This afternoon, the spokesperson for Project Dignity in the House of Representatives, Lisie J. Burgos Muñiz, participated in the Final Consideration hearing on the House 152 Project, which seeks to amend Law 42-2017, known as the Law to Manage the Study, Development and Research of the Cannabis for Innovation, Applicable Standards and Limits, “Medicinal Law”.
This law seeks to ensure that employers do not discriminate against employees who are medical cannabis patients, in both the public and private sectors.
“From the first day that the measure began to be considered raising the flag about the adverse implications that this project could have on the labor sector. The way the legislative piece is drafted is ambiguous, unconstitutional and has vague flaws,” he said. Burgos Muñiz.
The spokeswoman for Project Dignidad said she had requested that additional hearings be held on February 26, “so that the feelings of experts in Human Behavior, Mental Health, Addictions could be heard,” but her request was not granted. was attended to.
“I did not reach the legislature alone, I represent a large sector of the conservative town that decided to make pineapple with Project Dignity because precisely I was tired of not being considered when legislating” explained Burgos Muñiz.
Representative Burgos Muñiz submitted amendments that sought to protect the rights set forth in the Constitutional Provisions of the Separation of Church and State and the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America. These amendments were also aimed at protecting Educational Institutions, for-profit or non-profit corporations, and Faith-Based Community Organizations. These amendments tabled were not approved in the vote on the Final Consideration hearing held today.
“We are struck by the fact that New York City has a population of approximately 9 million and with about 40 Medicinal Cannabis Dispensaries, while in Puerto Rico, with 2/3 less than the population of the City of New York, already has 127 Dispensaries and 200 awaiting graduation.Another surprising fact is that most people certified as Medicinal Cannabis patients in Puerto Rico are in the line of 21 to 30 years of age. “Age, followed closely by the population from 31 to 40. It is outrageous how this piece of legislation has been assessed. These statistics are truly worrying,” Burgos Muñiz said.
“It cannot be that in Puerto Rico we continue to legislate to protect only the economic interests of a sector, without taking into account the implications that measures like these will have on, the already affected, mental health and poor economic development of our people. This legislation, without going through a rigorous process, is an imposition that will end up affecting all sectors of our society “concluded the also president of the Commission of Social Welfare, People with Disabilities and Older Adults.
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