Missouri could join roughly a dozen states that allow doctors to authorize patients to use marijuana for medical purposes.
Last week State Representative Kate Meiners (D-Kansas City) introduced House Bill 277 that would change Missouri laws regarding the classification of marijuana as a controlled substance and legalize its use for medical purposes.
In a press release Meiners notes that president-elect Barack Obama has pledged to stop the Bush administration's "persecution and
http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/CMAG/938-022~Marijuana-Posters.jpgStarting next month, residents of Michigan will be able to petition their doctor for a pot prescription of up to twelve plants. Michigan is the first non-coastal state east of the Rocky Mountains to enact such a law.Technically the policy went into effect last December after Michigan voters approved a ballot measure with 63 percent majority in the November election (it collected 250,000 more votes than
http://www.ratemyeverything.net/Illinois lawmakers (including one from Alton) recently introduced medical marijuana legislation in the state's House and Senate. And, unlike in Missouri, both of the bills have made it out of their committee hearings and are one step closer to becoming law.Via the Chi-Town Daily News:Senate Bill 1381, sponsored by Sen. William Haine (D-Alton), and co-sponsored by Sen. Iris Martinez (D-Chicago) and Sen. Jeffrey Schoenberg (D-Evanston), would create the "Compassiona
