFO FILES http://www.anomalous-images.com <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
