"They can't even manage peanut butter."

Posted at 4:53 PM on February 18, 2009 by Tom Scheck (2 Comments)

The House Health Care and Human Service Policy Oversight Committee approved a bill that would allow chronically ill patients to use marijuana to manage their pain. The bill now moves on to another committee. There wasn't much news in the hearing since it was similar to a Senate Committee hearing held last last week (Story here).

That being said, there was an interesting exchange between a supporter and an opponent at the House hearing.

GOP Rep. Steve Gottwalt said marijuana wouldn't be regulated enough under the proposal:

"If we want this to happen. If we believe that it's effective even for limited uses in cases of extreme pain and hospice situations then it ought to go through the FDA process."

That prompted the bill's author, DFL Rep. Tom Rukavina, to say:

"They've done a helluva good job lately. They can't even manage peanut butter."

Comments (2)

God bless you, Rep. Rukavina. You're a funny, smart man.

Posted by elmer benson | February 18, 2009 7:45 PM

Only when these jerks or their loved ones are afflicted with pain and suffering that marijuana could alleviate will they change their minds. Like Nancy Reagan, when Ronnie died of Alzheimer's, did a 180 on stem-cell research that may have found a cure for the disease had it not been for her and her husband's opposition to it.

Posted by Caregiver | February 18, 2009 10:14 PM

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