As A Record Number of States Move Forward With Medical Marijuana Programs, DC Rolls Back Patient Rights
Medical marijuana programs are gaining momentum across the country. Yet, while Pennsylvania just became the twenty-fourth state with a comprehensive medical marijuana program, the District of Columbia is working to roll back patients' rights and criminalize consumption.
This week, the Council of the District of Columbia is scheduled to vote on final passage on a bill that would ban all marijuana consumption (in any form) in all places (public or private) to which the public is invited. Meaning, in practice, marijuana consumption will be banned everywhere other than private residences. Any individual who consumes marijuana beyond a private residence will be guilty of public consumption, a criminal misdemeanor punishable by up to 60 days in jail. This legislation goes so far as to require the Mayor to revoke the certificate of occupancy of any facility where the public is invited when a single patron is caught consuming marijuana...
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