North Dakota Legislature Attempts to Stall Medical Marijuana

Lawmakers say they need more time to make medical marijuana work.

North Dakota lawmakers are claiming they need for more time to implement the state’s new medical marijuana program.

According to the Associated Press, a joint session was recently held between the House and Senate in an effort to prolong the state's total prohibitionary standard.

Democrats and Republicans are blown away by the fact that marijuana legalization was actually approved in the election last November, are now trying to apply the brakes in order to give state health officials and law enforcement time to get up to speed.

Unfortunately, it appears as though legislative forces will be successful in implementing their scheme. The “emergency” bill, which has strong bi-partisan support, is expected to make its way through the legislative process without issue. However, it is not yet clear whether Republican Governor Doug Burgum will support the measure in ink.

If the proposal becomes law, the...

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