Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Legislature Lawmakers Refuse Even to Think About Medical Marijuana
Posted by Jeff Woods on Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 12:59 PM
Under this legislation, the state would license farmers to grow cannabis at tightly restricted compounds, then sell prescribed doses through pharmacies to alleviate the pain and suffering of the sick and dying. Tennessee would join 14 other state-run medical-marijuana programs either under way or in development in this country.
Rep. Jeanne Richardson, D-Memphis, realized her bill wouldn’t pass the House Health Committee. But she thought she could persuade the committee to send it to the state Board of Pharmacy for a year of study.
“This is very important to the people of this state who are sick and dying and suffering that this get a fair hearing and consideration, I think we owe that to them,” she said.
Instead, the committee voted 12-9 today against the study, and Richardson quickly postponed her legislation to keep it alive—at least theoretically.
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I don't take the grass, but I'm all for legalizing it. Our budget problems would literally cease overnight. There'd be a surplus, and we could get 2 more football teams!
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Was the vote today?
I just think it is ironic that Tennessee votes down a marijuana bill on 4/20.
if you could attach carrying a gun to smoking weed, you might get a bill passed.
Why would we waste TN taxpayer's money on studying whether to legalize pot when there are plenty of other (legal) alternatives for people with legitimate medical issues.
And I really hope the guy who said it would solve our budget problems was being sarcastic.
close call. for a second there, i thought for sure the world was going to think we were intelligent, compassionate and progressive people. finally i can put my overalls back on, take off my shoes and watch hee-haw. haven't the studies already been done by the other states where med. marj. is legal?
It's a funny thing that Tennessee voted on 4-20 to kill their latest medical marijuana bill in committee. Tennessee will continue to make laws that cause their dollars to fly out of the state. I'm sure the current administration has no problem with that. Enjoy the continued prohibition, Tennesseans... after all, what could be more (or less, depending on what you think American is) American?
Too bad being out-of-touch with reality isn't painful...a$$holes.
I have yet to hear a reasonable argument against legalization.
Lets see. Reasonable arguments against legalization. Well -- it smells funny. Or -- it leads to harder stuff. Using it interferes with short term memory. Could, maybe, possibly, lead to cancer -- don't know for sure there. People call it the 'killer weed'. Will make you an addict. Have I missed any? Should be barred, banned, burned and anybody who partakes should be locked up, have his ass kicked and his tobacco taken away from him.
Bunch of wimps. They don't want to be seen as "soft on drugs" by allowing a study. Of coures, the study will show what most already know: It has medical benefits not available via other means; 14 other states are doing it with no known ill effects; it would rasise some much-needed revenue; etc... As usual, TN will be the last on that bandwagon. Know if we could somehow show that smoking pot reduces abortions or inclines one to get a handgun carry permit, now then we'd see some action!
Fourteen other states found a reason to leagalize it, it is still the largest cash crop by far for the state, the only people who are totally against it are the ones that havent actually tried it. Sam - it "smells funny" so does your underwear, i bet not attempts been made make them illegal. "it leads to harder stuff" - actually not true, studies show no link between it and other drug use, this is a fear tactic thats been used for decades and taught in schools to persude short sighted indiviudals like yourself from even think about using it, "short term memory issues" call me an idiot but Im sure one suffering with cancer or other painful life conditions daily as they die could care less if they loose their short term memory. "Leads to cancer" again not true, infact studies show it can actually help prevent lung cancer. "Make you an addict" again, wrong. Habit forming yes, addictive no...so by your argument here we would need to make almost all drugs prescribed by doctors illegal since most of them are addictive?!?!..."Should be barred, banned, burned and anybody who partakes should be locked up, have his ass kicked and his tobacco taken away from him" - really? You think we can build enough jails for all the people we are gonna round up and put behind bars? Haven't we tried this approach for decades to no avail? How many lives, how many families have been ruined because of the CURRENT ILLEGAL STATUS of THIS PLANT? In hind sight i would educate myself a little bit Sam prior to opening my mouth. We are talking about considering it for medical conditions requiring doctors perscription, not making it so we have a pusher on every corner forcing stuck up individuals yourself take a puff...although in your case, and others like as well, i would welcome the sight and see what argument you have after realizing that its effects are less than what one has after a few drinks at a local establishment. You need to lighten up. Let those in pain with suffering be given a choice to make what little bit of life they have left as comfortable as possible, or is that too much to ask to show a little compasion for your fellow man? We have tried the "illegal" approach. It simply doesnt work.
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