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Asheville Lawmaker Introduces MMJ Bill
Posted by CN Staff on April 02, 2011 at 14:47:36 PT
By Nanci Bompey
Source: Asheville Citizen-Times
Raleigh, N.C. -- A local state lawmaker introduced a bill this week that would make it legal to grow and use marijuana for medical purposes. Rep. Patsy Keever, D-Buncombe, is one of three primary sponsors of the North Carolina Medical Cannabis Act filed on Thursday.The legislation would allow patients with debilitating medical conditions to use marijuana to alleviate their symptoms. It would set up a system for operating medical cannabis centers and growing marijuana for medical use.
Keever said marijuana has proved to be a good, affordable pain reliever for people who suffer from chronic illnesses or are undergoing cancer treatments. She said the state could also make money from growing it.“We're not saying that we want everyone smoking weed,” Keever said. “We want people to be alleviated from their pain.”Medical use and cultivation of marijuana is legal in 15 states and the District of Columbia, but no Southern states have legalized the drug for medical use.Similar medical marijuana bills introduced in North Carolina have gained little traction. Previous legislation introduced in past sessions never made it to the floor.A recent vote by the state House to ban synthetic marijuana gives a good indication of how the bill will do, said Charles Thomas, a former state lawmaker and current chief of staff for Speaker of the House Thom Tillis, R-Mecklenburg. Snipped  Complete Article: http://drugsense.org/url/g3t82zpkSource: Asheville Citizen-Times (NC)Author: Nanci BompeyPublished: April 2, 2011Copyright: 2011 Asheville Citizen-TimesWebsite: http://www.citizen-times.com/Contact: http://drugsense.org/url/sHhAacO8CannabisNews  Medical Marijuana Archiveshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/list/medical.shtml
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Comment #3 posted by Universer on April 05, 2011 at 19:10:22 PT
Nonetheless a Good Sign
"Southern states have legalized the drug for medical use."Note their capitalization of "Southern." It's the only way it can rise ... symbolically.I concur with the general assessment of the previous comments. The last region of the nation to approach societal acceptance, and then only kicking and screaming and frothing diatribe-laced spittle at the mouth, will be the Bible-belt south.This legislation comes from Asheville, a relative oasis of progressive thought in the midst of that "conservative" (albeit we all know there's truly little conservative, by dictionary definition, about the mindset of that swath) region. It's nice and all, but it goes nowhere fast.Still, as I've said before, ANY time there's the merest hint of reform in the heart of the Confederacy (be it Virginia or Florida or Tennessee or North Carolina), it is cause for heartening.So...yay!
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Comment #2 posted by FoM on April 02, 2011 at 16:44:49 PT
Vincent
I unfortunately agree with you. Conservatives want people to live by old fashioned conservative (religious mostly) values. 
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Comment #1 posted by Vincent on April 02, 2011 at 16:34:09 PT:
MMJ in the "Saouth"? Don't hold your breath!
"A recent vote by the state House to ban synthetic marijuana gives a good indication of how the bill will do, said Charles Thomas, a former state lawmaker and current chief of staff for Speaker of the House Thom Tillis, R-Mecklenburg".Y'know, the Speaker of the North Carolina House, a Republican (of course), may just be on to something there. The way the "Saouthern" States (misspelled on purpose) have been taken over by the Bible-bangers leads me to believe that progressive legislation, such as MMJ legalization, doesn't stand a chance. Perhaps I'm being cynical but that's the way I see it.
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