Voter presses Carson on medical marijuana

The mother of a child with epilepsy pressed Ben Carson to voice his stance on medical marijuana in Panora Wednesday.

During a Q and A, the former-brain-surgeon-turned-Republican-presidential-candidate offered a couple of sentences stating that he approves of cannabis for medical use. Then he focused his attention on staunch opposition to drugs like marijuana and heroin for recreational use, emphasizing that he would seal the border with Mexico to prevent drug trafficking into the United States.

"Medical marijuana has proven its benefit and it should be rescheduled, there’s no question about that," Carson said. He added, “There’s a big difference between what she’s talking about and legalizing marijuana. I don’t want to do that.”

The marijuana question was one of half a dozen Carson answered after a speech in Panora, followed by three other campaign stops Wednesday.

Roxanne Cogil, a Jamaica, Ia., resident who asked the question, said she was pleased Carson supports medical...

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