On Tuesday, the DC City Council voted unanimously on David Catania's proposal to allow doctors to prescribe marijuana for people suffering from the symptoms of HIV, glaucoma, cancer and other diseases cited as being a "lasting disease." There will be up to eight locations around DC where patients can purchase up to four ounces of marijuana legally for medical purposes. Once Mayor Fenty signs the measure into law, the Congress must decide within 30 days if the bill is to pass. Fourteen other states already have laws allowing medical marijuana to be prescribed.
Dorothy Brizill, the executive director of D.C. Watch, a local government watchdog, told the New York Times that she is not optimistic of how the new legislation will transmit into action. She expects a fight over where to locate the dispensaries and raised concerns about medical marijuana ending up being illegally sold on the streets.
"I don't have confidence in the district's ability to carry out the regulation," Ms. Brizill said. "I hope to be proven wrong."
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Dorothy Brizill, the executive director of D.C. Watch, a local government watchdog, told the New York Times that she is not optimistic of how the new legislation will transmit into action. She expects a fight over where to locate the dispensaries and raised concerns about medical marijuana ending up being illegally sold on the streets.
"I don't have confidence in the district's ability to carry out the regulation," Ms. Brizill said. "I hope to be proven wrong."
NewsHawk: Ganjarden: 420 MAGAZINE
Source: Examiner.com
Author: Khadijah Ali-Coleman
Contact: Examiner.com
Copyright: 2010 Clarity Digital Group LLC d/b/a Examiner.com
Website: Medical marijuana in DC will be available soon if Congress does not veto
