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US: Gov Ventura Supports Medical Pot
Associated Press
Wednesday 04 Apr 2001 Pubdate: Wed, 04 Apr 2001 Source: Associated Press GOV. VENTURA SUPPORTS MEDICAL POT ST. PAUL, Minn. Gov. Jesse Ventura said Wednesday he supports legalizing marijuana for medical use. "Medical marijuana? I fully support it, absolutely. Who is government to tell someone if they have AIDS or cancer, what they should be taking?" Ventura said in response to a question from a student at University of St. Thomas. Ventura has said he has smoked marijuana. On Tuesday, he said his mother used a mix of narcotics to ease pain from an illness, and that he approved of marijuana if it was used to relieve pain in others. "To me, you've got a kid here with cancer," he said. "I don't give a damn if he smokes a joint." A bill before the Minnesota Legislature this year would appropriate $100,000 to study potential medicinal uses of marijuana. California passed one of the nation's first medical marijuana laws in 1996, but it has been held up by a court fight. Voters in Arizona, Alaska, Colorado, Maine, Nevada, Oregon and Washington also have approved ballot initiatives allowing the use of medical marijuana. In Hawaii, the Legislature passed a similar law and the governor signed it last year. __________________________________________________________________________ Distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. --- MAP posted-by: Beth -----End of original message from MAPNews-----
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