Key Votes
HB 6715 - Medical Use of Marijuana Bill - Key Vote
Connecticut Key Votes
Stages
- June 19, 2007 Executive Vetoed
- June 1, 2007 Senate Bill Passed
- May 23, 2007 House Bill Passed
- Feb. 22, 2007 Introduced
Family
- HB 6715 - Medical Use of Marijuana Bill
- SCR 3 - Relating to Continued Federal Funding of the Central Utah Project
Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Vetoed (Executive) - June 19, 2007
Title: Medical Use of Marijuana Bill
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (23-13) - June 1, 2007 (Key vote)
Title: Medical Use of Marijuana Bill
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill decriminalizing possession and use of limited amounts of marijuana for those with seriously debilitating diseases.
Highlights:
-Allows those diagnosed with debilitating medical conditions and their primary caregivers to possess marijuana without risk of arrest or prosecution by any state agency (Sec. 2).
-Limits the amount of marijuana allowed to four plants not taller than four feet each and one ounce of dried marijuana (Sec. 2).
-Specifies that no person with a history of marijuana possession or drug dealing be certified as a primary caretaker (Sec 2.)
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (89-58) - May 23, 2007 (Key vote)
Title: Medical Use of Marijuana Bill
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill decriminalizing possession and use of limited amounts of marijuana for those with seriously debilitating diseases.
Highlights:
-Allows those diagnosed with debilitating medical conditions and their primary caregivers to possess marijuana without risk of arrest or prosecution by any state agency (Sec. 2).
-Limits the amount of marijuana allowed to four plants not taller than four feet each and one ounce of dried marijuana (Sec. 2).
-Specifies that no person with a history of marijuana possession or drug dealing be certified as a primary caretaker (Sec 2.)
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Feb. 22, 2007
Title: Medical Use of Marijuana Bill
Committee Sponsors
- Judiciary (Sponsor)
Co-sponsors
- Penny Bacchiochi (CT - R)
- Michael A. Christ (CT - D) (Out Of Office)
- John C. Geragosian (CT - D) (Out Of Office)
- Edwin A. Gomes (CT - D) (Out Of Office)
- Mary Ann Handley (CT - D) (Out Of Office)
- Toni N. Harp (CT - D)
- Jonathan A. Harris (CT - D) (Out Of Office)
- David K. Labriola (CT - R)
- Gary Daniel LeBeau (CT - D)
- Andrew J. McDonald (CT - D) (Out Of Office)
- Russell A. Morin (CT - D)
- Walter M. Pawelkiewicz (CT - D) (Out Of Office)
- John E. Piscopo (CT - R)
- Edith G. Prague (CT - D) (Out Of Office)
- Melissa Riley (CT - D) (Out Of Office)
- Christopher R. Stone (CT - D) (Out Of Office)
- Kathleen M. 'Kathy' Tallarita (CT - D) (Out Of Office)
- Patricia M. Widlitz (CT - D)
