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State Representative Tony Cornish
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
651-296-4240
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REP. CORNISH OPPOSES MEDICAL MARIJUANA BILL
ST. PAUL – A bill allowing the medical use of marijuana for patients suffering from a terminal illness is currently making its way through Minnesota House committees. If it is brought to the House floor, State Representative Tony Cornish (R-Good Thunder) said he will oppose it.
“Some people are swayed by emotion of pain relief in terminal illness,” Cornish said. “But this legislation contains little to no control over the growing and processing of marijuana, and because of this, I fear that the drug will inevitably end up in the hands of people who aren’t facing a painful death.”
Cornish said the bill would allow doctors to prescribe marijuana in huge doses that would allow the patient to smoke the drug every 45 minutes. He also disputes the claim that marijuana isn’t dangerous, as the drug has proven to be gene-altering and often becomes a gateway drug to harder substances.
“In my 30 years in law enforcement, marijuana use has inflicted indescribable pain on hundreds of Minnesota families,” Cornish said. “In my experience in drug arrests, almost all of the criminals who have been busted say they started their abuse by smoking pot then moved on to harder drugs.”
Cornish also noted that he has had numerous friends who’ve died from painful illnesses. None of them ever expressed a need for marijuana, as their legal pain medication adequately kept them at ease.
“Governor Pawlenty said he will veto the bill if law enforcement opposes it,” Cornish said. “Every law enforcement group, from the police chiefs, to the sheriff’s, to the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association is strongly against the proposal. If Governor Pawlenty stays true to his word, there is no chance this bill will become law.”
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