Politics & Government

How Do You Feel About Medical Marijuana?

A bipartisan bill has been drafted that would legalize medical uses of the drug.

State Sen. Daylin Leach, D-Montgomery and Delaware, whose 17th District includes the Norristown, Lower Merion, Radnor and Haverford school districts, is co-sponsoring a bill to legalize medical marijuana in Pennsylvania.

S.B. 1182, the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Act, would legalize the use of medical marijuana by patients with a prescription from a doctor. It is co-sponsored by state Sen. Mike Folmer, R-Lebanon. This is the first time that a medical marijuana bill introduced in the Pennsylvania state Senate has had bipartisan support.

“I would like to thank my colleague Sen. Folmer for his action on this issue and his compassion for the Pennsylvanians who need this alternative form of medicine,” Leach said. “It’s time that we help these individuals, to end their pain and to end their suffering. I invite my fellow legislators on both sides of the aisle to join us, to put politics aside, and to allow people to take advantage of the multitude of benefits this medicine has to offer.”

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Leach has introduced a medical marijuana bill each session for the past three years. 

S.B. 1182 has not yet been introduced.

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