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Bill Seeks Medical Defense of Marijuana
Posted by CN Staff on January 28, 2008 at 17:13:32 PT
By James Carlson, The Capital-Journal
Source: Topeka Capital-Journal
Kansas -- A bill introduced in a Senate committee Monday would allow judges to consider a medical condition as defense of marijuana possession.   Under the proposal, those with a debilitating illness arrested for the drug’s possession could present in court a doctor’s written certification that marijuana would offer therapeutic benefits.
“This is simply an issue of compassion,” said Laura Green, director of the Kansas Compassionate Care Coalition that helped draft the measure. The bill would not legalize or decriminalize possessing the drug. The mere introduction of the bill, usually a formality, was decried by one Topeka legislator. Sen. Vicki Schmidt, R-Topeka, opposed the bill’s entry on the calendar, saying, “It costs a lot of money to introduce a bill." Schmidt, a pharmacist, said it's difficult to ensure the same amount of marijuana is distributed to each patient. She added that the bill violates federal law. The bill is expected to receive a hearing in mid-February. Source: Topeka Capital-Journal (KS)Author: James Carlson, The Capital-JournalPublished: Monday, January 28, 2008Copyright: 2008 The Topeka Capital-JournalWebsite: http://cjonline.com/Contact: letters cjonline.comKSCCChttp://www.ksccc.org/CannabisNews Medical Marijuana Archiveshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/list/medical.shtml
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Comment #4 posted by Hope on January 29, 2008 at 18:59:22 PT
What?
"Under the proposal, those with a debilitating illness arrested for the drug’s possession could present in court a doctor’s written certification that marijuana would offer therapeutic benefits.""Schmidt, a pharmacist, said it's difficult to ensure the same amount of marijuana is distributed to each patient."What does Schmidt's statement have to do with the bill that was introduced?If Ms. Schmidt is going to distribute cannabis and wants to ensure that the "same amount of marijuana is distributed to each patient"... she might want to look into a handy little invention called a weight scale. You measure weights with a weight scale, Pharmacist Schmidt. If you can read a scale and add a pinch more or a pinch less, whatever is necessary, you won't find it very difficult to ensure that each patient gets, pretty accurately, exactly the same amount. That's what scales are for, Pharmacist Schmidt. You simply weigh each portion with weight scales if you want to get the same amount together each time for each patient.Am I missing something or has the pharmacist obfuscated herself senseless?
 
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Comment #3 posted by Hope on January 29, 2008 at 18:37:55 PT
Sen. Vicki Schmidt, R-Topeka,
Needs to be voted out of office. She represents big pharmaceuticals... not people.Don't forget, people of Kansas. Don't forget.
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Comment #2 posted by afterburner on January 29, 2008 at 17:38:30 PT
Your Conflict of Interest Is Showing! 
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Sen. Vicki Schmidt, R-Topeka, opposed the bill’s entry on the calendar, saying, “It costs a lot of money to introduce a bill." Schmidt, a pharmacist
}I'm sure she'd rather have that money spent on pharmaceuticals.
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Comment #1 posted by The GCW on January 29, 2008 at 04:51:09 PT
Forward We go.
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