columbia missouri medical marijuana
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videoman40
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Missouri has a medical marijuana law? i wans't aware of that.
EDIT:
I did some searching and I am not sure if the bill has passed or not yet, if anyone knows for sure
that it has indeed passed, please respond.
I did however find the following, and I cracked up laughing as I read the "Retired Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper and undercover narcotics officer Ed Moses" comments at the end of the article.
A bill filed in the Missouri House of Representatives reopens the debate about medical marijuana.
Rep. Tom Villa, D-St. Louis, is sponsoring the bill, filed Tuesday, that would allow doctors statewide to prescribe marijuana for patients with serious medical conditions. It is similar to medical marijuana proposals filed in Missouri’s General Assembly in years past. Eleven other states have passed similar bills.
Under the bill, Missouri patients, through their physicians, would contact the state health department to receive an authorization card, which would show that they have a doctor’s approval to use the drug.
“National surveys show a broad base of support for this type of legislation,” Villa said.
Columbia voters approved a proposition last year that allows the use of medical marijuana in the city.
Retired Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper and undercover narcotics officer Ed Moses said Wednesday that some groups, such as the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, want legalization of medical marijuana to act as a foothold in making marijuana legal.
“There is no scientific merit to sucking in toxic fumes and calling it medicine,” Moses said.
Doctors are authorized to prescribe other potentially harmful drugs — including opium, cocaine and methamphetamine — to patients for medical reasons, according to current Missouri law. Marijuana is not a recognized pharmaceutical drug.
EDIT:
I did some searching and I am not sure if the bill has passed or not yet, if anyone knows for sure
that it has indeed passed, please respond.
I did however find the following, and I cracked up laughing as I read the "Retired Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper and undercover narcotics officer Ed Moses" comments at the end of the article.
A bill filed in the Missouri House of Representatives reopens the debate about medical marijuana.
Rep. Tom Villa, D-St. Louis, is sponsoring the bill, filed Tuesday, that would allow doctors statewide to prescribe marijuana for patients with serious medical conditions. It is similar to medical marijuana proposals filed in Missouri’s General Assembly in years past. Eleven other states have passed similar bills.
Under the bill, Missouri patients, through their physicians, would contact the state health department to receive an authorization card, which would show that they have a doctor’s approval to use the drug.
“National surveys show a broad base of support for this type of legislation,” Villa said.
Columbia voters approved a proposition last year that allows the use of medical marijuana in the city.
Retired Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper and undercover narcotics officer Ed Moses said Wednesday that some groups, such as the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, want legalization of medical marijuana to act as a foothold in making marijuana legal.
“There is no scientific merit to sucking in toxic fumes and calling it medicine,” Moses said.
Doctors are authorized to prescribe other potentially harmful drugs — including opium, cocaine and methamphetamine — to patients for medical reasons, according to current Missouri law. Marijuana is not a recognized pharmaceutical drug.
does anyone know any thing about this i'm thinking about moving there and i would like to know about any dr that might be able to help me out
videoman40
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yeha, he sounds so knowledgeable, dosen't he!
crow499
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well some poeple are just dumm The Free Press -- Independent News Media here is some more on the city laws
videoman40
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greenearth5
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Anybody know anything about this.. can i get a doctor in that city that can give me a written recomendation?
greenearth5
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In Columbia, Missouri, voters backed a pair of measures seeking to liberalize local pot laws. Approximately 70 percent of voters approved The Missouri Medical Marijuana Initiative (Proposition 1), which amends the Columbia city criminal code so that “adults who obtain and use marijuana and/or marijuana paraphernalia for medical purposes pursuant to the recommendation of a physician shall not be subject to any arrest, prosecution, punishment, or sanction.”
Six out of ten Columbia voters also approved The Missouri Smart Sentencing Initiative (Proposition 2), which amends the city criminal code to de-penalize the possession of marijuana and/or paraphernalia to a fine-only offense.n
Six out of ten Columbia voters also approved The Missouri Smart Sentencing Initiative (Proposition 2), which amends the city criminal code to de-penalize the possession of marijuana and/or paraphernalia to a fine-only offense.n
greenearth5
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this was back in 2004 and it was approved but i havent heard anything out of this
Iron Lion Zion
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Since when did retired state troopers attend medical school? Maybe they should tell all those kids who want to be Police officers about how much education they are going to need to do so...
Space Captain Grant
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Columbia is my alma mater and my home, I'm moving back this summer. I was living in town when the law was passed.
Nothing is going to protect you from being popped for marijuana in Missouri. Larger quantities have been brought down to misdemeanor charges in Columbia, MO only. The cops will still pop you. If you are under the care of an MD from Columbia MO, you live in Columbia MO, and you are popped by the cops in Columbia, MO, then when you go in front of the judge, you might get the charges dropped or reduced. Distribution is still illegal, posession of paraphenalia is also illegal. Growing is still illegal. Columbia is a college town. The laws are meant to keep students from ending up in jail and to allow for medical mari. The biggest drug problem in MO is Meth -- which has triggered the stiff law enforcement. If you are from out-of-state and get popped in MO, you could be charged with trafficking. I knew of only one Californian who was released by the cops only because he had all his Cali paperwork in order and he showed the cops everything he was carrying. A different cop could have been far less lenient.
Nothing is going to protect you from being popped for marijuana in Missouri. Larger quantities have been brought down to misdemeanor charges in Columbia, MO only. The cops will still pop you. If you are under the care of an MD from Columbia MO, you live in Columbia MO, and you are popped by the cops in Columbia, MO, then when you go in front of the judge, you might get the charges dropped or reduced. Distribution is still illegal, posession of paraphenalia is also illegal. Growing is still illegal. Columbia is a college town. The laws are meant to keep students from ending up in jail and to allow for medical mari. The biggest drug problem in MO is Meth -- which has triggered the stiff law enforcement. If you are from out-of-state and get popped in MO, you could be charged with trafficking. I knew of only one Californian who was released by the cops only because he had all his Cali paperwork in order and he showed the cops everything he was carrying. A different cop could have been far less lenient.