Medical Marijuana Bill A Non-Starter
Metro Source News - Fri 08:18 AM 04/22/2011
The program would allow physicians to write prescriptions for marijuana for people with cancer, AIDS, MS and other diseases.
Lawmakers in Topeka appear poised to ignore a measure allowing marijuana to be legally prescribed to chronically ill Kansans.
In an interview the bill's sponsor Gail Finney says a lot of constituents are being ignored. Finney says she is seeking a state-regulated program to allow physicians to write prescriptions for marijuana for people with cancer, AIDS, MS and other diseases.
The Speaker of the House and the chairwoman of the House's health committee have not taken steps to hold hearings or otherwise advance the bill.
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Metro Source Information From: Topeka Capital-Journal
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missmanners
Friday 22 April 2011 08:35 Report this comment
Oh hohohoho I can't wait to read some of you peoples comments...haha
kippguy
Friday 22 April 2011 08:51 Report this comment
..."for people with cancer, AIDS, MS"..... i probably wouldnt have a problem with that..... its the people that are healthy, living off welfare instead of working for a living , that i have a problem with... what the heck do they need to smoke it for ??
NoBlAmEGaMe101
Friday 22 April 2011 09:07 Report this comment
Kippguy.. i almost agree with you, but everyone should know by now that its not gonna go the way we want. I agree with the IDEA of "medial marijuana", the problem is there are always ways around that theory. For example, look what happened to California. ANY person can walk into a medial marijuana establishment, say they have anxiety, get a prescription, and go on their marry way. It will turn all middle to upper class communities into trash, steer away tourists, and lower property values. Dont get me wrong, I am not against weed, I just dont think we need any more access to it. Anybody ever seen the movie "Idiocracy"... that is what is going to happen if we legalize weed..there are enough idiots!
sirsyko
Friday 22 April 2011 09:38 Report this comment
@kippguy--Because they want to. Why do you have to drink alcohol?
sirsyko
Friday 22 April 2011 09:39 Report this comment
@NoBlAmEGaMe101--You mean like the trailer parks that are full of drunks who sit around all day while drawing disability?
sirsyko
Friday 22 April 2011 09:40 Report this comment
God put everything on this planet for a reason. And I do not think his reasoning for marijuana was to create a source of income for the government.
LetTh3Sunshine
Friday 22 April 2011 09:44 Report this comment
yo man im not trying to criticize you or nothing but i mean come on yo. Ofcourse we always have our scammers and what not but do u think our society will really be reduced to nothing if weed is legal? take a look at these people that need medication most of them can barely get around or leave the house not to mention over 70% of usa have been consuming cannabis and our world hasnt fallen yet reconcile yourself plz
Rhymenocerous
Friday 22 April 2011 10:24 Report this comment
Its stupid to spend our tax dollsrs on incarcerating non violent criminals for smoking a marijuana cigarette...leagal or not if people want it they will get it. At least let's regulate it so the smokers can get good quality cannabis vs the dirty mexican weed. Its a seed bearing plant and God said we should partake of it. I don't smoke any more but keeping it illegal is going against Gods will. It not like they're adding chemicals to break it down like heroin and cocaine.
missmanners
Friday 22 April 2011 12:46 Report this comment
God said we should partake in it??? What verse is that??? I don't know the answer to legal or not, but I am pretty sure God said your body is the temple and to keep it healthy.
jimdingo
Friday 22 April 2011 14:24 Report this comment
I've got a headache. A little medicinal M.J. would fit the bill about now. oooooooooh! the pain. jd
NoBlAmEGaMe101
Friday 22 April 2011 14:56 Report this comment
@sirsyko- YES! that is exactly what I mean, except i'm not exactly for sure what you mean? All you have are ignorant comments. There is no logic behind a majority of what you say.. and its contradicting.
Rhymenocerous
Friday 22 April 2011 15:39 Report this comment
Genisis 1:29 there you go missmanner
what
Friday 22 April 2011 16:06 Report this comment
Gen 1:29 says for food, it does not say to smoke.
sirsyko
Friday 22 April 2011 16:15 Report this comment
@NoBlAmEGaMe101--I don't think marijuana should have ever been made illegal. People like you seem to paint with too wide of a brush by implying that ALL smokers of pot are worthless lazy deadbeats. This is simply not true. You will find many productive and highly intelligent pot smokers in all walks of life. It is plain to see that regarding marijuana use, the ignorant one is you.
TheChurch
Friday 22 April 2011 17:37 Report this comment
Wow what a shocker lol. Frankly I am glad, "mmj laws" are not what anyone needs. They are half assed and very wimpy imo. If it is legalized, then anyone can use it for whatever they want. Last I checked most people put in cages and that have had lives up ended werent critically ill, they were normal everyday people moms dads sons daughters brothers sisters grandparents aunts uncles etc...normal people. @why..so its ok if people eat it? But don't light it on fire lol..ok. Allow me to enlighten you, and likely many others, even though you may not be aware of it, you can consume cannabis. People have for tens of thousands of years and do commonly now. So thats ok? Thanks for the laugh.
moonman
Friday 22 April 2011 18:12 Report this comment
you dont have to smoke marijuana to feel its effects. turn it into hash oil and cook with it. its the best and guess what, it doesnt affect your body the way smoking does.
ThinkB4USpeak
Friday 22 April 2011 18:17 Report this comment
Going to Moonman's House For Dinner!
elixeroflife
Saturday 23 April 2011 10:15 Report this comment
Morphine is legal for medicinal use and the same plant for makin that is the same plant that heroine comes from. so using a pot heads argument I can just sit around the house and shoot up all day!
elixeroflife
Saturday 23 April 2011 10:17 Report this comment
also, if cannabis is all natural and put on this planet by God, how come all pot heads become enraged when they discover they have been sold Ditch Weed??
sirsyko
Saturday 23 April 2011 11:44 Report this comment
My GOD, are all anti-marijuana folks really this ignorant? Marijuana (cannabis)and ditch-weed (hemp) are two completely different plants. They are related through the same genus of plant.
sirsyko
Saturday 23 April 2011 12:55 Report this comment
Actually heroin is derived from morphine, which is obtained from the opium poppy. If you want to sit around the house banging poppy seeds, be my guest. But if you want opium, morphine, or heroin, you are going to have to PROCESS it first.
Rhymenocerous
Sunday 24 April 2011 00:00 Report this comment
Look at a opiate junkie aka pill poppers they are the same as or worse than crackheads. the only unsafe thing about cannabis is that it is illeagal and that people buy into the propaganda and bs the govt. Tells them. Use your brain and think for yourselves the only biases research the govt uses to support its finds are made of lies to benefit big pharmacitcal companies by making the only relief from physical and mental ailments have to be bought from them at a 3500% markup..
Lbaker
Monday 25 April 2011 10:49 Report this comment
NoBiame your comment about Tourists is a joke right. Colorado sees around 5 million Tourists a year. With 2500 dispensary's and growing im not following your thinking. After a quick google search Cali is the most visited state in the nation. And im sure has more MMC than co. You also said it will turn all middle class family's to trash. Ha Ha Ha Ha thats a good one too.