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Tennessee Lawmakers Discuss Medical Marijuana

November 15th, 2007    Posted by: Dr. Dobson



Opponents and supporters of medical marijuana testified during a hearing in the Tennessee legislature this week, the Associated Press reported Nov. 13.

The Tennessee legislature rejected a medical-marijuana bill last year, but the House Health and Human Resources Committee this week heard testimony on a measure sponsored by Rep. Sherry Jones (D-Nashville). Opponents included doctors who said marijuana is not effective medicine and groups like the Family Action Council of Tennessee, which portrayed medical marijuana as a front for drug legalization.

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