Below is the up-to-date situation for states where the legal use of medical marijuana for certain medical conditions is pending. This information is current as of June 2010.
| State | Relevant Bill | Summary of Law | Current Situation |
| Alabama | HB207 | Must have debilitating medical condition as diagnosed by physician. | Passed by committee and put before full house in January 1010 |
| Arizona | Arizona Medical Marijuana Act | Patients must ‘qualify’ to use medical marijuana. Registry and dispensaries to be established | To appear on ballot for general election in November 2010 |
| Delaware | SB94 | Indemnity from state criminal laws for qualifying patients | Introduced to Senate June 23 2009 |
| District of Columbia | B18-662 | Introduction of program to, “regulate the manufacture, cultivation, distribution, dispensing, purchase, delivery, sale, possession, and administration of medical marijuana and the manufacture, possession, purchase, sale, and use of paraphernalia. The Program shall be administered by the Mayor.” | Unanimous approval by Council on May 4 2010. Now in Congressional Review Period (June 2010) |
| Illinois | HB2514/SB1381 | Patients diagnosed by physician to register with Dept of Public Health | Put before Rules Committee on April 3 2009 and passed third reading before Senate Public Health Committee by very slim margin on May 27 2009 |
| Massachusetts | HB2160 | Approval by physician then registration with Department of Public Health | Public hearing on May 16 2009 and referred for study |
| Missouri | HB1670 | Marijuana to be allowed for medicinal purposes under certain conditions | Introduced January 14 2010 and referred to Health Care Policy Committee May 14 2010 |
| New York | AO9016/ SO4041B | Legalizes the possession, manufacture, use, delivery, transfer, transport or administration of marihuana by a certified patient or designated caregiver for a certified medical use.” Sets possession limits of 2.5 ounces; establishes registry identification card program | Now before the Ways and Means Committee, June 8 2010. Before Senate Finance Committee, March 23 2010 |
| North Carolina | H1380 | Immunity from state criminal laws for qualified patients | Passed first House reading and now before Committee on Health (since April 2009) |
| Ohio | HB478 | Registration program to be established that will allow patients to grow and possess limited amount of marijuana | Introduced to the House April 7 2010 |
| Pennsylvania | HB1393/SB1350 | Repeals provisions of law prohibiting and penalizing use of marijuana. | Before Health and Services Committee April 2008 and referred to Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee May 4 2010 |
| South Dakota | Initiated Measure 13 | An Act to provide safe access to medical marijuana for certain qualified persons. | To appear on ballot for general election November 2010 |
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WHAT IS GOING ON IN NEW YORK FOR 2013? HOW CLOSE ARE WE TO LEGALIZE MEDICAL MARIJUANA? Will it be anytime soon!!!! I need help in upstate new York!!
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Check out the new Phototron http://www.growlifeinc.com/growopp. You can have your medicine for roughly 50 dollars per month with this unit and get rid of the hassles.
Just something for everyone’s concern, this new sysnthetic THC product being pushed to the public could may well be a gimmick or dirty tactic to upset the legalization movement. It reeks of Republican type chikanery or a pharma industry move against pot.
Pass this on, I know for myself, a pure smokey supporter, have no interest in smoking anything that is not pure weed or made in someone’s bathtub lab, but I think this is a political move folks, Up in arms against this kind of anti freedom tactics. Ring the bells folks, let’s keep this clean.
I have extreme depression and anxiety. I’ve been an shut in for over 12 years in my state this drug is illegal, yet subjecting me to a variety of barely approved f.d.a. drugs isn’t.
I’ve developed seizures, hallucinations and liver failure-on approved regulations. I almost died 3 times. You tell me AR. is in the bible belt. I pray the next thing they try to cure my anxiety over being sexually, physically and mentally abused dosen’t kill me or lead to some crack house to get weed that will!