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On Nov. 8, I will be voting to make Missouri the 26th state that allows
state-licensed physicians to recommend medical marijuana to patients with
serious and debilitating illnesses. I encourage all compassionate
Missourians to vote for this common-sense ballot initiative.
One basic value that all Missourians should support is allowing doctors and
their patients to determine which medical treatments are right for them. As
we stand now, legislators and bureaucrats are substituting their opinion
for the clinical judgment of these health care professionals.
Hundreds of thousands of Missourians are living, suffering and battling
every single day with debilitating conditions that could be helped by
medical marijuana. Missouri’s proposal would provide potential treatment
and relief to Missouri patients who suffer from cancer, epilepsy, multiple
sclerosis, Alzheimer’s, spinal-cord injuries, and other serious or
debilitating medical conditions and give doctors an alternative treatment
to opiates and other pharmaceuticals.
Only those patients whose physicians certify in writing that they have a
legitimate and serious medical need would be allowed to purchase medical
marijuana under this proposal. The measure would maintain the prohibition
of marijuana use in public and operating a motor vehicle under the
influence of marijuana. As part of the proposal, the small tax paid on
medical marijuana and the fees associated with obtaining cultivation or
dispensary licenses would fund veterans’ health care services in Missouri.
Now is the time for the Show-Me State to properly restore doctors and their
patients to the center of the medical treatment decision-making process.
Please join me this fall in supporting this very critical issue.
Sign the form below to show your support.