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| | The Daily Texan - Bill defends medical marijuana |
 | | Coauthored by Rep. Elliott Naishtat, D-Austin, and Rep. Terry Keel, R-Austin, the bill would create an affirmative defense to prosecution of patients who are being treated by a licensed physician, and who use marijuana to ameliorate the effects of a "bona fide" medical condition. |
 | | Naishtat said there is evidence that marijuana is beneficial to people suffering from "the chronic and debilitating pain" associated with cancer, AIDS and multiple sclerosis, as well as alleviating nausea associated with chemotherapy, eye pressure from glaucoma and muscle spasms from neurological disorders. |
 | | "Under my bill, a patient would have to prove in court that he or she was suffering from a bona fide medical condition, and that a physician had discussed or recommended marijuana as an option to alleviate the symptoms of the medical condition," he said. |
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