The race is on and it looks as if Missouri might be the 15th state to legalize marijuana! Recently New Jersey passed marijuana legislation making it the 14th state in the nation allowing doctors to recommend marijuana for medical use. The Missouri bill was read for the second time on Tuesday and hasn’t yet been assigned to a committee.
A house republican, family physician Rep. Rob Schaaf, R-St. Joseph, is one of the fifteen co-sponsors of the bill. Authors of the legislation are seeking to change laws regarding the classification of marijuana as a controlled substance and allow its use as medicine. Schaaf is also a member of the House’s Health Care Policy Committee.
Rep. Kate Meiners, D-Jackson County, is also sponsoring the bill. Last year, Meiners submitted the bill but it didn’t progress very far as it was effectively killed by not receiving a committee hearing. If the bill does pass, this time around, the issue will go before Missouri voters in November of 2011.
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Nice that the Republicans are starting to notice what an asset it is to be for cannabis reform these days.
If Republicans are truly about personal freedom and responsibility, then they should be for cannabis law reform.
That's Great News for the Show Me State. I am always reaDy
Do you want china to own us? Let's look at this from an economic stand point! Our country is bursting at the seams in financial debt. What would happen economically if we legalized Cannabis use? We would save billions of dollars in law enforcement! Additionally, we would start making a profit from the taxation of this very valauble and misunderstood plant. Our society is sadly brain washed by political propaganda. Cannabis not only has medicinal purposes but is highly nutritional. The seeds when ingested offer high rates of Omega fatty acids (our body uses omega's to build eye, brain and skin tissue) they have no psychotropic effects. Yes, that's right the seeds contain no THC. Let' not forget it's uses for clothing and rope. It's cheaper to grow than cotton and has far less inpact on our enviroment and yes I'm referring to the use of pesticides. Let's just say it's a true green plant. The laws against the use of Cannabis are faulty the foundation that it stands on is full of cracks (false propaganda) and is slowly crumbling! We just need to look at the beginning of Cannabis prohabition and the propaganda that was used to make it illegal. We would see this law would quickly fall apart.
Hey, there can be perks for those politicians and governtment workers. Do you want to keep your jobs? Let's break it down! We the people are going to start "laying off" governtment workers or aliminating departments. We have to cut corners some where! But that still won't be enough to cover the almost 50% interest rate on our loan. Eventually, I guess when China decides they are tired of late payments or not receiving payments. They will consider it a faulty loan. We all know what happens with faulty loans! Foreclosure! What is our collatural? The United States of America! I guess the politicians would then loose their jobs as well. Hmmm. I guess the straignt legalization of cannabis sounds much better. We the people get to keep our land, and our governtment and best all no war! It's seems simple enough. I guess we will have to see where the pieces may fall.
This is a great step in another state understanding the need marijuana fills for many patients to improve their quality of life.
Our government is already in financial debt due to bail outs anyway, why not make life a little easier on those that have had cancer and have been on pain killers for so long that it is no longer effective?!! I for one, am in favor of this because it is very difficult to watch my mother who is 54 years old not want to get up or do anything because of the arimidex that she is on? this drug lessens bone denisty and causes horrible pain the joints in her body. I would love to see her get up and around like she did 5 years ago and watch her play with my children but its too difficult because she is in so much pain.
I was just wondering if marijuana was leagal for people with cronic pain, I would like to get off pain pills as I am concerned about my liver, and Kidneys. I am not into marijuana, but I would be willing to do something that might be different to try to control my pain other than pills
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This sounds promising for the Slow and Blow Me State! I've been ticketed and arrested for using marijuana many times in Missouri. I now pack up and move to a different state sounds easy. Try that with 5 children and an economy that is going backwards faster every single second.
After being shot at and doing some legal killing/slaughtering of humans(GULF WAR) several years after the war I was suffering from P.T.S.D.(Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) I'm wondering if this bill will actually help me get a prescription for marijuana. I could eliminate 3 other prescriptions that Veteran Affairs prescribes me and save my body before it's too late. Anti-Depressant, Anxiety, and sleeping pills to stop the flashbacks, 3 joints a day could take place of over my current 15+ pills a day.
how does one become apart of this I'm terminal or should I say I live on pills ...in 22years and almost 15 knowing it hard to take a pill because of a pill, because of a pill, because of being on probation because of legal problems im now forced to give UA samples I have to choose between my health and my freedom I wanna fight this I deserve a high quality of life. Ive tired many things it's so far the best all around treatment for the side effects of all my other drugs..
This is a great thing. I been having back pains for a while now and i Couldnt play football this year. It was a bunch of bull.