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Medical marijuana in Florida?
    #14114870 - 03/13/11 04:05 PM (12 years, 11 months ago)

Medical marijuana in Florida

Tallahassee, Florida -- The controversial issue of medical marijuana is now in the Sunshine State.

A South Florida lawmaker is held a news conference Thursday to talk about legalizing marijuana for medicinal purposes.

Election workers could soon be printing ballots with the controversial question of cannabis on them.

Democratic State Representative Jeff Clemens of Lake Worth has proposed a bill in the Florida Legislature. If it's passed, voters would get to decide whether to amend the state Constitution and allow cannabis, or marijuana, to be used for medicinal purposes.

The amendment would okay growing, selling, and using marijuana that is "medically necessary to address a debilitating medical condition."

A doctor would have to prescribe it, and anyone who helps a patient get or use the drug would have a legal defense under the amendment.

There are rules.

The pot smoking wouldn't be allowed in plain view of the general public. The Legislature would set a limit to how much pot you can have.

It would be a crime to falsely claim to need medicinal marijuana. And health insurance companies would not have to pay for it.

"We have a lot of people suffering here in the state of Florida and I don't think we need to be telling them that prescription narcotics are the way to go when we have other, more natural, avenues for them," said Rep. Clemens.

California was famously the first state to legalize marijuana for medicinal use. Since then, a total of 14 states have made medical marijuana legal.

Some of the benefits of marijuana use doctors say they've seen include: stopping severe nausea, restoring hunger in chemotherapy and AIDS patients, and relieving intraocular eye pressure -- useful for patients with glaucoma.

Some opponents question the long-term health effects of marijuana and argue it's a gateway drug that could end up in the wrong hands.

If passed in the legislature, the measure would need the approval of 60% of voters.


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Re: Medical marijuana in Florida? [Re: shroomgatherer]
    #14114879 - 03/13/11 04:09 PM (12 years, 11 months ago)

i can tell that florida is progressing nicely, but will this really pass? i hope so...but i'm doubtful!

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Re: Medical marijuana in Florida? [Re: joshisstoned]
    #14114937 - 03/13/11 04:25 PM (12 years, 11 months ago)

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i can tell that florida is progressing nicely, but will this really pass? i hope so...but i'm doubtful!





ya, there is to many old farts still in florida who think its evil... but being a resident of florida i got my fingers crossed!

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Re: Medical marijuana in Florida? [Re: Don Juan]
    #14115072 - 03/13/11 04:57 PM (12 years, 11 months ago)

Fuck this needs to pass


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Re: Medical marijuana in Florida? [Re: shroomgatherer]
    #14115609 - 03/13/11 06:25 PM (12 years, 11 months ago)

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"We have a lot of people suffering here in the state of Florida and I don't think we need to be telling them that prescription narcotics are the way to go when we have other, more natural, avenues for them," said Rep. Clemens.



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It is good to see that politicians are starting to view drug laws rationally and are showing some compassion instead of fear mongering...or some are at least.  Marijuana seems to be losing its status as a taboo issue, which is quite encoura
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Re: Medical marijuana in Florida? [Re: xpl0de]
    #14115647 - 03/13/11 06:31 PM (12 years, 11 months ago)

Hopefully this will pass, a lot of Floridians could use some legal weed and get off the more harmful medications.  It would be nice if everyone would go out and vote on this and not be too busy noddin off on oxys. :facepalm3:

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Re: Medical marijuana in Florida? [Re: pootie]
    #14116846 - 03/13/11 10:19 PM (12 years, 11 months ago)

Win win win for florida- They could cut down on the pill mills by moving patients to medical Mj- and tax that shit so they could make up for the Budget short falls,  And cut down on Mj smuggling in to that state, cuz who would want swagg? only thing left would to get rid of all the coke in that state, jesus that shit is even washing up in the inner -coastal area. Or is that a new Kilogram delivery service.


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Re: Medical marijuana in Florida? [Re: idunno]
    #14117577 - 03/14/11 12:39 AM (12 years, 11 months ago)

:awesomenod::congrats::awebig:

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Re: Medical marijuana in Florida? [Re: guest1]
    #14117786 - 03/14/11 01:31 AM (12 years, 11 months ago)

a lot of shroomery members i've noticed live in florida, quite a few to be honest. that and oregon, just something i've picked up on.

anyway, i'm one of them. i live in florida and definitely know they have tried this before, well, they've tried lessening it being a criminal offense, not the same thing, but that has been shot down quite a few times in itself.


but if I can find out, WHEN, this vote will take place, I will vote, for sure, and pray to god we join the other 14 states. naw mean?:burnone:


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Re: Medical marijuana in Florida? [Re: imachavel]
    #14118469 - 03/14/11 08:47 AM (12 years, 11 months ago)

Well if they get all the illegal Cubans ,Hatians,Jamacians to vote it should pass LOL  They let the illegals vote in Cali and texas LMAO


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Re: Medical marijuana in Florida? [Re: Don Juan]
    #14119799 - 03/14/11 02:54 PM (12 years, 11 months ago)

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i can tell that florida is progressing nicely, but will this really pass? i hope so...but i'm doubtful!





ya, there is to many old farts still in florida who think its evil... but being a resident of florida i got my fingers crossed!





Most old people in california are pro medical marijuana because they see FIRST HAND how useful it is for friends who get sick and die.

The group of people who vote against medical marijuana most are 35-58


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Re: Medical marijuana in Florida? [Re: withoutawire]
    #14119961 - 03/14/11 03:33 PM (12 years, 11 months ago)

come on florida, everybodys doin' it


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Re: Medical marijuana in Florida? [Re: ellomello]
    #14139503 - 03/17/11 09:09 PM (12 years, 11 months ago)

If this happens, i might not actually leave this terrible state... btw, a lot of you are from florida. we should have a florida shroomery party or something :laugh:

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