MrFixit
June 5th, 2007, 12:42 PM
Patients Tell Lawmakers: Fix Governor's Mistake, Override Medical Marijuana Veto
PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND — Patients and health care advocates reacted swiftly to yesterday's veto by Gov. Donald Carcieri (R) of legislation to make the Edward O. Hawkins and Thomas C. Slater Medical Marijuana Act permanent, urging legislators to override the action. If the General Assembly fails to override the veto, the law will expire June 30.
Michael Oliver of Barrington, who uses medical marijuana to relieve the devastating symptoms of Crohn's disease, said, "I don't understand why the governor wants to put me in jail for using the medicine that has given me back a normal life. I can only hope the legislature will override this cruel, pointless veto."
http://www.mpp.org/site/apps/nl/content2.asp?c=glKZLeMQIsG&b=1157875&ct=3937967
PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND — Patients and health care advocates reacted swiftly to yesterday's veto by Gov. Donald Carcieri (R) of legislation to make the Edward O. Hawkins and Thomas C. Slater Medical Marijuana Act permanent, urging legislators to override the action. If the General Assembly fails to override the veto, the law will expire June 30.
Michael Oliver of Barrington, who uses medical marijuana to relieve the devastating symptoms of Crohn's disease, said, "I don't understand why the governor wants to put me in jail for using the medicine that has given me back a normal life. I can only hope the legislature will override this cruel, pointless veto."
http://www.mpp.org/site/apps/nl/content2.asp?c=glKZLeMQIsG&b=1157875&ct=3937967