It also appears that chronic pain was removed/not included as one of the conditions eligible under this bill. There are alot of us with chronic pain who could benefit because our medical insurance has stopped covering alot of the other treatment options or reduced them so much we don’t get adequate relief. We can barely get physical therapy anymore, and Medicare doesn’t cover massage or aquatic therapy on a regular basis because some of these things are considered “maintenance”. The traditional medical industry isn’t offering a cure for many of these diseases that cause permanent pain and disability, yet they allow us to suffer by cutting medications off their formularies that help us, restricting our range of treatment choices more and more year after year, and then they leave us stuck. There is plenty of evidence nation-wide that Marijuana is effective for treating pain, so I don’t know why this was not included in the final bill. I hope someone will put it back in!
I haven’t read South Carolina’s bill, but if it’s accurately portrayed on point three, that would be unconstitutional in light of the Privileges and Immunities Clause of Article IV, section 2 of the U.S. Constitution. One state cannot deprive a citizen of another state the privileges and immunities of state citizenship, even with respect to medical procedures. This was, for example, exhibited by the U.S. Supreme Court in the companion case to Roe v. Wade, Doe v. Bolton, holding that Georgia could not limit its slightly relaxed abortion procedures just to Georgia citizens. Doe v. Bolton came out the same days as Roe v. Wade, but because of the sweeping nature of Roe, Doe was rendered effectively moot. The point remains good law, however.
I am HIV Pos and have epilepsy. Ill vote on whole plant cultivations, or Mr. Peake and Mr. Deal can go to hell and be exposed for the corrupt bribe taking pieces of crap they are. G.W. Pharmaceuticals is a German corporation and needs to keep its foreign nose out of our legislation. Period! We will NEVER shut up about it. I have two family members now, dying of cancer, and having that death hastened by Pharmaceutical poison, and when they die while those idiots scam for control you can expect all the money trails to be exposed, including and not limited to all their little back door deals, names, addresses, photos. Mr. Peake you can stick your CBD Oil only legislation up your arse sir! PUT IT ON THE BALLOT FOR WHOLE PLANT CULTIVATION OR GO FUCK YOURSELF.
Well if he would’ve gave us something to be happy about maybe we would be quite. The CBD oil only is a joke and a slap in the face for many people in Georgia. Grow some balls and stand up for the people that put you where you are today because we WONT forget you next election day.
Excellent Rebuttal! I will make sure and share with Peake and others. Do you think my article where I propose Peake calls Deal’s bluff is realistic? I know all the Democratic legislators (what few there are) would support it. Sure no idea of a head count on Republicans willing to stand up to Deal. Thanks for the great work you do in this important fight. http://gwmac.com/nathan-deal-is-lying-about-hb1-veto/