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Updated: 4:46 PM Jun 18, 2009
NC House Panel Considers Medical Marijuana Bill
People who smoke marijuana for medical purposes in North Carolina told House members it relieves their chronic pain, but a bill legalizing its use isn't likely to pass.
Posted: 4:26 PM Jun 18, 2009 |
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People who smoke marijuana for medical purposes in North Carolina told House members it relieves their chronic pain, but a bill legalizing its use isn't likely to pass.
The proposal considered Thursday by the House Health Committee would exempt from prosecution patients who possess a small amount
of marijuana or grow it for themselves.
Janet Osburn of Clayton is a nurse who testified smoking marijuana eased her constant pain from spine and muscular disease.
But the Rev. Mark Creech of the Christian Action League of North Carolina said legalizing marijuana would create unintended consequences and other prescription drugs can bring the same
effects.
No vote was taken. Committee co-chairman Rep. Bob England said he didn't expect one this late in the session.
Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.
Latest Comments
I believe marijuana should be legal, i am a christian an i know that if it wasnt for him marijuana wouldnt be here just like the oxygen we breath. Marijuna is a plant man didnt make it, GOD did, for man to use just like a potato he made for us. I bet if a potato made you feel good then the gov would make it illeagle. Come on gov do you want to get out of debt, you will make more than the smugglers. Use your heads NOT our money any the thangs god gave us, consintrate on the man made stuff, you face him one day, what you goin to say.
smoking marijuana helps my medical symptons 100% better than my current medicine and also a lot cheaper,with min.side effects.pass the bill so people like me don't have to break the law to combat chronic illnesses.my man made prescriptions are by far more harmful and cost more to taxpayers.
The way I look it is, people die everyday from the use of alcohol and ciggs. No one has ever died from the use of marijuana. IT really helps people that need it. it should be legal for the people who really need it to ease there pain. The only reason they will not legal lize it is becasue the goverment can not control it.Really its all about the goverment not making money off it.
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