The California legislature agreed on Wednesday to drop a proposed bill that would have allowed landlords to evict tenants for smoking medical marijuana in their homes.
The bill, proposed by Democratic Assemblyman Jim Wood from Northern California, sought to ban medical marijuana use in rented apartments, claiming that secondhand smoke is unhealthy and could seep through the windows or ventilation systems to other people’s apartments.
However, Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson, chairwoman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and other medical marijuana advocates argued that the proposed bill severely narrowed the rights of patients to use MMJ as they or their doctors see fit.
Liz Snow, spokeswoman for Jim Wood, said the assemblyman had agreed to drop the bill in view of Jackson’s concerns over medical marijuana patients, reported the LA Times.
“They had a difference of opinion regarding the effectiveness of cannabis delivery mechanisms other than smoking.” Snow said.
While the CDC says that tobacco and marijuana smoke both carry numerous cancer-causing chemicals, research efforts linking marijuana to cancer and/or lung disease have been inconclusive, said Matthew Springer, an expert on cardiovascular disease, in a University of California San Francisco publication.
Janet, a Fresno apartment dweller who asked not to have her name published, told HIGH TIMES that she cut out prescription painkillers for her carpal tunnel and a herniated disc once she began using medical marijuana several years ago.
“The threat of my landlord banning consumption of medical marijuana was a serious concern of mine,” Janet explained. “Thankfully, that is one less issue to worry about.”
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