Disappointed in medical marijuana bill
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You keep printing how many patients there are that have medical marijuana cards. Any idiot can print this. This takes no effort on your part. I want to know, why don't you do your job and print the real problem with this bill.
It is not about medical marijuana or how many medical marijuana patients there are. It's about taking away the rights of the Montana citizens. The Montana Legislature and the governor are saying it's OK for our state government to shut down any legally owned and operated business in Montana.
They are saying it's OK for the state government to tell Montana business owners that they must not make a profit in what they sell; even better, they must operate at a loss. They are also saying that our state government can dictate how many patients a physician can see, what that physician can prescribe and how many prescriptions he can write.
How would you react if you interviewed the governor that had a bill on his desk that is closing down the publication industry? All printed material is now illegal in the state of Montana. You are now out of work.
Thousands of people are out of work. I can hear you right now, this guy is a radical, and he's nuts. You say this will never happen, it's illegal. Never say never. This is happening right now, before your very eyes. No one cares. Everyone is so concerned about the medical marijuana patients. The real concern should be for all the people of Montana, they are the ones that are getting screwed. You know that we do matter.
Patrick Mills lives in Kalispell.