On the issue of Senate Bill 423, which puts ridiculous regulations on medical marijuana: if you are in favor of this bill, you are not seeing the big picture. Put the marijuana to the side for a moment. The people of Montana voted for a bill to legalize something that helped hurt or sick people to live a more comfortable life. There were no problems with this substance, other than the Legislature seeing it as a booming industry that they had no control over. That, my friends, is what this whole mess is all about: government control. [continues 277 words]
Let's see, what else can we take away, that the people of Montana voted in? How about the 10 people in the panel who voted to repeal the medical marijuana laws that the people of Montana voted in? Is this a civil violation of human rights in Montana or what? I thought we went by, "We the People?" Not, "We the Legislature." It isn't the marijuana issue I am talking about; it's the state government deciding what is best for the people of Montana. [continues 309 words]