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http://www.reddirtreport.com/red-dirt-politics/medical-marijuana-issue-importance-johnson
Sen. Don Barrington (R-Lawton), the chairman of the Committee on Public Safety, has refused to allow a hearing on the legalization of marijuana. His reasons are due to special interests like district attorneys, and he has also stated that his church did not favor it.
Sen. Johnson replied to the latter reason stating that, “Apparently, this small microcosm of a congregation’s views are more important than the 71 percent of the people in the state who say they are ok with legalizing medical marijuana”
She went on to state, “The other piece he alluded to was ‘soft on crime’, meaning this is an election year, and he is not going to let anything be heard that could jeopardize people’s ability to be re-elected.”
Interestingly, Barrington also has a private prison in his district, and received over $9,000 in campaign contributions from the private prison industry.
To give you an idea of how out of touch Barrington is: A disabled woman, clearly suffering from chronic pain, was waiting in Senator Johnson’s office prior to our interview. She had just come from Barrington’s office to speak with him about the issue of medical marijuana, because it was something that would greatly benefit her.
During the interview, when we began to discuss Barrington, Johnson explained to Red Dirt Report that when the disabled woman brought up medicinal marijuana, Barrington reportedly asked, “Well, can a doctor not prescribe it to you?” He did not even realize that it was illegal for a doctor to prescribe it. That had not weighed into his mindset until she brought it to his attention.
Johnson stated that the ill-stricken woman “was actually encouraged that he listened to her. So if we can get more constituents doing what she did, coming out here putting a face to this movement, letting them know that everybody is not a pothead, there are legitimate needs out there. Veterans, children with Dravet Syndrome, people with cancer, glaucoma, PTSD, those are all valid uses for this medicine.”
http://www.thelostogle.com/2014/02/11/maybe-its-time-to-go-the-state-question-route-on-medical-marijuana/
Sen. Don Barrington (R-Lawton), the chairman of the Committee on Public Safety, has refused to allow a hearing on the legalization of marijuana. His reasons are due to special interests like district attorneys, and he has also stated that his church did not favor it.
Sen. Johnson replied to the latter reason stating that, “Apparently, this small microcosm of a congregation’s views are more important than the 71 percent of the people in the state who say they are ok with legalizing medical marijuana”
She went on to state, “The other piece he alluded to was ‘soft on crime’, meaning this is an election year, and he is not going to let anything be heard that could jeopardize people’s ability to be re-elected.”
Interestingly, Barrington also has a private prison in his district, and received over $9,000 in campaign contributions from the private prison industry.
To give you an idea of how out of touch Barrington is: A disabled woman, clearly suffering from chronic pain, was waiting in Senator Johnson’s office prior to our interview. She had just come from Barrington’s office to speak with him about the issue of medical marijuana, because it was something that would greatly benefit her.
During the interview, when we began to discuss Barrington, Johnson explained to Red Dirt Report that when the disabled woman brought up medicinal marijuana, Barrington reportedly asked, “Well, can a doctor not prescribe it to you?” He did not even realize that it was illegal for a doctor to prescribe it. That had not weighed into his mindset until she brought it to his attention.
Johnson stated that the ill-stricken woman “was actually encouraged that he listened to her. So if we can get more constituents doing what she did, coming out here putting a face to this movement, letting them know that everybody is not a pothead, there are legitimate needs out there. Veterans, children with Dravet Syndrome, people with cancer, glaucoma, PTSD, those are all valid uses for this medicine.”
http://www.thelostogle.com/2014/02/11/maybe-its-time-to-go-the-state-question-route-on-medical-marijuana/
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