Some argue that this is just legalizing pot for anyone to grow and use, but in accordance with the bill only people with expressed permission from a physician are protected by this law. When the law was passed, the Clinton administration and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) acted quickly, concerned that Proposition 215 was the first step to legalizing pot for everyone. ... But after these law suits were filed, letter from mayors and other California officials were sent to President Clinton urging him to call off his legal actions. ...

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The lawsuit was filed January 14, weeks after several advisors of the Clinton Administration made a public response to Proposition 215 (which would, were it to pass, make it legal for doctors to discuss and recommend marijuana to their patients) at a December 30 press conference. ... Representative Barney Frank (a democrat from Massachusetts) introduced H.R. 1782, a bill which would also attempt to move medicinal marijuana from schedule I to schedule II, eliminating federal restrictions. This bill would not change state laws, allowing individual communities to determine for themselves whethe...

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The Clinton Administration did away with it in 1992, grand fathering the original twelve, but not allowing anybody else to get pot from the government (MPP Home page 1"). ... For example, in 1981, a federal medical marijuana bill was proposed. The bill gained 74 co-sponsors, but was still terminated ("MPP Homepage 1"). ...

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Legalization of marijuana is a highly debated issue in today's society. While some would believe that the law should remain unchanged, many would disagree and say that it is time for a change. Marijuana is a very misunderstood drug that is thought of as dangerous and gateway when in fact it is in ...

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Since the 1960s the plant species Cannabis sativa L., also known as marijuana, has been the topic of much controversy, being illegal, in its medicinal and recreational implementations. The reasons for its illegality, however, are just not sound enough, when they are compared to the potential positiv...

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