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House Votes Against Legalizing Medical Marijuana
Posted by CN Staff on March 16, 2010 at 05:51:24 PT
By Marty Swant
Source: Columbia Missourian
Jefferson City, MO --  The House shot down efforts to legalize medical marijuana during debate on a bill that would ban the fake stuff.The amendment, which popped up in the middle of a House debate to criminalize the synthetic marijuana known as K2, was voted down. But, the bill itself received first-round approval.
"Who are we to tell terminally ill patients that some substance that can provide them relief isn't good enough for them?" said Rep. Jason Holsman, D-Jackson County, one of a small group of Democrats who pushed for the measure.Holsman also said there were several other benefits to allowing limited usage of the drug. He said it would keep non-violent drug offenders out of prisons and allow the state to tax marijuana purchases."This is a way to relieve our court system, to provide relief to terminally ill patients, to trust our doctors and to raise revenue on top of it," he said.But most legislators weren't convinced of the benefits. Rep. Tim Flook, R-Liberty, said, "It's about a party, not about illness," and remained skeptical about how many patients actually would use a prescription of marijuana for legitimate medical reasons."You can look it up on YouTube, of would-be so-called patients in chronic pain in their doctor's office, joking about their fake ailment right before they get their marijuana prescription," he said.The amendment is similar to a bill filed by Rep. Kate Meiners, D-Jackson County, which has not been assigned a committee.Legislators also voted against two amendments that would require a prescription for over-the-counter medicine purchases containing pseudophedrine, a key ingredient in methamphetamine.Source: Columbia Missourian (MO)Author: Marty SwantPublished: March 15, 2010Copyright: 2010 Columbia MissourianContact: editor columbiamissourian.comURL: http://drugsense.org/url/d5J6msguWebsite: http://www.columbiamissourian.com/CannabisNews Medical Marijuana Archiveshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/list/medical.shtml 
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Comment #9 posted by Sinsemilla Jones on March 17, 2010 at 01:36:29 PT
Let 'em make meth!
"Legislators also voted against two amendments that would require a prescription for over-the-counter medicine purchases containing pseudophedrine, a key ingredient in methamphetamine."Poor Marie Antoinette was just born at the wrong time.
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Comment #8 posted by Totalrod2 on March 16, 2010 at 20:11:29 PT:
Re: Party?
You have it wrong. This is what the conservative party obviously stands for:
http://markmaynard.com/?p=7870&cpage=1
There a Facebook group called "Texas Can't Rewrite Our History Books". I've been reading a number of posts where Texans are now saying they'll take their kids out of the school system and educate them. Problem is, this is going to be nationwide.
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Comment #7 posted by RevRayGreen on March 16, 2010 at 15:52:05 PT
Rep. Tim Flook
your party is full of killjoys.
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Comment #6 posted by Vincent on March 16, 2010 at 13:40:28 PT:
Ridiculous statement
Rep. Tim Flook, R-Liberty, said, "It's about a party, not about illness".So, what's your point? 
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Comment #5 posted by Hope on March 16, 2010 at 12:24:08 PT
Plenty of troglodytes
in the Missouri Houses of Representatives, looks like.
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Comment #4 posted by Had Enough on March 16, 2010 at 11:47:14 PT
Party???
Party???“” It's about a party, not about illness,"”It’s about the party all right. The Republican Party of ‘No’...the party that serves their masters...big corp... and other organizations...at our expense...Our expense meaning...loss of life...loss of liberty...loss of the pursuit of happiness.The Republicans are supposed to represent less government interfering in your life...free enterprise...minimum taxes & fees...etc...So much for those ideals!!!Will the good citizens of Missouri vote out this creep/trader to the constitution of ‘We The People’...government ‘By the People’ government ‘For the People’...and send this corkscrew twisted mind down the road.This King is a Fink!!!
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Comment #3 posted by FoM on March 16, 2010 at 10:28:41 PT
runruff
Please don't insult my dearly loved jackasses. LOL!
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Comment #2 posted by runruff on March 16, 2010 at 09:54:37 PT
Missouri the show me state!
My grandpa said the best jackasses in the country are bred in Missouri.To bad jackasses don't make good legislators?
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Comment #1 posted by tintala on March 16, 2010 at 09:05:27 PT:
It's about a party not ill patients
hahaha.....I hope Rep. Tim Flook gets butt cancer and has to take cannabis just to keep his pills down. it's all about a party my bUTT!
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