This article is about Connecticut's governor, a cancer survivor, vetoing a bill that would have allowed people with certain serious illnesses to use marijuana. She said it was fraught with problems and sent a mixed message to children. The bill she vetoed would have allowed people older than 18 with medical conditions such as cancer, multiple sclerosis and AIDS to grow and use four marijuana plants after getting written permission from a doctor and registering with the state.
The issue pits broader patients' rights against concerns of legalized access to an illicit drug. Twelve states let some patients use marijuana despite federal laws against it.
"I think this is a big step backward," said Republican state Rep. Penny Bacchiochi, a widow who risked arrest more than 20 years ago to obtain marijuana for her husband while he struggled with bone cancer. A great example of its use is TV talk show host Montel Williams, diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1999, lobbied at the state Capitol in support of the bill. He said he uses marijuana to help alleviate the pain and debilitating symptoms.
This shows the Governer using her power even though Marijuana is beneficial and needed in many conditions. Many cancer or other disease affected citizens are depending on the drug to relieve their pain and she vetoed the legality of it. If this goes to the congress, it will be more than the Governer's decision as 2/3 of Congress needs to approve.
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I think they're other alternative than to use marijuana, they could get pain relievers or something other drugs with the same effect. This reason might be why the governor vetoed the bill.
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Many people's immune systems are so pumped up with other drugs that marijuana is the ONLY drug that can relieve any type of pain. Pain relievers? Those are for mild discomforts like cramps or when someone steps on a bunch of staples. Think about that...a bunch of staples would hurt like crazy. Cancer is probably 10,000 times worse. The governor is not thinking about the public interest in this case. I hope the Congress will approve it. It's almost a sure thing that if this bill doesn't get through, illegal uses of marijuana will increase and the majority will be from cancer patients.
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While marijuana would relieve cancer pain, I do agree with the governor that it would send mixed messages to kids. Also, it gives more access to a drug for addicts who do not have cancer. If it is to be leagalized, it should be done under extreme supervision for the use of it. Supplies for it should also be under lockdown. As any drug can become an addictive substance, marijuana is already proven to be an addictive substance that many users abuse.
The governor did the right thing in vetoing the bill because there can be other solutions to help with there illnesses. Some of the patients can sell that marijuana to people who aren't in need of it.
Although in some cases marijuana relieves pain to patients with serious illnesses, legalizing the drug would increase the demand of the drug and the opportunity of misuse. Cancer patients only prefer to use marijuana, but there are other alternatives such as pain killers. There is no point to legalize the drug because it would be just the same as legalizing marijuana as a whole.
I feel that this is wrong to not allow free growing or posesion of marijuana to those who have terminal or extremely pianful ilnesses. This is because I feel that it would become a hastle, to go through prescriptions and such and it could sve money, I mean health care is expensive enough.
I understand the argument about sending mixed messages to children, but it's not like kids today don't already try to grow it or buy it from somewhere else.
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