Md. lawmakers mull legalizing medical marijuana

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ANNAPOLIS — Marylanders would be able to obtain medical marijuana in 2011 if lawmakers push through a bill that would legalize the drug for patients with “debilitating” illnesses.

“In this war on drugs, there are patients being left out on the battlefield,” said Sen. David R. Brinkley, R-Carroll County, who is sponsoring the bill with bipartisan support from one-quarter of the Senate including Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr.

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