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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2008 | |
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J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N | |
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RELATING TO THE EDWARD O. HAWKINS AND THOMAS C. SLATER MEDICAL | |
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MARIJUANA ACT | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Slater, Segal, Lewiss, Handy, and Diaz | |
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Date Introduced: February 26, 2008 | |
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Referred To: House Health, Education & Welfare | |
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SECTION 1. Creation and composition of commission. – (a) There is hereby created a |
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joint commission to study and to make recommendations to the general assembly regarding the |
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merits of allowing for the licensure of non-profit medical marijuana compassion centers in Rhode |
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Island. The commission shall meet with the purpose of evaluating and making recommendations |
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regarding patients' access to medical marijuana, efficacy of compassion centers throughout the |
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country, physician participation in the medical marijuana program, the definition of qualifying |
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medical conditions, and research studies regarding the health effects of medical marijuana for |
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patients. The commission shall consist of thirteen (13) members as follows: two (2) members of |
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the House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker; one member of the House of |
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Representatives to be appointed by the House Minority Leader; two (2) members of the Senate to |
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be appointed by the Senate President; one member of the Senate to be appointed by the Senate |
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Minority Leader; one patient advocate from the Rhode Island Patient Advocacy Coalition; one |
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physician selected from a list provided by the Rhode Island Medical Society; one nurse selected |
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from a list provided by the Rhode Island State Nurses Association; two (2) registered qualifying |
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patients enrolled in the state's medical marijuana program; one registered qualified caregiver |
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enrolled in the state's medical marijuana program; and one representative of the law enforcement |
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community. |
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(b) The members of the commission shall serve without compensation, and all other |
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departments and agencies of the state government are hereby authorized and directed to cooperate |
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with the commission and to furnish such information as the commission shall require. |
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(c) The commission shall meet at the call of the Speaker, shall make its recommendations |
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to the General Assembly on or before January 31, 2009, and shall expire on February 1, 2009. |
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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OF | |
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J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N | |
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RELATING TO THE EDWARD O. HAWKINS AND THOMAS C. SLATER MEDICAL | |
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MARIJUANA ACT | |
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This joint resolution would create a thirteen (13) member joint study commission for the |
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purpose of evaluating the merits of allowing the licensure of non-profit medical marijuana |
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compassion centers in the state. The resolution would require that the commission make its |
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recommendations to the General Assembly on or before January 31, 2009, and would expire on |
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February 1, 2009. |
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