Could medical marijuana work in Idaho?
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IDAHO FALLS - Many doctors support using marijuana to help patients with chronic pain.
But do enough state legislators feel the same way to legalize the drug in Idaho?
"Legalized marijuana in Idaho is an untried, unproven principal, said district 33 Representative Russ Mathews. "Therefore I oppose it. It's a dangerous way to go, especially with secondhand smoke."
"It depends what the legislation is about," said district 32 Representative Janice McGeachin. "Is it about people being able to carry it around in their car? To be able to smoke it? I think that we need to carefully consider those things."
Representative Tom Trail of Moscow is proposing the legislation.
He wants patients with certain chronic illnesses like cancer and Lou Gehrig's disease to have access to medical marijuana through state-controlled dispensaries.
Local police say that could complicate law enforcement.
"It's certainly out on the streets, and it's illegal and people are getting it," said Sergeant Phil Grimes of the Idaho Falls Police Department. "So certainly if it's legal it's going to be that much easier. I think from a legal standpoint or from a law enforcement standpoint it would definitely make things more difficult for us."
And what about the cost to the state?
"I'm not sure that the state can actually have the resources that would be needed to monitor that [the marijuana] is being use the way that it would be intended to be used for a medical purpose," said Representative McGeachin.
Still every year hundreds of patients travel from Idaho to places like Washington state to get medical marijuana because they say they need it for their pain.
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But do enough state legislators feel the same way to legalize the drug in Idaho?
"Legalized marijuana in Idaho is an untried, unproven principal, said district 33 Representative Russ Mathews. "Therefore I oppose it. It's a dangerous way to go, especially with secondhand smoke."
"It depends what the legislation is about," said district 32 Representative Janice McGeachin. "Is it about people being able to carry it around in their car? To be able to smoke it? I think that we need to carefully consider those things."
Representative Tom Trail of Moscow is proposing the legislation.
He wants patients with certain chronic illnesses like cancer and Lou Gehrig's disease to have access to medical marijuana through state-controlled dispensaries.
Local police say that could complicate law enforcement.
"It's certainly out on the streets, and it's illegal and people are getting it," said Sergeant Phil Grimes of the Idaho Falls Police Department. "So certainly if it's legal it's going to be that much easier. I think from a legal standpoint or from a law enforcement standpoint it would definitely make things more difficult for us."
And what about the cost to the state?
"I'm not sure that the state can actually have the resources that would be needed to monitor that [the marijuana] is being use the way that it would be intended to be used for a medical purpose," said Representative McGeachin.
Still every year hundreds of patients travel from Idaho to places like Washington state to get medical marijuana because they say they need it for their pain.
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