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MAINE MEDICAL MARIJUANA BILL
WOULD CREATE ACCESS FOR SICK
AUGUSTA -- Law enforcement officials said Monday they oppose a bill that would
allow nonprofit medical marijuana dispensaries, fearing easier access to the
drug
would increase crime. "If this bill becomes law, it will dramatically
increase
access to this intoxicant," said Geoffrey Rushlau, district
attorney for Waldo,
Knox, Lincoln and Sagadahoc counties.
Rushlau and others testified before the Legislature's Health and Human Services
Committee as it considered a bill brought forward by citizen initiative.
The bill, L.D. 975, adds conditions that a physician can prescribe
marijuana; creates a voluntary identification card for qualified patients; and
allows nonprofit dispensaries, which would make access to marijuana easier for
patients who have a doctor's permission.
Jonathan Leavitt, who spoke on behalf of Maine Citizens for Patients' Rights,
said the bill addresses the biggest flaw in current state statute: access.
Current law allows those who are qualified to grow up to six plants, but he said
many patients don't have the equipment or the permission of a landlord to
cultivate the marijuana.
"People access it via the black market," he said.
Leavitt said more than 80,000 people signed the petition to put the new bill
before the Legislature. He said he chose not to pack the hearing room with
supporters and, instead, spoke on behalf of "the thousands of Maine
residents" whom he said would benefit from medical marijuana.
"There is not a lot that could be added to the stories you have probably
heard of: people with cancer using cannabis to lessen the pain of radiation
treatments, or someone who was living HIV-positive using cannabis to simply
allow them to eat," he said.
Yet law enforcement officials fear creating storefronts for medical marijuana
would increase crime, traffic and noise, said Roy McKinney, director of the
Maine Drug Enforcement Agency. "This legislation raises concerns for
public health, safety and welfare of Maine citizens," he said.
In all likelihood, it will be up to voters in November to approve or reject the
bill. Although it is now before a legislative committee, lawmakers
typically reject citizen initiatives, putting them to a public vote. The
Health and Human Services Committee is scheduled to vote on the bill Wednesday.
Dave Wilkinson, of Harpswell, who has stage two prostate cancer and leukemia,
has been authorized to use marijuana by two doctors.
However, he testified in opposition to the bill, saying he's worried about the
names of patients ending up on a list if people sign up for a card.
"L.D. 975 treats a nontoxic herbal plant as if it were
plutonium," he said. "Far more deadly are police harassment,
employment problems and social stigma."
The Maine Medical Association did not take a formal position on the bill, but
said it is not aware of complaints from physicians about misuse of the current
law, said Andrew MacLean, deputy executive vice president of the association.
He said "most physicians" believe there are other prescription drugs
that help address the conditions described by medical marijuana advocates.
While some physicians acknowledge that marijuana provides some relief sooner
than some prescription medications, "most believe that the health risks of
smoking outweigh the potential benefit," he said.
Yet Charles Wynott, who said medical marijuana helps control nausea caused by
the pills he takes for HIV/AIDS, said people need safe access to medical
marijuana.
"Please understand there are patients out there who need your help,"
he said.
Pubdate: Tue, 14 Apr 2009
Source: Kennebec Journal (Augusta, ME)
Copyright: 2009 Blethen Maine Newspapers Inc
Contact:
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