Walsh: No On Medical Marijuana Re-Do

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Walsh: No On Medical Marijuana Re-Do

 

House Judiciary Committee Chair John WALSH (R-Livonia) isn't on board with his counterpart in the Senate on whether voters should get another crack of medical marijuana ballot proposal.

 

Both Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Rick JONES (R-Grand Ledge) and Senate Majority Leader Randy RICHARDVILLE (R-Monroe) support revisiting Proposal 1 of 2008 (See "Should Voters Get Another Hit Of Medical Marijuana," 8/31/12).

 

But when asked if it was a bad idea, Walsh said, "I think so.

 

"Everyone's entitled to their opinion," Walsh said. "The voters have already spoken. Considerable resources were spent and people came to their own conclusions and passed the law."

 

Now he said his task is to clean it up and make it work without taking it back to those same voters.

 

"I think the problem is not the ballot proposal itself. It's the way that it's been enacted," he said.

 

Jones said he believes if the voters took another shot at the issue, the results would be different, but the House Judiciary Chair said to re-open the issue is to open a new can of worms that would include a push by some to legalize marijuana.

 

"You bring in that element of folks," Walsh warned.

 

In fact, Matt ABEL of NORML Michigan suggested this very thing in a conversation with MIRS. He said if voters are faced with the options of either repealing the medical marijuana law or just legalizing the substance, he believes the voters would pick the latter.

 

The Senate is considering medical marijuana reform bills designed to tighten up the law by better defining the patient-doctor physician to prevent just about anyone getting a prescription from fly-by-night outfits.

 

Jones was awaiting a signal from Richardville on when the bills will be debated, but it may not happen until lame duck.

[solabeirtan]

How about a Committee / Proposal to open discussions regarding a mutually rewarding distribution model. As a separate but related issue / study. Funded by our own current registry revenue.

 

In either case Medical or Legalization route this obviously would be a functional / integral consideration not being addressed. Either way as with any new drug integration there should be some research started to establish best practice methods, etc. and other patient safety issues...

Edited September 20, 2012 by solabeirtan

[imiubu]

Link plz ! ty

 

Walsh: No On Medical Marijuana Re-Do

 

House Judiciary Committee Chair John WALSH (R-Livonia) isn't on board with his counterpart in the Senate on whether voters should get another crack of medical marijuana ballot proposal.

 

Both Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Rick JONES (R-Grand Ledge) and Senate Majority Leader Randy RICHARDVILLE (R-Monroe) support revisiting Proposal 1 of 2008 (See "Should Voters Get Another Hit Of Medical Marijuana," 8/31/12).

 

But when asked if it was a bad idea, Walsh said, "I think so.

 

"Everyone's entitled to their opinion," Walsh said. "The voters have already spoken. Considerable resources were spent and people came to their own conclusions and passed the law."

 

Now he said his task is to clean it up and make it work without taking it back to those same voters.

 

"I think the problem is not the ballot proposal itself. It's the way that it's been enacted," he said.

 

Jones said he believes if the voters took another shot at the issue, the results would be different, but the House Judiciary Chair said to re-open the issue is to open a new can of worms that would include a push by some to legalize marijuana.

 

"You bring in that element of folks," Walsh warned.

 

In fact, Matt ABEL of NORML Michigan suggested this very thing in a conversation with MIRS. He said if voters are faced with the options of either repealing the medical marijuana law or just legalizing the substance, he believes the voters would pick the latter.

 

The Senate is considering medical marijuana reform bills designed to tighten up the law by better defining the patient-doctor physician to prevent just about anyone getting a prescription from fly-by-night outfits.

 

Jones was awaiting a signal from Richardville on when the bills will be debated, but it may not happen until lame duck.

 

 

 

"I think the problem is not the ballot proposal itself. It's the way that it's been enacted," he said.

 

 

Oh.. really.. so, he gets that the mmmp has not been enacted properly... then do the RIGHT thing, Mr. Walsh.

Stop these blatent attacks on pt's and cg's through proposed legislation, leo assaults & robbery, etc...

 

PROTECT US, enact the law as written, in the plain language of the people.

WE THE PEOPLE OF MI HAVE SPOKEN.

 

/rant

[Fat Freddy]

Now the lights come on! He has a clear grasp of what would happen if the current proposed amendments or the world according to Rick Jones and Bill Schuette was to come to pass.

Walsh has realized that we have our backs to the wall now. And we are now coming out swinging so to speak.

More of our states leaders need to understand that we are reasonable people but given no choice and our voices falling on def ears leads to long looks at other options.