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The mother of a child with epilepsy pressed Ben Carson to voice his stance on medical marijuana in Panora Wednesday.
During a Q and A, the former-brain-surgeon-turned-Republican-presidential-candidate offered a couple of sentences stating that he approves of cannabis for medical use. Then he focused his attention on staunch opposition to drugs like marijuana and heroin for recreational use, emphasizing that he would seal the border with Mexico to prevent drug trafficking into the United States.
"Medical marijuana has proven its benefit and it should be rescheduled, there's no question about that," Carson said. He added, "There's a big difference between what she's talking about and legalizing marijuana. I don't want to do that."
The marijuana question was one of half a dozen Carson answered after a speech in Panora, followed by three other campaign stops Wednesday.
Roxanne Cogil, a Jamaica, Ia., resident who asked the question, said she was pleased Carson supports medical marijuana but was disappointed by the response.
"He went right into war on drugs, but that had nothing to do with my question, and it has nothing to do with seeking medical treatment for my daughter," she said.
Cogil said she also opposes recreational marijuana but hoped Carson would be more outspoken about increasing access to medical cannabis.
She identified as an undecided voter who appreciates Carson's Christian values as well as his medical expertise.
Her daughter, Rachel, underwent a hemispherectomy, a surgical procedure Carson helped perfect, and it relieved Rachel of seizures for several years.
Now the seizures have returned, and Cogil says Rachel, 11, should have access to cannabis (often distributed in an oil form) based on reports that say it helps curb seizures.
Last year, Iowa lawmakers passed a limited bill to legalize possession of a marijuana extract for people with severe epilepsy. Critics say the law is practically useless, because it provides no legal method to distribute the oil.
When questioned by The Des Moines Register later Wednesday, Carson declined to share specifics on how he would push for medical marijuana laws but said it would be "easy" on the Federal level.
"These are easy things and it goes back to the whole concept of creating efficiency in government," he said.
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Full Article: Iowa: Voter Presses Carson On Medical Marijuana
Author: Timothy Meinch
Contact: The Des Moines Register
Photo Credit: Associated Press
Website: The Des Moines Register
During a Q and A, the former-brain-surgeon-turned-Republican-presidential-candidate offered a couple of sentences stating that he approves of cannabis for medical use. Then he focused his attention on staunch opposition to drugs like marijuana and heroin for recreational use, emphasizing that he would seal the border with Mexico to prevent drug trafficking into the United States.
"Medical marijuana has proven its benefit and it should be rescheduled, there's no question about that," Carson said. He added, "There's a big difference between what she's talking about and legalizing marijuana. I don't want to do that."
The marijuana question was one of half a dozen Carson answered after a speech in Panora, followed by three other campaign stops Wednesday.
Roxanne Cogil, a Jamaica, Ia., resident who asked the question, said she was pleased Carson supports medical marijuana but was disappointed by the response.
"He went right into war on drugs, but that had nothing to do with my question, and it has nothing to do with seeking medical treatment for my daughter," she said.
Cogil said she also opposes recreational marijuana but hoped Carson would be more outspoken about increasing access to medical cannabis.
She identified as an undecided voter who appreciates Carson's Christian values as well as his medical expertise.
Her daughter, Rachel, underwent a hemispherectomy, a surgical procedure Carson helped perfect, and it relieved Rachel of seizures for several years.
Now the seizures have returned, and Cogil says Rachel, 11, should have access to cannabis (often distributed in an oil form) based on reports that say it helps curb seizures.
Last year, Iowa lawmakers passed a limited bill to legalize possession of a marijuana extract for people with severe epilepsy. Critics say the law is practically useless, because it provides no legal method to distribute the oil.
When questioned by The Des Moines Register later Wednesday, Carson declined to share specifics on how he would push for medical marijuana laws but said it would be "easy" on the Federal level.
"These are easy things and it goes back to the whole concept of creating efficiency in government," he said.
News Moderator: Robert Celt 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: Iowa: Voter Presses Carson On Medical Marijuana
Author: Timothy Meinch
Contact: The Des Moines Register
Photo Credit: Associated Press
Website: The Des Moines Register
