Medical marijuana picks up GOP support in MN House

The economic potential from Medical Marijuana to Non-THC containg Hemp is vast. It represents a multi-billion dollar industry in each and every state. Cannabis has been proven vital to our good health since the discovery of the endocannbinoid system in the body. Fact: There exists no safe drug in today’s pharamacopoeia that safely controls chronic nausea and vomiting, except for Marijuana. Inhalation of marijuana vapors/smoke brings immediate relief from chronic nausea and vomiting with no unhealthy side effects at all. The psychoactive effect is temporary and harmless in an adult brain. It certainly does not harm the body as Alcohol does. So why is alcohol legal? Because it is vital to our economy, as FDR proved by repealing Alcohol Prohibition. As is Cannabid/Hemp. Legalize Marijuana and save the world.

email Tim Pawlenty let him know this is what we want and
this is just the start! Tim.Pawlenty@state.mn.us

Thirteen states already allow patients to use medical marijuana with their
doctors’ recommendation. It’s time for our state to join their ranks. In
November, 63% of voters in Michigan passed a medical marijuana initiative,
including a majority of voters in every county – more than the amount who
voted for President Obama (59%). Clearly this is not a controversial issue
with voters, even in the Midwest.

This bill seeks to enact statewide legal protections shielding those seriously ill patients who use cannabis therapeutically with a doctor’s recommendation from criminal prosecution. At the same time, it will not alter or interfere with already existing state laws discouraging the non-medical, recreational use of marijuana.

I believe it is unconscionable to deny this effective medicine to sick and dying patients, and I strongly urge you to support the medical use of marijuana in Minnesota.

Support Michael Phelps, find the ahole that took
the picture and put him in jail.

About damned time!

It’s about time. This is long overdue

What about those of us that get naucious/start vomiting just from the smell and also have asthma.

I have MS and have been told many times about this treatment and have been waiting for this day. My friend that also has MS takes many medications for his chronic pain. One of his medications is Methadone which is used in place of heroin in treatment centers. With this he takes a couple of other medications for his pain. I am in the process of trying to figure out what will work with my chronic. I have days when I am in so much pain just from walking from my bedroom out to the living room, taking my dog for a walk, or even standing at the sink washing dishes.

I think it would be a safer to take cannabis then be taking Methadone, or any of the other high addictive medications that is given to us with chronic pain. Having MS I take several medications that are hard on my system and if I had a chance to take a organic drug over all the chemicals, of course I would go the organic way.

I must add my heart goes out to AThompdon for his comment. I guess this person does not understand what the purpose of this treatment is. It is not like cigarettes where one can walk into just about any store and buy them. So if this person has friends and loved ones with chronic pain then this person has something to be concerned about, if not then there is nothing to be concerned about. Just be thankful that there is some possible help for us with chronic pain and be thankful that this person does not experience this awful pain that keeps one from carrying out a normal day.

I know that if I am given the chance to be given this treatment I will not be out in public with it. I will be at my home and treat it like all my other medications, with respect.

I urge people to please contact Tim Pawlenty’s office. As a crohn’s disease patient, I have seen first hand the benefits cannabis can provide for this condition. Pawlenty seems to be very out of touch with the will of the people of Minnesota on this issue.

I saddens me greatly that people would take the time to post disingenuous nonsense like was posted above. The proposed laws do not make it legal to use medical cannabis anywhere but in the privacy of one’s home. Do not make this an issue when it isn’t one. Allow patients the ability to pursue any and every means possible with their doctor. There is no room for nonsense when people are sick. Have some compassion and separate this issue from that of the “drug war.”

In July 2007, New Mexico passed their medical marijuana bill (as mentioned above, one of 13 current states with a medical marijuana law on the books.) To date, only 207 patients have applied and been granted a license to use medical marijuana in NM. For the Governor to state that he fears crime going up as a result of this legislation is ridiculous. The list of conditions allowed is very limited, the legal amount patients could possess is very small, and those who would be legally able to grow the medication would be limited as well. Furthermore, forcing patients to buy “off the street” would, in fact, be the one way to make CERTAIN that illegal enterprise is supported.

Please contact Tim Pawlenty and tell him to let the sick and dying have a choice in their medical treatment. It is effective medicine and the proposed legislation is very controlled and will not contribute to crime as the Governor and law enforcement would like you to believe.