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US NV: Medical Marijuana Debate Opens 14th Week Of Legislature
ccguide Monday 07 May 2001 Pubdate: Mon, 07 May 2001 Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal (NV) Copyright: 2001 Las Vegas Review-Journal Contact: Website: http://www.lvrj.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/233 Author: Brendan Riley, The Associated Press Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mmj.htm MEDICAL MARIJUANA DEBATE OPENS 14TH WEEK OF LEGISLATURE Bill Allows Ill Nevadans To Grow Own Pot CARSON CITY -- Nevada lawmakers open the 14th week of the 2001 session with a hearing today on a bill letting seriously ill Nevadans grow their own marijuana for pain relief. Assembly Bill 453, up for review in Assembly Ways and Means, also eases penalties for anyone caught with small amounts of the illegal weed. Assembly Education will review Senate Bill 289, requiring school districts to plan for and try to head off school violence; and Senate Human Resources and Facilities will consider AB634, creating a review board overseeing police within the University and Community College System of Nevada. Also today, Senate Judiciary will review AB125, which prohibits businesses from employing anyone younger than 18 to distribute promotional materials that include offers for alcoholic drinks. Assembly Health and Human Services will consider SB239, Gov. Kenny Guinn's plan for upgrading his SenioRx program, which helps seniors cover the costs of pharmaceutical drugs. And Senate Finance will continue hearings today on various budget bills, including one to ensure that Nevada's K-12 education funding matches up to the national average. On Tuesday, Assembly Judiciary will consider SB20, which would let weekend tourists pack their registered concealed weapons in Nevada for up to three days without notifying local authorities. Tourists already may come to Nevada with guns, but the guns can't be concealed. The panel will also look at SB172, removing a limitation on the number of firearms allowed on a concealed-weapons permit. Also Tuesday, the Assembly Select Committee on Energy will continue its review of proposals to allow partial deregulation and force Nevada utilities to partner with energy giants that had tried to buy in-state power plants. On Wednesday, Senate Government Affairs will review AB225, aimed at stopping public boards from meeting in small groups to circumvent Nevada's open meeting law; and AB483, improving campaign finance disclosure forms. Assembly Commerce and Labor will take up SB133, a controversial proposal to let dentists licensed in other states practice in Nevada for two years on a temporary license. Senate Judiciary will review AB370, which allows an employer to seek court injunctions to stop workplace harassment; and AB37, which increases the child support paid by divorced parents who have good-paying jobs and physical custody of their children less than half the time. Assembly Judiciary will consider SB242, which prohibits the growing, cultivating or propagating of marijuana. The measure is aimed at fixing a loophole created by a 1999 law to allow individuals to legally grow up to 99 pounds of marijuana. Also Wednesday, Assembly Health and Human Services will debate SB191, allowing parents to turn over to police, hospitals and other locations babies they otherwise might abandon. On Thursday, Senate Commerce and Labor will review AB133 which makes contractors and subcontractors responsible for repairs when construction defects are found. On Friday, Assembly Judiciary will review SB101, which ensures that bingo games at churches or senior centers don't require special gambling permits. Also Friday, Senate Government Affairs will review AB326, amending a 1985 law that requires detailed reports from local governments that spend more than $6,000 on lobbying during a legislative session. And Senate Finance Chairman Bill Raggio, R-Reno, has vowed to have budgets closed by Friday. - --- MAP posted-by: Josh Sutcliffe
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