Rabbi Eric Cytryn: PA HB 1393 medical marijuana hearings

12/2/2009 The PA House Health and Human Services Committee held the historic first hearings on medical marijuana in the Commonwealth. Public testimony on HB 1393 The Barry Busch Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act was heard for over three hours. The Jewish Social Policy Action Network (JSPAN) brought an extremely well versed panel to present in favor of the bill. They included the respected conservative Rabbi Eric Cytryn of Harrisburg.

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[jacob7207]

I'm from Philly Pa originally. I live in LA California now. MM out here is like South Street in Philly in the 90's, everyone is doing it. Seriously, this would be a good thing for Pa. People back east in the Keystone State need to chill out and shit getting all mad and hostile over nothing. It would free up more work space for the law enforcement officials to attend to more pertinent matters. Pa is a very green state in the summer. More Cannabis in PA would mean cleaner air in the summer.

[Hulex]

Yes.

[wcdfilms]

Just look at the woman in the background shake her head. People like me need marijuana for medical purposes. I have depression, an anxiety disorder, insomnia and many more problems. I have come to realize by having all of these illnesses that Marijuana is indeed a medicine. You cannot tell me that it is not when I have experienced it first hand, and I do not want to take pills for all of my problems. Pills can be addicting and overall very deadly. Thumbs up so my post is not lost!

[zzzzdreamzzz]

Matthew Baker District office 570-724-1390 harrisburg office 717-772-5371

that is the number of the "man" who said and i quote, i don't think people in pa want it legal. call, let your voice be heard.

[911LIARS]

@GameICY You are so right & our laws are so draconian its Disgusting, Imagine 63% of the DEA Budget goes towards hunting down those dangerous Violent Pot smokers & Dealers!

[GameICY]

Well said Rabbi, ask your pals how they feel about using hemp bio-fuel instead of importing Muslim oil and ask them if they would approve using hemp in place of wood (trees) "One acre of annually grown hemp may spare up to four acres of forest from the current practice of clear cutting I urge anyone who opposes this bill to please do some research on this plant and it history, Google "history of hemp video" and watch for starters. Big Oil Lobbied to make this plant illegal, do YOU trust them?