Jacob Redmond
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Sick patients and parents of ill children supporting Nebraska's medical marijuana bill filed complaints after schedule changes to Friday's hearing were made.
"There was a diabetic attack, there were seizures that happened, people that were in obvious pain," Shelley Gillen, a mother for legal medical marijuana, said.
Gillen joined hundreds of people hoping to testify at the Capitol in favor of medial marijuana Friday. The drug could reduce and possibly prevent her son's debilitating seizures. However, it's the medical conditions of others and the lack of compassion from experienced at
"At the last minute on Thursday night, a request was granted to Sen. Williams to have his bill heard first, therefore Sen. (Tommy) Garrett's was last," Gillen said.
"There were a lot of people that had seizures, that had illnesses. The room was hot. They had to wait a long time," Garrett said.
Garrett said people with severe illnesses and special needs, expecting to testify first in favor of his bill, sat and waited for hours. When testimony finally started, the limited timeframe remaining prevented many from having their voice heard.
"Several of them ripped up their testimony and they watered it up," Sen. Garrett said. "I was apologizing to all those that were there that didn't get to testify."
Gillen said she and other bill supporters contacted the ACLU.
"There was a huge infringement on civil rights and freedom of speech, and how there wasn't any thought put in to accommodate those with special needs," Gillen said.
Garrett hopes the committee heard the small portion of his supporters loud and clear, and thanked everyone who stayed engaged until the end.
"Kudos to those senators that stuck it out and asked very probing questions," Garrett said.
Garrett's bill legalizes marijuana for people with certain conditions, among them is Cancer, AIDS, Crohn's Disease, MS and seizures. Another bill that will be debated on Friday, introduced by Sen. Sue Crawford, only legalizes CBD oil for seizure patients.
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"There was a diabetic attack, there were seizures that happened, people that were in obvious pain," Shelley Gillen, a mother for legal medical marijuana, said.
Gillen joined hundreds of people hoping to testify at the Capitol in favor of medial marijuana Friday. The drug could reduce and possibly prevent her son's debilitating seizures. However, it's the medical conditions of others and the lack of compassion from experienced at
"At the last minute on Thursday night, a request was granted to Sen. Williams to have his bill heard first, therefore Sen. (Tommy) Garrett's was last," Gillen said.
"There were a lot of people that had seizures, that had illnesses. The room was hot. They had to wait a long time," Garrett said.
Garrett said people with severe illnesses and special needs, expecting to testify first in favor of his bill, sat and waited for hours. When testimony finally started, the limited timeframe remaining prevented many from having their voice heard.
"Several of them ripped up their testimony and they watered it up," Sen. Garrett said. "I was apologizing to all those that were there that didn't get to testify."
Gillen said she and other bill supporters contacted the ACLU.
"There was a huge infringement on civil rights and freedom of speech, and how there wasn't any thought put in to accommodate those with special needs," Gillen said.
Garrett hopes the committee heard the small portion of his supporters loud and clear, and thanked everyone who stayed engaged until the end.
"Kudos to those senators that stuck it out and asked very probing questions," Garrett said.
Garrett's bill legalizes marijuana for people with certain conditions, among them is Cancer, AIDS, Crohn's Disease, MS and seizures. Another bill that will be debated on Friday, introduced by Sen. Sue Crawford, only legalizes CBD oil for seizure patients.
News Moderator: Jacob Redmond 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: Complaints filed after schedule changes made in medical marijuana hearing | Local News - KETV Home
Author: Dave Roberts
Contact: KETV.com - KETV 7
Photo Credit: Mark Garfinkel
Website: Complaints filed after schedule changes made in medical marijuana hearing | Local News - KETV Home
