A proposal to constitutionally ban marijuana in Idaho narrowly passed out of the state Senate on Wednesday, setting the stage for legislators in the state House to decide. The ban would apply to “all psychoactive drugs not already legal in the state,” according to the Associated Press. The Republican co-sponsor of the bill, state House Rep. And I believe medical cannabis is a humanitarian issue, not a substance abuse issue.” The implications on medical marijuana in the state are potentially significant, given that there is an effort in the state House to legalize the treatment there. Mike Kingsley, the “whole goal is to keep it from becoming recreational.” Medical marijuana is legal in nearly 40 other states.
A proposal to constitutionally ban marijuana in Idaho narrowly passed out of the state Senate on Wednesday, setting the stage for legislators in the state House to decide.
The proposed amendment to the state’s constitution passed by a vote of 24-11, barely eclipsing the two-thirds threshold necessary for such a proposal. The ban would apply to “all psychoactive drugs not already legal in the state,” according...
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