RI Legislature Overrides Governor's Veto Of Medical Marijuana Program

A bill to make Rhode Island's state medical marijuana program "permanent" has passed into law over the veto of Governor Donald Carcieri. The Drug War Chronicle reported on June 22, 2007 ("Rhode Island Legislature Overrides Veto to Make Law Permanent") that "On Wednesday, the Senate voted 29-4 to override, and on Thursday, the House followed suit with a lopsided 58-11 vote. Legislators last year passed a medical marijuana -- also vetoed by Carcieri and overridden -- but that law included a sunset provision. Without action by the legislature, it would have expired on June 30."

According to the Chronicle, ""The fact that this override passed by an even larger margin than the original override last year says everything you need to know about how well the law has worked, and how completely uncontroversial it's been," said Ray Warren, director of state policies for the Marijuana Policy Project. The national group worked with state residents organized into the Rhode Island Patient Advocacy Coalition to achieve victory in the legislature."

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