SR 258 — A Resolution urging the Congress of the United States to amend the Controlled Substances Act by rescheduling marijuana in order to protect the right under the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of participants in a state-sanctioned medical marijuana program to legally own a firearm and further consider whether marijuana has a proven medical purpose.

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1684258 THE2018 GENERALINTRODUCED ASSEMBLYBY OFWILLIAMS, PENNSYLVANIAFOLMER, SENATECOSTA AND HUGHES, JANUARY 26, 2018 REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 26, 2018 A RESOLUTION SessionUrging the Congress of No.the United States to amend the Controlled substance and to recognize the proven medical purposes oflled marijuana.

258 2018 INTRODUCED BY WILLIAMS, FOLMER, COSTA, HUGHES, STREET AND SCHWANK, JANUARY 26, 2018 AS AMENDED, APRIL 23, 2018 A RESOLUTION UrgSubstances Act to remove marijuana as a Schedule I controlled <-- substance and to recognize the proven medical purposes of marijuana.

BY RESCHEDULING MARIJUANA IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE <-- RIGHT UNDER THE SECOND AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF PARTICIPANTS IN A STATE-SANCTIONED MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM TO LEGALLY OWN A FIREARM AND FURTHER CONSIDER WHETHER MARIJUANA HAS A PROVEN MEDICAL PURPOSE.

and WHEREAS, Current Federal law restricting possession of a LEGALLY OWNED firearm by marijuana users in states which have <-- legalized its use PARTICIPANTS IN STATE-SANCTIONED MEDICAL <-- MARIJUANA PROGRAMS creates contradictory legal standards;

and WHEREAS, Carving out a special exception for marijuana users <-- to own firearms while marijuana remains classified as a Schedule I controlled substance would create special protections for some federally illegal drug users while preserving restrictions on others;

and WHEREAS, In order to create a cohesive and unified system among the states, including states which have not legalized the medical use of marijuana, the Federal Government must choose to either ignore the prohibition on MEDICAL marijuana users owning <-- firearms or reschedule marijuana to permit its medical use;

therefore be it ANDRESOLVED, <--That WHEREAS,the RESCHEDULINGSenate MARIJUANAof UNDERthe THECommonwealth CONTROLLEDof SUBSTANCESPennsylvania ACTurge WILLthe PROTECTCongress THEof RIGHTthe UNDERUnited THEStates SECONDto AMENDMENTamend OFthe THEControlled CONSTITUTIONSubstances OFAct THEto UNITEDremove STATESmarijuana OFas PARTICIPANTSa INSchedule AI 20180SR0258PN1684controlled -substance 2and -to STATE-SANCTIONEDrecognize MEDICALthe MARIJUANAproven PROGRAMmedical TOpurposes OWNof FIREARMSmarijuana; WHILE PRESERVING RESTRICTIONS ON OTHERS;

THEREFOREand BEbe ITit further RESOLVED, That thea Senatecopy of thethis Commonwealthresolution ofbe Pennsylvaniatransmitted urgeto 20180SR0258PN1439 - 2 - the CongressPresident of the United StatesStates, to amend the Controlledpresiding Substancesofficers Actof toeach removehouse marijuanaof asCongress a Schedule I controlled <-- substance and to recognizeeach themember provenof medicalCongress purposesfrom ofPennsylvania. marijuana;

and20180SR0258PN1439 be- it3 further- BY RESCHEDULING MARIJUANA IN ORDER <-- TO PROTECT THE RIGHT UNDER THE SECOND AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF PARTICIPANTS IN A STATE- SANCTIONED MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM TO LEGALLY OWN A FIREARM AND FURTHER CONSIDER WHETHER MARIJUANA HAS ANY PROVEN MEDICAL PURPOSE;

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to the President of the United States, the presiding officers of each house of Congress and to each member of Congress from Pennsylvania.

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