[Vision2020] medical marijuana in Idaho?

[JLBrown]

He has also been trying for some time to get a medical marijuana bill
introduced.  Either of these issues would be tough sledding in a state as
conservative as Idaho.  Nonetheless, both are serious issues, and deserve to
be treated seriously--not just for campaign purposes.  One of the reasons
Tom is viewed by many as being ineffective is because he takes on too many
issues to deal with them seriously.  When I was substituting for Shirley
Ringo in the legislature at the beginning of February, several legislators
came up to me, shaking their heads and said "Why is he working on both of
these issues at the same time-it means neither will go anywhere."  And the
proof is in the pudding:  neither has gone anywhere to date.

Judy

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
On Behalf Of Garrett Clevenger
Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 5:36 PM
To: vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: [Vision2020] medical marijuana in Idaho?

 

 

Judy  writes,

 

"He promised to do this at least two years ago and has dragged his feet
since then."

 

 

Rep. Trail has been trying to get Idaho to legalize industrial hemp
(something that should be way less controversial than his current bill) for
a long time, yet the legislature doesn't want anything to do with it.

 

I don't think Tom dragged his feet on this issue.  I'd rather have him take
2 years to get it right than rush to write something that probably wouldn't
get a hearing, anyway.

 

At least with the current bill, only closed-minded, uncompassionate people
wouldn't support it.

 

I don't think this is something that he needs to get reelected, anyway.

 

Thanks, Tom, for getting this bill out there.  

 

Now if we could get the rest of the legislature to come to their senses, and
instead of challenging gun and health law, challenge a wasteful drug law and
let me (a farmer) grow hemp for fiber!

 

Garrett

 

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