Jacob Redmond
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Parents of children with debilitating and terminal medical conditions shared heart-wrenching testimony Wednesday in support of legislation that would make North Dakota the 24th state to legalize medical marijuana.
Standing with his 12-year-old daughter, Paige, half-asleep in the wheelchair beside him, Tracy Vearrier asked the House Human Services Committee to support House Bill 1430 so he can try medicinal cannabis oil to stop the 12 to 15 seizures she suffers daily.
"We do not want to make our kids high. We want to make their quality of life better," said Vearrier, a 37-year-old physician assistant from Bismarck.
North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem testified against the bill, saying it raises numerous regulatory and public safety concerns and is "far from ready for enactment."
"The bill and its amendments create a new and really dangerous method to deliver what purports to be a prescription medication," he said.
The bill would allow patients and caregivers to possess a certain amount of cannabis or products such as cannabis oils, beverages, vapors and pills, for medical use. People who have obtained a prescription for medical marijuana also would be allowed to cultivate up to six marijuana plants.
Rep. Pamela Anderson, D-Fargo, who introduced the bill, offered amendments Wednesday that would reduce the cannabis possession limit from 2½ ounces to 2 ounces, specify that smoking cannabis is a non-medical use that is not protected under the law and move the effective date to June 30, 2016.
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Standing with his 12-year-old daughter, Paige, half-asleep in the wheelchair beside him, Tracy Vearrier asked the House Human Services Committee to support House Bill 1430 so he can try medicinal cannabis oil to stop the 12 to 15 seizures she suffers daily.
"We do not want to make our kids high. We want to make their quality of life better," said Vearrier, a 37-year-old physician assistant from Bismarck.
North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem testified against the bill, saying it raises numerous regulatory and public safety concerns and is "far from ready for enactment."
"The bill and its amendments create a new and really dangerous method to deliver what purports to be a prescription medication," he said.
The bill would allow patients and caregivers to possess a certain amount of cannabis or products such as cannabis oils, beverages, vapors and pills, for medical use. People who have obtained a prescription for medical marijuana also would be allowed to cultivate up to six marijuana plants.
Rep. Pamela Anderson, D-Fargo, who introduced the bill, offered amendments Wednesday that would reduce the cannabis possession limit from 2½ ounces to 2 ounces, specify that smoking cannabis is a non-medical use that is not protected under the law and move the effective date to June 30, 2016.
News Moderator: Jacob Redmond 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: Parents plead for legalized medical marijuana; attorney general opposes bill | Jamestown Sun
Author: Mike Nowatzki
Contact: mnowatzki@forumcomm.com
Photo Credit: Tanesha Smelser
Website: Jamestown Sun
