Medical Marijuana in Utah
This article came out yesterday, LDS Church weighs in on medical marijuana ballot initiative in Utah
http://fox13now.com/2017/06/27/lds-church-weighs-in-on-medical-marijuana-ballot-initiative-in-utah/
I had heard some rumblings, but I was guessing medical marijuana might be legalized by the state legislature in 2018.
With this year's bill to authorize further research into medical marijuana, to assess potential benefits and risks to legalizing medical marijuana, it was sufficient for most legislators to show the public they are looking into it. But it's not enough for many.
And, apparently, there are some who don't think medical marijuana will get a vote by the state's legislature in 2018, so the push is to get it on the ballot so the voters can decide.
The Church was very diplomatic in their statement, part of which states:
"The difficulties of attempting to legalize a drug at the state level that is illegal under Federal law cannot be overstated.
"Accordingly, we believe that society is best served by requiring marijuana to go through further research and the FDA approval process that all other drugs must go through before they are prescribed to patients."
The Utah Patients Coalition, which is behind the ballot initiative, claims 73% of Utah voters would vote in favor of the ballot initiative. They also said their focus will be "on persuading voters to approve the ballot initiative in 2018."
My guess is if the legislature doesn't pass a medical marijuana bill during the 2018 legislative session, then it looks the voters will during the 2018 elections.
Unfortunately, most of the supporters of medical marijuana do not believe that it is just a step towards full legalization of the drug. There are so many difficulties in trying to legislate the drug, and so many pushing for legal recreational use, that many states have legalized the drug, mostly because of the potential tax revenue.
Medical marijuana is like letting camel stick it's nose in the tent. Eventually it will want to come all the way in, and it may happen so fast that opponents may be taken off guard.
I see legalizing medical marijuana as a litmus test. While it is not inherently evil, and there are, apparently, some valid uses for marijuana as a medicine, the legalization of medical marijuana seems to coincide with a high propensity towards sensual, pride, greed, vice, and other worldly and evil pursuits. Basically, it may be an indicator of when an area may be ripe enough in wickedness that judgments will be coming.
I still think it is likely that the first Utah earthquake won't happen until after medical marijuana passes. If the legislature doesn't pass it, but the voters do, then I think it's a more direct indictment that the majority (or at least the majority of those who voted) are in support, or at least tolerate, wickedness, the world, and the pursuits of Babylon.
However, if the Utah Patients Coalition's internal poll is fairly accurate, then it already shows that a majority are supporting the ways of the world. What we don't know is what percentage of Church members support the ballot initiative. If it is also a majority, then we can expect that major calamities (like an earthquake) could happen at any time.
http://fox13now.com/2017/06/27/lds-church-weighs-in-on-medical-marijuana-ballot-initiative-in-utah/
I had heard some rumblings, but I was guessing medical marijuana might be legalized by the state legislature in 2018.
With this year's bill to authorize further research into medical marijuana, to assess potential benefits and risks to legalizing medical marijuana, it was sufficient for most legislators to show the public they are looking into it. But it's not enough for many.
And, apparently, there are some who don't think medical marijuana will get a vote by the state's legislature in 2018, so the push is to get it on the ballot so the voters can decide.
The Church was very diplomatic in their statement, part of which states:
"The difficulties of attempting to legalize a drug at the state level that is illegal under Federal law cannot be overstated.
"Accordingly, we believe that society is best served by requiring marijuana to go through further research and the FDA approval process that all other drugs must go through before they are prescribed to patients."
The Utah Patients Coalition, which is behind the ballot initiative, claims 73% of Utah voters would vote in favor of the ballot initiative. They also said their focus will be "on persuading voters to approve the ballot initiative in 2018."
My guess is if the legislature doesn't pass a medical marijuana bill during the 2018 legislative session, then it looks the voters will during the 2018 elections.
Unfortunately, most of the supporters of medical marijuana do not believe that it is just a step towards full legalization of the drug. There are so many difficulties in trying to legislate the drug, and so many pushing for legal recreational use, that many states have legalized the drug, mostly because of the potential tax revenue.
Medical marijuana is like letting camel stick it's nose in the tent. Eventually it will want to come all the way in, and it may happen so fast that opponents may be taken off guard.
I see legalizing medical marijuana as a litmus test. While it is not inherently evil, and there are, apparently, some valid uses for marijuana as a medicine, the legalization of medical marijuana seems to coincide with a high propensity towards sensual, pride, greed, vice, and other worldly and evil pursuits. Basically, it may be an indicator of when an area may be ripe enough in wickedness that judgments will be coming.
I still think it is likely that the first Utah earthquake won't happen until after medical marijuana passes. If the legislature doesn't pass it, but the voters do, then I think it's a more direct indictment that the majority (or at least the majority of those who voted) are in support, or at least tolerate, wickedness, the world, and the pursuits of Babylon.
However, if the Utah Patients Coalition's internal poll is fairly accurate, then it already shows that a majority are supporting the ways of the world. What we don't know is what percentage of Church members support the ballot initiative. If it is also a majority, then we can expect that major calamities (like an earthquake) could happen at any time.
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