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Law Enforcement Input Means Significant Changes to Medical Marijuana Bill
Advocates to Announce Press Conference Scheduled to Explain Bill Amendments
CONTACT: John Walker, Illinois Compassion Access Network, (847) 769-1772
SPRINGFIELD, IL. – After a meeting with law enforcement officials to address their specific objections to Illinois' medical marijuana bill, advocates will announce significant changes to the legislation in a Wednesday press conference at the statehouse.
The amendments, adopted earlier this month, reflect what bill proponents said they hope is a shared goal: to allow safe, legal access to medical marijuana for suffering Illinoisans who have a doctor's recommendation while ensuring police and prosecutors aren't hindered in enforcing laws involving illicit marijuana use.
At the press conference, patients will also unveil their latest effort to convince legislators to support the medical marijuana bill under consideration in both chambers of the General Assembly:
personal online video testimonies. For the past month, seriously ill Illinoisans – many of whom cannot travel to Springfield – have been sending the videos to their elected representatives so that they can explain the urgency of passing a sensible medical marijuana law in their own words.
Examples of these videos – which average about 2 minutes each – are available online here: www.illinoiscan.com/videos.html
- WHAT: Press conference explaining changes to the medical marijuana bill requested by law enforcement officials
- WHO: The following people are scheduled to appear at the press conference: o Zale Glauberman, veteran Springfield lobbyist o Julie Falco of Chicago, a multiple sclerosis patient who uses medical marijuana with a doctor's recommendation
- WHEN: Wednesday, April 30 at 9:15 a.m.
- WHERE: State Capitol Press Blue Room
The Senate medical marijuana bill is expected to reach the Senate floor within weeks.
Copies of some of the patient video testimonies will be available on CD for members of the press.
