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Lupus Awareness Day at the Capitol

        Know someone affected by Lupus?  Join us in Topeka to educate our legislators about this         disease!  We will meet at 8:30 am in room 151S at the capitol building.   Contact me for             more information.  Please join us!

Kansas Medical Marijuana Act Introduced

March 9, 2010 -- Informational presentation on medical marijuana set for March 17, 2010!

February 10, 2009 -- This week I introduced The Kansas Medical Marijuana Act (HB 2610) to the Health and Human Services Committee. It will legalize the use of marijuana with a prescription from a doctor. As a sufferer of lupus, I am very sympathetic to those with diseases such as cancer and HIV, and I think the chronically and terminally ill should be allowed to use the medicine that works best for them without having to fear being arrested or thrown in jail. This bill would set up state-registered “compassionate care centers,” where those with recommendations from doctors could safely obtain marijuana for the treatment of pain or a debilitating illness. Also this bill makes sure the money generated from medical marijuana stays in Kansas by requiring that the marijuana be grown in Kansas.

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