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class=MsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">Tom Trail introduced his medical marijuana bill to House
committee yesterday with comments below that summarize his
legislation.</FONT></SPAN></STRONG></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"
class=MsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">My thanks to Tom for his
support of this sensible plan.</SPAN></STRONG></P>
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class=MsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">BL</SPAN></STRONG></P>
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class=MsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">
</FONT></SPAN><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">HB 19 MEDICAL
MARIJUANA</FONT></STRONG></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"
class=MsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">
</FONT></SPAN><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">(COMMENTS MADE BY REP. TRAIL TO THE
HOUSE HEALTH</FONT></STRONG></P>
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class=MsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">
</FONT></SPAN><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">AND WELFARE COMMITTEE MARCH
30/2011</FONT></STRONG></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>MR. CHAIRMAN AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS—I WANT TO
THANK</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>CHAIRMAN MCGEACHIN FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR REP.
LACEY</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>AND I TO SPEAK TO YOUR COMMITTEE IN AN
INFORMATIONAL</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>PRESENTATION FORMAT.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>BOTH OF US WILL SPEAK
BRIEFLY TO</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION, AND THE WITHIN THE
CONTEXT</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>OF THE INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATION FORMAT WE
HAVE</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>INVITED SPECIFIC IDAHO CITIZENS TO TESTIFY.
ACCORDING TO</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>OUR AGREEMENT THERE WILL BE NO OTHER TESTIMONY
TAKEN.</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>WE ARE PROPOSING HB19 AS A MEASURE THAT WOULD
MAKE</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>IDAHO THE 15<SUP>TH</SUP> STATE IN THE NATION TO
LEGALIZE THE USE OF</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>MARIJUANA TO HELP PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC
ILLNESSES.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>THE</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>MEASURE WOULD ALLOW PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH
SEVERE</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>ILLNESSES LIKE CANCER, AIDS, LOU GEHRIG’S
DISEASE, AND M.S.</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>GLAUCOMA AND MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY WITH A
DOCTOR’S</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>RECOMMENDATION TO HAVE ACCESS TO MARIJUANA
GROWN</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>AND DISTRIBUTED THROUGH STATE MONITORED
DISPENSARIES.</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>
</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>AS STATED BY CONGRESSMAN AND PHYSICIAN RON
PAUL,</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>WE HOLD TO THE RIGHT OF THE DOCTOR-PATIENT
RELATIONSHIP</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>IN MAKING THE DECISION TO USE MEDICAL MARIJUANA
RATHER</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>THAN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND LAW
ENFORCEMENT.</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>HB 19 INCLUDES ADEQUATE STATE REGULATION OF THE
PROGRAM AND SAFEGUARDS TO ENSURE THAT THE PROPOSED MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM IS
NOT ABUSED. CONGRESSMAN RON PAUL NOTES THAT IT IS THE RIGHT OF THE STATE TO
DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT MEDICAL MARIJUANA IS LEGALIZED, AND THUS IT BECOMES A
STATES RIGHTS ISSUE AS NOTED UNDER THE 10<SUP>TH</SUP>
AMENDMENT.</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal
align=center><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>(2)</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>IT IS INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT GLEN BECK
SUPPORTS THE</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>LEGALIZATION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA AS
WELL.</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>
</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION WOULD BE THE MOST
RESTRICTIVE</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>MEDICAL MARIJUANA LAW IN THE NATION BECAUSE IT
WOULD</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>PERMIT DOCTORS TO PRESCRIBE IT FOR ONLY A SET
LIST OF</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>CHRONIC ILLNESSES.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>THE LAW WOULD ALSO FORBIDE
PATIENTS</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"
class=MsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">FROM
GROWING THEIR OWN MARIJUANA AND USING IT IN</FONT></STRONG></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>PUBLIC. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>THIS ADVICE WAS PROVIDED BY SHERIFF WAYNE
RAUSCH,</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>FOR PRESIDENT OF THE IDAHO SHERIFF’S
ASSOCIATION.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>THE</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>LEGISLATION WOULD ALSO REGULATE THE DRUG UNDER
STRICT</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>CONDITIONS USED TO TRACK THE DISTRIBUTION OF
MEDICALLY</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>PRESCRIBED OPIATES LIKE OXYCONTIN AND
MORPHINE.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>PATIENTS</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>WOULD BE LIMITED TO TWO OUNCES OF MARIJUANA PER
EVERY</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>28 DAYS.</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"
class=MsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"> </FONT></SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">
</FONT></SPAN></STRONG></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>I’D LIKE TO MENTION THAT THE STATE’S THAT HAVE
HAD THE</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>MOST SUCCESS WITH THEIR MEDICAL MARIJUANA
PROGRAMS HAVE</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>GONE THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS WHERE ALL
OF THE</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>STAKEHOLDERS HAVE BEEN INVOLVED. THE
LEGALIZATION OF</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>MEDICAL MARIJUANA VIA THE INITIATIVE PROCESSES
HAS PRODUCED</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>MANY PROBLEMS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED BY
GOING</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>THE LEGISLATIVE ROUTE.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>MARYLAND IS ONE SUCH STATE. IN
2003</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>A BIPARTISAN EFFORT LEAD BY ASSEMBLEMAN DON
MURPHY-</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>REPUBLICAN MOVE THEIR BILL TO PASSAGE.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>TWO MONTHS AGO</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>THE MARYLAND ASSEMBLY REAFFIRMED THE DEFENSE OF
MEDICAL</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>MARIJUANA ACT—85% VOTE REPUBLICANS AND 87%
DEMOCRATS.</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>THIS BILL WAS SIGNED BY A REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR. I
WAS APPROACHED SEVERAL YEARS AGO BY SEVERAL CONSTITUENTS WHO SUFFERED BRAIN
CANCER, M.S. AND LOU GERHIG’S DISEASE.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>THEY RECEIVED A RECOMMENDATION
FROM MY WIFE’S FAMILY DOCTOR </STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal
align=center><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>(3)</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>IN MOSCOW BUT THEY WENT TO WASHINGTON STATE FOR
THEIR LEGAL MEDICAL MARIJUANA.</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>WE HAVE THE CASE IN ONTARIO WHERE THERE IS A
ALTERNATIVE</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>DISPENSARY.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>THE OPERATOR OF THE DISPENSARY
REPORTS</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>THAT WITHIN THE PAST SIX MONTHS MORE THAN (300)
IDAHO FAMILIES HAVE MOVE TO THE ONTARIO AREA SO THAT A
CRITICAL</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>ILL MEMBER OF THE FAMILY CAN LEGALLY OBTAIN
MEDICAL</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>MARIJUANA FOR THEIR PAIN.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>IF THEY COME BACK INTO
IDAHO</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>THEY ARE SUBJECT TO THE LAWS OF OUR STATE AND
LIVE IN</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>THE SHADOWS OF FEAR.</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>
</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>RESEARCH CARRIED OUT IN CANADA VIA A DOUBLE
BLIND</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>STUDY CLEARLY INDICATES THAT MEDICAL MARIJUANA
COMPARED</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>TO OTHER MEDICATIONS, I. E. OXYCODON, ETC. WAS
SUPERIOR</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>IN REDUCING PAIN.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>WE MUST REMEMBER THAT
MEDICAL</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>MARIJUANA WAS LEGAL IN THE U.S. UP THROUGH THE
EARLY 70’S</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>UNTIL DEA DECLARED IT TO BE AN ILLEGAL DRUG.
THERE IS CONTROVERSY AND DISAGREEMENT AROUND THE MEDICAL PROFESSION IN IDAHO AND
OTHER STATES ABOUT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>DR. BOUGHTON,
MY</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>WIFE’S DOCTOR, NOTES THAT SHE HAS HAD SEVERAL
PATIENTS</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>WITH MEDICAL MARIJUANA.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>SHE NOTES THAT THERE IS THE
OPTION</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>OF MARICOL WHICH IS LEGAL BUT VERY EXPENSIVE AND
DIFFICULT</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>TO TIRATE TO EFFECT SINCE ONCE THE PATIENT TAKES
IT THE EFFECT</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>ISN’T FELT FOR AWHILE.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>SMOKING IS MORE APPROPRIATE
FOR</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"
class=MsoNormal><STRONG><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">PATIENTS WHO HAVE TROUBLE
TAKING ORAL MEDICATIONS.</FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"> </FONT></SPAN></STRONG></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>MARIJUANA IS PARTICUARLY EFFECTIVE FOR ALLOWING
PATIENTS </STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>TO REDUCE THEIR INTAKE OF OPIATE
MEDICATIONS.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>ALTHOUGH</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>THERE MAY BE SOME HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH
IT, OPIATE</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal
align=center><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>(4)</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>SIDE EFFECTS OF NAUSEA AND VOMITING AND
SOMETIMES LIFE</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>THREATENING CONSTIPATION IS NOT AMONG THEM.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>THE OPTIATE</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>LIKE OXYCODON, MORPHINE, ETC. ARE TOXIC,
EXPENSIVE, AND</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>TERRIBLY ADDICTIVE AND MANY TIMES MORE EXPENSE
MEDICATIONS HAVE TO BE USED TO CURE THE SIDE EFFECTS OF THE
OPIATES.</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>
</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>IN MOST STATES BEFORE LEGALIZATION, LAW
ENFORCEMENT</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>HAS OPPOSED LEGALIZATION OF MEDICAL
MARIJUANA.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>HOWEVER</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>THE DATA FROM MANY STATES CLEARLY SHOWS FROM
LAW</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>ENFORCEMENT STATISTICS THAT THERE IS NO NEGATIVE
IMPACT</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>TO THE CRIME RATE BECAUSE OF ITS
LEGALIZATION.</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>
</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>A RECENT STUDY OF ALL 14 STATES WHERE IT IS
LEGAL,</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>INDICATES THAT WHEN CONSIDERING MIDDEL AND HIGH
SCHOOL</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>STUDENTS THAT MARIJUANA USE ACTUALLY WENT DOWN
IN</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>11 OF THE STATES, FLAT IN TWO STATES, AND IN ONE
STATE WENT</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>UP SLIGHTLY.</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>
</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>THE IDAHO STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OPINION
INDICATED</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>THAT THE PROPOSED IDAHO COMPASSIONATE USE OF
MEDICAL</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>MARIJUANA ACT AS PRESENTED DOES NOT APPEAR TO
CONTAIN</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>ANY PROVISIONS THAT ARE UNCONSTITUTIONAL OR
OTHERWISE</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>ILLEGAL.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>THEREFORE, THE QUESTION OF WHETHER THE ACT SHOULD</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>BE ENACTED INTO LAW IS A MATTER OF
POLICY.</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>
</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>UNDER THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION,<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>THE DEPARTMENT</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>OF HEALTH AND WELFARE WOULD BE IN CHARGE.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A SMALL NUMBER BUT WELL
LOCATED DISPENSARIES WOULD BE APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>ALL OPERATORS OF THE DISPENSARIES
WOULD<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>GO THROUGH CRIMINAL CHECKS AS
WELL AS ALL WORKERS</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal
align=center><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>(5)</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>PATIENTS OR CARE GIVERS WOULD ALL HAVE TO GO
THROUGH</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>CRIMINAL CHECKS AND NO ONE WITH A DRUG RELATED
CHARGE</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>COULD PARTICIPATE IN THE
PROGRAM.</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>
</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"
class=MsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">I
TALKED WITH DIRECTOR ARMSTRONG ABOUT THE PROGRAM.</FONT></STRONG></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>HE INDICATED THAT IF THE LEGISLATION PASSED HE
FELT THE</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>DEPARTMENT COULD CARRY OUT THE MANDATE.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>HE ALSO</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>INDICATED THAT THERE COULD BE SOME SAVINGS IN
MEDICAL</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>COSTS FOR PATIENTS/MEDICAID ETC. UNDER
DEPARTMENTAL</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>PROGRAMS WHEN COMPARING THE COST TO HIGHER
PRICED</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>OPIATES.</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>
</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"
class=MsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">I’VE
INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET A SURVEY OF THE WAY STATES</FONT></STRONG></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>HANDLE THE COST OF THE PROGRAM.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>THE DETAILS VARY
BUT</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>THE DEPARTMENT THROUGH RULE WOULD SET UP THE
FEE</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>SCHEDULE FOR PATIENTS WITH DOCTOR
RECOMMENDATIONS</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>AND ALSO THE FEE SCHEDULE FOR OPERATORS OF
ALTERNATIVE</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>DISPENSARIES.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>THE GOAL WOULD BE COST
NEUTRAL</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>TO RUN THE PROGRAM AND ALSO COVER COSTS RELATED
TO</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>THE IDAHO STATE POLICE.</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>
</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>AGAIN, I THINK AS CONGRESSMAN RON PAUL WOULD
PUT</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>IT—THIS IS A STATE’S RIGHT ISSUE AND AS MANY
MEDICAL DOCTORS</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG>INDICATED MEDICAL MARIJUANA IN MANY CASES IS THE
ONLY MEDICATION THAT CAN DRAMATICALLY REDUCE PAIN AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF
LIFE AMONG OUR MOST CRITICALLY ILL.</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </P></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>