South Dakotans Defeat Medical Marijuana Measure

[BluntKilla]

South Dakota's medical marijuana measure went up in smoke Tuesday, as voters decided not to allow patients to use the substance as a relief from chronic pain.

With 96 percent of precincts reporting, 158,206 people or 53 percent of voters, shot down the ballot measure, with 142,247 voters, or 47 percent, showing their support.

Proponents wanted South Dakota to become the 12th state to allow some medical patients to smoke marijuana to ease their pain.

Opponents, led by law enforcement officials, said allowing medical marijuana would send a mixed message to children concerning drug use. They also said people other than the patient could get their hands on the marijuana - as many teens do now with alcohol.

The law would have allowed each patient and caregiver up to six plants, which could produce from 2,700 to more than 13,000 joints every year.

Newshawk: BluntKilla - 420Magazine.com
Source: TwinCities.com Pioneer Press
Pubdate: Nov. 08, 2006
Copyright: 2006 TwinCities.com
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[BluntKilla]

pretty close, 47%, better than colorado but still not good enough

 

[puwai]

Dumbasses - can't they see that those who want to get pot get it anyway... they are under misconstrued illusions if they think that by denying it to patients they are helping. But today promises to be a very sad day... I am amazed at how many dellusional folk there are out there. but then again - they are most likely the same folk who put Bush in power.