Signatures to be filed for medical marijuana vote in South Dakota

[nater]

[QUOTE]PIERRE -- Medical marijuana advocates plan to file petition signatures Monday seeking a statewide vote on a proposal to legalize marijuana in South Dakota for use in treating pain, nausea and other health problems.
Emmett Reistroffer of Sioux Falls, one of the organizers of the petition drive, said he had planned to file the signatures Wednesday but decided not to drive to Pierre because of icy roads. He said he will file the signatures with the secretary of state's office on Monday if travel is safe.
Supporters have collected 30,000 signatures, far more than the 16,776 valid signatures needed to put the measure on the November ballot, Reistroffer said.
A similar measure narrowly failed in the 2006 election, when it received 48 percent of the vote. Fourteen states have legalized medical marijuana, and Reistroffer said support for medical marijuana has grown among South Dakotans in the past few years.
"They've really started to come around and look at this issue as a matter of compassion for the sick and dying," he said.
Reistroffer said he got involved in the petition drive because his mother suffers from Lupus, a chronic inflammatory disease that can affect the joints, skin, blood, kidneys and other body parts. Symptoms include extreme fatigue, headaches and painful or swollen joints.
Marijuana helps relieves his mother's inflammation and swelling, Reistroffer said, and he believes doctors should decide whether people need such treatment.
The proposal would legalize limited use of marijuana to treat severe debilitating pain, nausea, seizures and other medical problems. Those eligible would include people with cancer, glaucoma, AIDS, multiple sclerosis and other diseases.
Law enforcement officials say they worry others, including teenagers, also will find ways to get the drug.
In states that allow medical marijuana, law enforcement officers have had a difficult time distinguishing between those who can legally use it and those who hide behind the medical law so they can smoke it for recreational use, South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley said.
"It essentially becomes complete authorization of marijuana use," said Jackley, who said he has concerns about the South Dakota proposal but has not taken an official position on it.
Some people, he said, can be hurt by marijuana use.
"As a prosecutor, I've seen the adverse effects that marijuana can have on certain personalities," the attorney general said. "We've experienced violent crimes associated with the use of marijuana."
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Source: [url]http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/news/article_d3351424-0623-11df-ba0e-001cc4c03286.html[/url]

I, personally, hope this passes.

[EmperorScorpious]

Source, please

[tankkiller]

[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;19773425]Source, please[/QUOTE]

His ass.

Is the source.

Obviously.

[nater]

Sorry, updated OP.

[KaIibos]

[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;19773425]Source, please[/QUOTE]

[url=http://www.google.ca/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&=&q=Medical+marijuana+advocates+plan+to+file+petition+signatures+Monday+seeking+a+statewide+vote+on+a+proposal+to+legalize+marijuana+in+South+Dakota+for+use+in+treating+pain%2C+nausea+and+other+health+problems.&btnG=Google+Search&meta=lr%3D]take your pick[/url]

[nater]

[QUOTE=KaIibos;19773510][URL="http://www.google.ca/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&=&q=Medical+marijuana+advocates+plan+to+file+petition+signatures+Monday+seeking+a+statewide+vote+on+a+proposal+to+legalize+marijuana+in+South+Dakota+for+use+in+treating+pain%2C+nausea+and+other+health+problems.&btnG=Google+Search&meta=lr%3D"]take your pick[/URL][/QUOTE]

Holy shit!

[editline]08:49PM[/editline]

You're not an idiot!

[EmperorScorpious]

[QUOTE=nater;19773502]Sorry, updated OP.[/QUOTE]

Thanks, no problem

[Aaronn]

[QUOTE=tankkiller;19773469]His ass.

Is the source.

Obviously.[/QUOTE]

Enjoy this box.

Bout time. More states need to do this. In fact all the states. And decriminalization please.

[nater]

It lost, 48% to 52% in 2006.

[debmaster]

[QUOTE=tankkiller;19773469]His ass.

Is the source.

Obviously.[/QUOTE]

Donkeys can't report news, silly.

[Aaronn]

[QUOTE][B]"As a prosecutor, I've seen the adverse effects that marijuana can have on certain personalities," the attorney general said. "We've experienced violent crimes associated with the use of marijuana."[/B]
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This makes me rage hard.

[inzuki]

Proud to be in North Dakota and not one big state.

[N0 WAR]

I guess South Dakota is another state to avoid, if it passes that is.

[kidwithsword]

Petitions don't work. Everyone knows that.

[Zenreon]

slowly all of america is going to allow medical weed and soon legalization. Its beautiful!

[lolwutdude]

does marijuana even make you violent?

i thought it turns every men into having dreadlocks and resting on a porch

[Sleepy feet]

if it lost 48% to 52% in 2006 then theres quite a chance that it'll pass since as of the late society is being more open and accepting towards marijuana. we'll see though