Proponents of the Medical Marijuana Initiative yesterday submitted what they said were about 40,000 petition signatures to the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics, the first step toward getting the issue on the ballot in the November election. Approval of the ballot initiative would allow doctors to give patients permission to grow and use marijuana for medicinal purposes. There will be a 10-day period during which opponents can challenge signatures on the petition. D.C. voters approved a similar measure in 1998, but Rep. Robert L. Barr Jr. (R-Ga.) introduced an amendment in Congress to block its implementation. In March, a federal court struck down Barr's amendment, but the Bush administration plans to appeal the decision. The Marijuana Policy Project, based in the District, estimates that more than 1,000 patients with HIV, glaucoma, cancer and other medical problems would benefit from legalized marijuana use. Nine states have legalized marijuana for medical purposes. Pubdate: Tue, 09 Jul 2002 Source: Washington Post (DC) Webpage: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41844-2002Jul8.html Section: Metro, In Brief, The District Copyright: 2002 The Washington Post Company Contact: letters@washpost.com Website: http://www.washingtonpost.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/491 Author:Avram Goldstein, Justin Blum, Yolanda Woodlee, Debbi Wilgoren and Ylan Q. Mui, the Associated Press and Reuters Cited: Marijuana Policy Project (www.mpp.org)
www.dcboee.org Found the above link....site's server was recently given an 'Apache' enema......and suffers as a result. I'll do some more wading thru the BS.
thanks for digging through all the poo for me roach....if only the media gave these issues decent coverage....its a shame