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Date: Thu, 9 Jan 1997 12:45:52 -0500
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Source:  http://www.gateway-va.com/pages/staterul/internet/1997brhl.htm
          1/9/97 12:06 AM
          Briefs and highlights from the General Assembly
          By The Associated Press
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          Del. Jay Katzen said he will propose legislation
          repealing a little-known state law that allows doctors
          to prescribe marijuana for cancer and glaucoma patients.
          The General Assembly passed the law in 1979, but even
          its sponsor -- Rep. Rick Boucher -- said last week that
          he had no recollection of it. Other state and law
          enforcement officials said they were not aware of the
          law.
          ''I just don't want marijuana out there,'' said Katzen,
          R-Warrenton.
          He said other drugs can be used for cancer and glaucoma
          patients.
          Katzen said his proposal is not intended to burnish his
          resume for his bid for the Republican nomination for
          lieutenant governor this year.
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