Minnesota medical marijuana bill dies one step from governor
Yesterday the Minnesota House of Representatives adjourned for the year without bringing up the medical marijuana bill, HF655, for a vote on the House floor.
The bill had passed the Senate at the beginning of the session and was endorsed by the Minnesota Nurses Association, the Minnesota Public Health Association, the Minnesota AIDS Project, the Minnesota Senior Federation, and thousands of doctors and nurses who endorsed the measure. Recent polling showed more than 2-to-1 public support in the state.
However, a small but vocal group of law enforcement officials spread mistruths, exaggerations, and outright lies about the bill in an attempt to kill it — such as claiming that medical marijuana lacks support from the medical community and that medical marijuana laws increase teen use. In the end, the opposition’s false claims swayed legislators enough to keep the vote from happening.
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