New Mexico - House Reverses Vote on Medical Marijuana
House reverses on medical marijana voteArticle Launched: 03/14/2007 12:00:00 AM MDTSANTA FE -- In a reversal of a decision last week, the House approved a measure Tuesday to legalize marijuana use for medical purposes.
The House, on a 35-25 vote, passed a Senate bill that will allow patients to seek approval from the state to use marijuana to treat certain diseases. Thursday, the House on a 33-36 vote objected to a similar proposal.
Gov. Bill Richardson had said earlier in the day Tuesday he was working on House members to get them to reconsider their vote.
Legislators repeated several arguments that were made last week.
Supporters of the measure maintained that medical marijuana use will help ease pain among sufferers of certain diseases, while opponents contended an approval will give children the impression lawmakers support illegal drug use.
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