ATTENTION: ALL ELIGIBLE U.S. VOTERS - FEDERALLY DECRIMINALIZE MARIJUANA! [H.R. 5843]

i'm glad its finally been done. i visit norml frequently and i've sent emails to the reps for medical marijuana in texas and for the decrim of 2 oz or less. i got a letter in the mail from the representative thanking me for taking interest in HB 902 the one for medical marijuana in texas. i was very surprised to say the least.

i'm glad its finally been done. i visit norml frequently and i've sent emails to the reps for medical marijuana in texas and for the decrim of 2 oz or less. i got a letter in the mail from the representative thanking me for taking interest in HB 902 the one for medical marijuana in texas. i was very surprised to say the least

edit house bill 902 is for the decrim of marijuana in texas. sorry

you might want to read up on that bill again.

here is the first part of it:

81R639 CAE-D

By: Dutton H.B. No. 902



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT
relating to the penalties for possession of two ounces or less of
marihuana and to the issuance of an occupational driver's license.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 481.121, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsections (c) and
(d) to read as follows:
(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is:
(1) a Class C misdemeanor if the amount of marihuana
possessed is one ounce or less, except as provided by Subsection
(c);
(2) a Class B misdemeanor if the amount of marihuana
possessed is two ounces or less but more than one ounce;
(3) [(2)] a Class A misdemeanor if the amount of
marihuana possessed is four ounces or less but more than two ounces;

from what i can gather, it says that 1 oz. or less will be a class C (fine of up to $500 with no chance of jail time) but more than 1 and less than 2 is still a class B.

at least that's what i gather from it.

and there is no bill in the texas house of reps. for medicinal marijuana. there is HB 164, which protects doctors that recommend a patient use cannabis as a medicine.

here is the entire bill.


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT
relating to the medical use of marihuana.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 481.121, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read as follows:
(c) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under
Subsection (a) that the person possessed the marihuana as a patient
of a physician licensed to practice medicine in this state pursuant
to the recommendation of that physician for the amelioration of the
symptoms or effects of a bona fide medical condition.
(d) An agency, including a law enforcement agency, of this
state or a political subdivision of this state may not initiate an
administrative, civil, or criminal investigation into a physician
licensed to practice medicine in this state on the ground that the
physician discussed marihuana as a treatment option with a patient
of the physician or made a written or oral statement that, in the
physician's opinion, the potential benefits of marihuana would
likely outweigh the health risks for a particular patient.
SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 164, Occupations Code, is
amended by adding Section 164.0525 to read as follows:
Sec. 164.0525. MEDICAL USE OF MARIHUANA. A physician may
not be denied any right or privilege or be subject to any
disciplinary action solely for making a written or oral statement
that, in the physician's professional opinion, the potential
benefits of marihuana would likely outweigh the health risks for a
particular patient.
SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act.
An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is
covered by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and the
former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of
this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of
this Act if any element of the offense was committed before that
date.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.


i like the attitude and enthusiasm. i hope you put it to good use in the fight to either get medicinal marijuana or to get it decriminalized!


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Originally Posted by veggii

this is why cannabis is still illegal,most everyone in the US is
too scard to stand up and say "I want legal cannabis!".
we have to tell our congress or it will stay illegal.


:hippy: :hippy: :hippy:

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agreed. Thanks for the heads up man. Sent a letter. I will be calling tomorrow.

if i'm not mistaken that bill no longer is on the books. it was proposed in a previous session of congress. any bill not passed into law are taken off of the books.

often it will be reintroduced by committee members but it will be under a new number.

you can keep track of them here.


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Quote:

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Originally Posted by headshake

if i'm not mistaken that bill no longer is on the books. it was proposed in a previous session of congress. any bill not passed into law are taken off of the books.

often it will be reintroduced by committee members but it will be under a new number.

you can keep track of them here.


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Well that's depressing and very discouraging to those (including myself) who tried a number of times to get in contact with these congress men and women to get our point across.

Ugh.

The newest version of this bill is HR 2943.

H.R. 2943: Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009 (GovTrack.us)

thanks dadrone! good looking out!


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just doing my part to keep this at the top of message boards
has this bill gone through?
id like to see if it is and i would like to see my own government do something similar as my mam is a "patient" only weed is illegal in any form here i had a joint taken off me a couple of weeks ago lol
:rastasmoke:

Just sent a message to my rep and I'm crossing my fingers! Also told a few friends about it and they sent messages to our rep, so I've done my part for sure :dance: