North Dakota To Vote On Legalizing Medical Marijuana

North Dakota is one of the states where medical marijuana legalization is up for a vote in the upcoming elections. Already, the measure is causing divisions among residents. Those in support of claiming that cannabis helps with pain, while those against argue that there is no solid scientific evidence to prove pot’s medical uses.

There are four states with ballot measures that seek to join the list of 25 states where medical marijuana is already legal. In North Dakota, the ballot initiative is called Measure 5, San Francisco Gate reports.

Linda Kersten, a firm advocate for medical marijuana, uses marijuana to ease the side-effects of her daughter’s surgeries and chemotherapy treatment for stage 4 colon cancer. With pot, Kersten says her daughter was able to talk and walk. A 70-year-old teacher, Kersten says that before seeing the effects of pot on her daughter’s well-being, she would have voted no. “If...

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