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posted by chromas on Saturday October 06 2018, @06:12PM   Printer-friendly
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The Mormon Church and Governor Gary Herbert have come out in favor of medical cannabis legalization in Utah. However, the legislative compromise would be more restrictive for Utahans than a November 2018 ballot initiative:

The Mormon church joined lawmakers, the governor and advocates to back a deal on Thursday that would legalize medical marijuana in conservative Utah after months of fierce debate. The compromise comes as people prepare to vote in November on an insurgent medical marijuana ballot initiative that held its ground despite opposition from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

[...] The Utah-based faith had opposed the ballot proposal over fears it could lead to more broad use, but its ranking global leader, Jack Gerard, said leaders were "thrilled" to be a part of the effort to "alleviate human pain and suffering".

Though it still must go to a vote, the deal has the key backing of both the church and leaders of the Republican-dominated state legislature, who said the regulations in the hard-won agreement had their seal of approval. Unlike the ballot initiative, the compromise won't allow people to grow their own marijuana if they live too far from a dispensary. It also doesn't allow certain types of edible marijuana that could appeal to children, like cookies and brownies.

Some medical cannabis advocates are not on board with the deal:

Medical marijuana advocates are backing the deal to avoid wrangling and uncertainty that could continue if the ballot initiative passes. "There will be medical cannabis here in our day in Utah," said the advocate DJ Schanz. The two sides agreed to scale back media campaigns supporting and opposing the ballot measure known as Proposition 2.

Not all medical marijuana advocates were convinced: Christine Stenquist with the group Truce said she remained skeptical about the deal and urged continued support for the ballot proposal. Smoking marijuana would not be allowed under the ballot proposal. It instead allows edible forms, lotions or electronic cigarettes.


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  • (Score: 2) by Pslytely Psycho on Monday October 08 2018, @10:16AM

    by Pslytely Psycho (1218) on Monday October 08 2018, @10:16AM (#745895)

    I never actually thought I would see this happen. Got arrested a few times at NORML rallies in the '70's.
    The stores are clean, well lit, with professional budtenders and ID is required up front of everyone before your allowed into the store proper.
    Then it weed fucking heaven.
    Saturday, Cinders sale was: $3.75 infused joints, $10 half gram dabs, $18.75 one gram cartridges.
    My preferred is a Bodi High 1/2 g cartridge of 72% clear honey oil.......mmmm....mmmm! That's a top end cartridge and runs $40.

    Life is goooood.

    Oh yeah, Crime went down.
    DUIs went down
    Driving while high on weed went up some, but they never counted it separately before, and the combined total is roughly the same as before, no real increase.
    Teen use went down.
    You see more grandmas at the stores than 'stoners.'
    It's regulated, tested for strength and purity (many growth agents are banned from weed), professionally packaged and labeled. They have 'smell jars' with samples you can see clearly as they are magnifiers. Yeah. It put street dealers out of business. We have a weed glut. Too bad we can't export it to you.

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