Robert Celt
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Eureka Springs residents had a chance to show their support for medical marijuana on Super Tuesday when they showed up at the local polls and signed so many petitions that it was hard to keep them on hand.
"We set up on primary Tuesday outside one of the polling places here in Eureka Springs. We were pleasantly surprised by the turn out of people who were interested in signing the Compassionate Care medical marijuana petition. Luckily one of the citizens had a packet of petitions left and resupplied us. I went around town to locations that I knew had petitions and took everything they had. As it turned out, we got around 350 signatures," said Eureka Springs Alderman James DeVito.
Arkansas voters voted down a Medical Marijuana Act in 2012 by about 30,000 votes.
"I think from 2012 were have learned a number of things that medical marijuana has provided. I think one of the main things that we are seeing is that it's incredibly effective use treating seizures in kids. I know some kids have 50 to 100 seizures a day but with the derivative of cannabis, seizures drop down to less than a handful. It's also been used for post-traumatic stress, it also has effectiveness in treating nausea, and is known to treat glaucoma."
DeVito's wife succumbed to cancer, but before her death, he says that marijuana relieved her symptoms of nausea after chemotherapy treatments.
"As medical science spends more time, this simple plant that's been in use for a couple thousand years they are finding more and more effective uses without having to rely oncomplex medical compounds that have a lot of serious side effects. It's a simple herb."
Marijuana is labeled as a Schedule I drug in the Controlled Substances Act of the United States, making possession a violation of federal law. In many states, it is still considered a drug which has no acceptable medical use. DeVito said he has seen the positive effects of cannabis first-hand. He disagrees with it being classified as a Schedule I drug.
"I think that's one of the biggest travesties perpetrated on America. We've incarcerated so many people over what has been proven to be a benign drug. I mean there's no comparison to legal alcohol and the effects on society that alcohol has. To class marijuana with heroin and all of these serious drugs that plague communities. I'm sorry. There is no logical reason why it is classified as such".
DeVito hopes to see medical marijuana on the Arkansas ballots in 2016. Supporters must gather 85,000 signatures of registered Arkansas voters to put it on the November ballot.
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Full Article: Alderman Leads Local Effort To Legalize Medical Marijuana In Arkansas
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"We set up on primary Tuesday outside one of the polling places here in Eureka Springs. We were pleasantly surprised by the turn out of people who were interested in signing the Compassionate Care medical marijuana petition. Luckily one of the citizens had a packet of petitions left and resupplied us. I went around town to locations that I knew had petitions and took everything they had. As it turned out, we got around 350 signatures," said Eureka Springs Alderman James DeVito.
Arkansas voters voted down a Medical Marijuana Act in 2012 by about 30,000 votes.
"I think from 2012 were have learned a number of things that medical marijuana has provided. I think one of the main things that we are seeing is that it's incredibly effective use treating seizures in kids. I know some kids have 50 to 100 seizures a day but with the derivative of cannabis, seizures drop down to less than a handful. It's also been used for post-traumatic stress, it also has effectiveness in treating nausea, and is known to treat glaucoma."
DeVito's wife succumbed to cancer, but before her death, he says that marijuana relieved her symptoms of nausea after chemotherapy treatments.
"As medical science spends more time, this simple plant that's been in use for a couple thousand years they are finding more and more effective uses without having to rely oncomplex medical compounds that have a lot of serious side effects. It's a simple herb."
Marijuana is labeled as a Schedule I drug in the Controlled Substances Act of the United States, making possession a violation of federal law. In many states, it is still considered a drug which has no acceptable medical use. DeVito said he has seen the positive effects of cannabis first-hand. He disagrees with it being classified as a Schedule I drug.
"I think that's one of the biggest travesties perpetrated on America. We've incarcerated so many people over what has been proven to be a benign drug. I mean there's no comparison to legal alcohol and the effects on society that alcohol has. To class marijuana with heroin and all of these serious drugs that plague communities. I'm sorry. There is no logical reason why it is classified as such".
DeVito hopes to see medical marijuana on the Arkansas ballots in 2016. Supporters must gather 85,000 signatures of registered Arkansas voters to put it on the November ballot.
News Moderator: Robert Celt 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: Alderman Leads Local Effort To Legalize Medical Marijuana In Arkansas
Author: Ben Cain
Photo Credit: None found
Website: KSPR