MEDIA ADVISORY
MARCH 17, 2010
Medical Marijuana Bill to Be Debated by Senate Committee on Thursday
SB 627 Would Allow Seriously Ill Patients to Use Medical Marijuana With Doctor’s Recommendation
CONTACT: Mike Meno, MPP assistant director of communications …… 202-905-2030 or mmeno@mpp.org
ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND— Tomorrow, on Thursday, March 18, the state Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee will receive testimony on SB 627, a bill that would make Maryland the 15th state in the nation to have an effective medical marijuana law. Sponsored by Frederick County Republican Sen. David Brinkley, the bill would allow pharmacies or other state-regulated outlets to dispense medical marijuana to patients who receive a recommendation from their doctor. The bipartisan bill is cosponsored by Senate President Mike Miller, Minority Leader Allan Kittleman, Minority Whip Nancy Jacobs, and Deputy Majority Leader Robert Garigiola, among others.
WHAT: Hearing on SB 627, a medical marijuana bill in Maryland
WHERE: 2 East, Miller Senate Building, 11 Bladen Street, Annapolis, MD
WHEN: Thursday, March 18, at 1 p.m. (Please note that 11 bills are scheduled for the 1:00 p.m. hearing and we don’t know what order they will be called in.)
WHO: Patients, advocates and others will testify
The House Judiciary and Health and Government Operations committees heard testimony Feb. 26 on HB 712, companion legislation sponsored by Del. Dan Morhaim (D-Baltimore County), an E.R. physician, and cosponsored by 47 other delegates. Several doctors, patients and advocates spoke in support of the bill during the previous hearing, and a similar turnout is expected Thursday.
With more than 124,000 members and supporters nationwide, the Marijuana Policy Project is the largest marijuana policy reform organization in the United States. For more information, please visit www.mpp.org.
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