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Bill: Legalisation of medicinal cannabis.
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberal Party for Equality
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: September 2055
Description[?]:
| I thought that NCP was right to adress this issue, despite the way it was done. There is no reason that cannabis should not be available for medicinal purposes, though whether it is actually very useful as a medicine is another debate. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The use of cannabis for medicinal purposes.
Old value:: The legality of medicinal cannabis is established by local governments.
Current: Cannabis is legal as a sedative for patients in pain.
Proposed: Cannabis is legal as a sedative for patients in pain.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:46:17, May 18, 2005 CET | From | National Centrist Party | To | Debating the Legalisation of medicinal cannabis. |
| Message | We have had it in place on a local level for long enough to see that it has had no excessively bad effects. We will vote in favor of nationalizing this policy. |
| Date | 07:39:08, May 21, 2005 CET | From | People's Party | To | Debating the Legalisation of medicinal cannabis. |
| Message | Many communities are uncertain about the use of cannabis, especially when there are alternatives around. We shouldn't just force their - Live and Let Live should be our guiding influence in this matter... |
| Date | 19:31:44, May 21, 2005 CET | From | National Centrist Party | To | Debating the Legalisation of medicinal cannabis. |
| Message | We won't damage them by doing this the way we'll damage them by forcing casinos on them. In the case of medicines, a national policy reduces red tape and improves efficiency. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 112 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 16 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 49 |
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