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Introduces Medical Marijuana
Legislation
Texas Congressman Ron Paul
today released a statement urging public support
for a House Bill advocating the government stay out of
the medical marijuana business and allow state
sanctioned clinics the freedom to dispense pot
without fear of being raided-
Paul has
introduced the �Medical Marijuana Patient
Protection Act�, H.
R. 5842, which would bar the Federal Government
from intervening in doctor/patient
relationships that violate no state law- This, by the
way, is the second legislation co-sponsored by
Congressman Paul dealing with the cannabis plant- More
on that later-
As a physician, Paul states his
position that doctors and patients should make health
care decisions, not politicians or federal agents-
His legislation would call off the Drug Enforcement
Administration (DEA) �dogs� that regularly hassle
state-sanctioned clinics and their
patients-
He cited the plight of K-K- Forss, a
resident of Minnesota, who suffers pain from a ruptured
disc in his neck- Forss is unable to work or attend
church due to the debilitating pain- $18,000 a
year was paid by Medicare each year on various medications
that were useless-
Then, Forss took a chance and
tried marijuana, illegal in his state, and found
it helped him regain 38 pounds he had lost, calmed
muscle spasms and helped him sleep- If he could
continue using cannabis for his pain, Forss
believes, according to Rep- Paul, that he�d be able to work
occasionally and attend some church
services-
The Congressman cites a study by Scientists
at the University of Calfornia at Davis that says
cannabis demonstrates significant relief of
neuropathic pain- Twelve states have passed
legislation allowing marijuana, under certain
conditions, according to Paul, but those clinics,
physicians and patients are still under fire from the
Drug Enforcement Administration-
In summary,-
the Congressman says,
�The bottom line is that K-K-
Forss should be treated as a free American- Mr- Forss
is one of many who would like to use marijuana medicinally
because it helps him- Politicians and bureaucrats
have no right to
interfere�-
INDUSTRIAL
HEMP
Congressman Paul is also co-sponsor of
HR
1009, calling for the legalization of industrial
hemp as an agricultural product- Hopefully, these
two bills will begin to chip away at the DEA and it�s
stranglehold on the issue of industrial hemp and
medical marijuana-
Two North
Dakota farmers have taken their case to a US Court
of Appeals Court in an effort to force the DEA into a
�hands off� position when it comes to industrial hemp
cultivation- In case you haven�t heard, industrial
hemp is a lousy smoke, resulting in a bad headache and no
high-
Of course, this action will not lead to
legalizing recreational
marijuana, but it will sort out the differences, allow
the cultivation of an amazingly diverse
agricultural product and promise medical relief
for those who would benefit from marijuana-
But
right now, the Feds have been striking out at
state-sanctioned marijuana clinics, stating
in most part that it�s just another way to dispense illegal
drugs-
Hats off to Congressman Paul, and North
Dakota State Representative David Monson and
Wayne Hauge, both farmers, who are trying
desperately to put the DEA�s feet to the fire-
Vote
Hemp
