keeping up with the cuts and pastes trend :p pa pot reform.

Oh no I didnt..
WILKES-BARRE-- State Rep. Mark Cohen is hoping to put forth a bill next month that would legalize medical marijuana in Pennsylvania. Cohen says there is enough scientific evidence and enough public support to get the measure passed.

Cohen believes legalizing the drug for medical purposes would help treat patients of cancer and AIDS and bring in $25 million a year into state coffers.

A dozen other states have have passed similar laws on medical marijuana and all have run into some form of difficulty in it's implementation.

Critics say the American Medical Association says there is very little medical value in marijuana. The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has even linked marijuana use as a major risk in causing a certain type of testicular cancer.

How would Cohen's bill be written? How would prescriptions for marijuana be handled? How much could a person legally have? Is marijuana a gateway drug and will this measure lead to more problems? With other legal pain killers available, does marijuana really need to be legalized?

WYOU Interactive discusses the issues with Rep. Cohen and Allen St. Pierre of NORML.

Contact State Rep's Here http://www.legis.state.pa.us/ :leaving:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ8X6qTA5cE&feature=related

I think you're all fucked in the head. We're ten hours from the fucking fun park and you want to bail out. Well I'll tell you something. This is no longer a vacation. It's a quest. It's a quest for fun. I'm gonna have fun and you're gonna have fun. We're all gonna have so much fucking fun we'll need plastic surgeory to remove our godamn smiles. You'll be whistling 'Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dah' out of you're assholes!

I gotta be crazy! I'm on a pilgrimage to legalize marijuana. Praise Marijuana! Holy Shit!:smilielol5:

 

cool.

wilkes-barre is like 20 minutes from here too.

 

heres another..

State Rep. Mark Cohen of Philadelphia said yesterday he hoped to introduce a bill next month to legalize the medical use of marijuana in Pennsylvania. "There is obviously no consensus on legalizing marijuana, but there is a widespread consensus on legalizing medical marijuana," the Democrat said. "I think there is a solid scientific case and there is overwhelming popular support."
Cohen expects his bill to "emulate" legislation being considered by New Jersey's Assembly after passage by the state Senate.
The New Jersey measure would let registered patients suffering from cancer, multiple sclerosis and other illnesses grow marijuana plants for medical use or buy the drug at a licensed center. Gov. Corzine said he'd sign the bill.
Cohen, whose district is mostly in Northeast Philadelphia, expects his bill not only to require prescriptions, but to set forth a plan for regulating distribution and sales.
More study, including input from state officials, would be needed to determine the best setup, whether that involves using existing state stores and pharmacies or new providers.
"I think it can easily raise $25 million a year in taxes," said Cohen.
Next month, Michigan will join a dozen other states, including California, that have legalized the medical use of marijuana.
In recent years, there has been little talk of such a move in the Pennsylvania legislature.
Some physicians and patients say that other medications can be even more dangerous, Cohen said.
"I'm aware of potential dangers that abuse can cause, but all prescription drugs can also be abused," he said.

 

people might get addicted to pot instead of oxys and vicodin

this would be awesome, as i'm right across the border in NY