Hillary Clinton Pledges to End Medical Marijuana Raids; McCain Flip-Flops

Tuesday, July 17 2007 @ 01:31 PM EDT
Edited by: Michael Hess

BBSNews 2007-07-17 -- MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE (GSMM) - Two prominent
presidential contenders have moved in opposite directions on the issue
of federal attacks on medical marijuana patients, as America's second
largest cancer charity, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, came out
strongly for protection of medical marijuana patients. Democratic
frontrunner Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) called for an end to federal
raids in states where medical use of marijuana is legal, while Sen. John
McCain (R-AZ) backtracked on an earlier promise to end the raids.

During a Manchester campaign on July 13, Len Epstein, a volunteer for
Granite Staters for Medical Marijuana (GSMM), told Sen. Clinton, "Twelve
states allow medical marijuana, but the Bush administration continues to
raid patients," to which she responded, "Yes, I know. It's terrible."
Epstein then asked, "Would you stop the federal raids?" Sen. Clinton
responded firmly, "Yes, I will."

The following day in Claremont, Sen. McCain held a town hall meeting at
which he was asked about his stance on medical marijuana. When asked in
April about ending the medical marijuana raids, McCain had responded, "I
will let states decide that issue."

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