From
Health News Headlines yesterday...
Quote:
Originally Posted by NewsBot
By Kay Henderson DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Iowa lawmakers on Thursday approved a bill that would legalize possession of a liquid, non-intoxicating form of marijuana as a treatment for severe epilepsy, sending it to Governor Terry Branstad. Iowa would join five other states with similar measures including Wisconsin and Mississippi if the Republican governor signs the bill into law, the Washington-based pro-marijuana group NORML said. The bill is "largely symbolic" because it provides no legal, in-state source for Iowa residents to obtain the substance known as cannabidiol, NORML deputy director Paul Armentano said.
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(From Yahoo Diseases) |
Unfortunately, this is a case of
bad faith law and
political pandering at its worst, and may likely do more harm than good to the very people it is ostensibly intended to help.
Quote:
Armentano said residents of Iowa would have to obtain the oil from a state where marijuana is legal, and break federal law to carry it across state lines.
"The law unfortunately will fail to provide either adequate access or adequate relief to the very patient population it is intended to serve," Armentano said.
Ibid.
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Legislators & governors
know this. There is no compassion or reason here. An argument might even be made that it's tantamount to entrapment. There are currently 21 states (and counting) where MMJ is a
reality—not just
smoke and mirrors—more than enough to model a real and effective law from.
What the cuss kind of legacy does this governor want to leave
‽
Doc