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Posted: Tuesday, June 17, 2008, 9:24 AM | 26 comments |

Specter would puff if medical marijuana were legal in Pennsylvania

Dan Gross

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"If it were legalized in Pennsylvania and if I were in pain and my doctor prescribed it, then yes, absolutely I would," Arlen Specter said yesterday when I asked if he would use medical marijuana himself, to help combat his cancer.

When I asked if he would consider sparking up without it being legalized, I'd swear there was a brief smile before the senator said he was "certainly not about to say I would violate the law. Several years ago, early in his battle with cancer, Specter told me that he had considered introducing legislation supporting medical marijuana so I followed up yesterday as the Pennsylvania powerhouse addressed the Daily News Editorial Board on local, national and international affairs.

Specter's been bumping elbows with many more people lately. It's his new greeting as he can't shake hands for fear of germs while fighting cancer, of which he has completed eight of 12 rounds of chemotherapy.

Posted by Dan Gross @ 9:24 AM Permalink | 26 comments

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0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 12:30 PM, 06/17/2008

Me too, Arlen. Me too. Say...Friday at your place? I'll bring the doritos.

— Patrick M

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 12:30 PM, 06/17/2008

all weed should be legal. tax it and it'll be just like butts or alcohol. nobody kills people while high on pot.

— pieman

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 1:05 PM, 06/17/2008

Yeah Arlen!!

— Fitzy31

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0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 2:08 PM, 06/17/2008

How's your glaucoma, Dan?

— Max

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 2:23 PM, 06/17/2008

Legalize it!!! ARLEN YOU CAN LEAD THE WAY!!!!!!!

— cusoraider

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 2:49 PM, 06/17/2008

While you are legalizing MJ, how about heroine? Beware of the slippery slope.

— vhhn

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0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 5:36 PM, 06/17/2008

forreal how u gonna compare MJ to heroin???????? sorrrry big differencia mi amigo

— Will.i.Am

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 8:43 PM, 06/17/2008

There is already an organization that is gathering storm to legalize medical Cannabis in PA. See http://www.pa4mmj.org also Phillynorml.org for general local Cannabis reform efforts. Support the local groups. We will be sending letters to Specter and other representatives regarding the topic.

— PhillyNORML

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 11:30 PM, 06/17/2008

Dude, there is no way that pot will ever have any negative effect on anything that....ahhhhh, I'm sorry, I lost my train of thought, what was I saying?

— phillybob

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 6:28 AM, 06/18/2008

vhhn keeping the lie alive. If you're so concerned about marijuana leading to other drug use, I'm sure you are for making alcohol illegal. No drug impairs one's judgement than alcohol.

— MikeP

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