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Connecticut on Friday became the 17th U.S. state to legalize the medical use of marijuana. The state’s Governor Dannel Malloy signed into law legislation allowing licensed physicians to certify an adult patient’s use of marijuana for medical purposes, according to a statement from the governor’s office. The new law puts in place restrictions to prevent the kind of abuse that has plagued some of the 16 other states and the District of [...] HARTFORD — The House of Representatives voted late Wednesday night to legalize marijuana for medical purposes for adults — despite a letter from the state’s top federal prosecutor saying that those growing marijuana would be violating federal law. The vote was 96-51 in favor. Patients would be required to receive a prescription from a physician to receive marijuana to relieve pain from illnesses such as cancer, glaucoma, HIV and multiple sclerosis. The bill would allow some producers to cultivate and [...] |
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