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I-124 would return state to chaos

Published: Tuesday, October 9th, 2012

Editor:

The Montana Cannabis Industry Association has organized an effort to repeal Senate Bill 423. Their initiative, I-124, will be on the November ballot and the language is confusing. Vote for SB 423 or Montana will revert back to having the uncontrolled, lawless, rapidly growing marijuana industry we experienced prior to the passing of SB 423.

The Legislature did not overturn the will of the people with SB 423, instead they took medical marijuana back to what voters initially voted for. The law allows seriously ill people to use and grow marijuana, but SB 423 does not allow for the selling of marijuana for profit. SB 423 effectively eliminates the industry that Montanans never voted for and don't want.

Senate Bill 423 is working. Since its passing, the number of registered medical marijuana users has dropped from 30,000 to 8,849; the number of providers has dropped from 4,800 to 395, and many of the storefronts are disappearing. With the law imposing additional requirements for minors to obtain cards, there are now only two card holders under the age of 18.

On Initiative 124, vote for Senate Bill 423, a bill which repeals I-148 and enacts a new medical marijuana program.

Please forward this message to family and friends.

Cherri Brady,

Laura Needham,

Susan Smith,

Safe Community Safe Kids

Billings

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Comments (8)

By Devlin on November 7th, 2012 at 05:01am

This is complete bullshit. what the people were voting for was the first step to complete legalization.
A state of chaos you say? any more so than the three people killed by drunk drivers from my graduating class. Or what about the meth head that tried to break into my home by kicking down my door, and instead decided to take residence in the abandoned house next to me.i grew up next to a meth operation that was busted 5 times before anything was done about it. What about all the people who have their lives ruined by your legislation for doing what they want to with money they earned inside of a home they payed for.
i have never seen a death even closely related to marijuana.
i grew up with tweakers, drunk drivers, and many suicides because of related problems.
you say it would return to a state of chaos? that statement is disgusting. this town is already in chaos.
Its organizations like this that are keeping it there, not some marijuana law that has turned into the hunt for the big bad wolf.
spend money on something that matters, not infringement of freedom.

By No Way 423 on October 10th, 2012 at 04:01am

Robinetti brings up a very good point. By repealing I-148, the patient is put in two situations--1. Grow their own (which takes a considerable amount of time) or 2. Go to the black market. I-148 could have worked well if it was tightened up. The stats introduced by those in favor of repeal were filled with lies and falsehoods. I don't see anyone having to grow their own opiates. Cannabis works for a variety of issues and should become a Schedule II drug. Don't penalize people seeking relief by demonizing something that you don't understand. Vote no on I-124 and restore the original initiative put in place by the people. SB 423 was nothing more than a pack of lies and falsehoods served up to the people of Montana telling the voters they didn't know what they were voting for. I think the voters were much more aware than the morons in the 2011 legislature.

By Robinetti on October 10th, 2012 at 02:50am

As you watch this debate on Medical Marijuana please notice that the people against Medical Marijuana lack any serious medical problems.

THE BIG EVIL IN OUR SOCIETY IS THE PRESCRIBED OPIATES THAT ARE KILLING HUNDREDS OF MT CITIZENS EACH YEAR. Medical Marijuana is the ONLY safe alternative.

Robin

By Robinetti on October 9th, 2012 at 15:34pm

The full SB 423 version of the Medical Marijuana law as passed by Republican Jeff Essemann and his local friends Hutton, Warburton and Hanson makes it impossible for the sickest to get Medical Marijuana as the voters intended.

When fully enacted with the recent MT Supreme Court decision (yet to be handed back to the lower court for enactment) the Republican radicals version of the law basically outlaws Caregivers.

Thus when your dieing of cancer and have 6 months to live your going to have to figure out how to grow your own. By the time you get your card and grow a crop your times up. It's as far to the right as the other was to the left.

The federal raids ended the storefronts. We need the old law back and it can be tweaked in the future by reasonable politicians or us voters.

Vote for the old law. It's a vote for compassion, State rights, voter rights and patient medical rights.

Mostly it's a vote for the Federal Government to mind their own business.

By NO to MJ on October 9th, 2012 at 13:09pm

Take a look around and tell me that with the past arrests of local mmj "care givers". Do you think that they would sell to your kids? Well sure they will. How else do you explain their arrests. They sold to people who were not on their list to sell to and my guess is that they sold to kids too. The only way around this is to continue to ban all drugs that are listed as illegal by federal statues.

By nobody on October 9th, 2012 at 11:34am

SB-423 gives the Montana's uncontrolled, lawless,and the black market their clients. So vote no on SB-423.
The Legislature are trying to tell Montana's what they think. I do like the all medicine and medical should be free for everyone and get the profit out of death. The last sentance you are tell me what I am think. You are not mind readers and stop telling Montana's what they thimk Morons.
You say there are only 2 sick children under 18 years of age in Montana. That is also a lie. What did Children for safe access come from. I remeber Califorina base Morman group. Cheri brady another morman.
Do the people of Billing know you are using their towns name?

By nobody on October 9th, 2012 at 11:25am

By JASMINE5866 on October 9th, 2012 at 10:10am

SB423 is not in effect yet and no it does not work. That is why there needed to be an injunction.
Many parts of SB423 are unconstitutional and it hurts the very people it was mean't to help.Why is it that you cannot tell the whole truth?
Kids were the topic of a recent study and it was found that teen use DID NOT increase in Medical marijuana states. There are no known deaths from marijuana.
What people need to pay attention to is what they cannot see; illegal drug dealers would be happy to sell your kid weed, mmj providers won't!
Wake up and get off your high horses; You are wrong!
VOTE NO on IR-124

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