small steps, folks, small steps...
a medical cannabis bill has advanced out of committee by a 4-3 vote, carried forward by the tie-breaking vote of TN House Speaker Beth Harwell (R). not surprisingly, the tie was produced by all 3 Democrats voting for it, & all 3 Republicans voting it down. it was sponsored by a pair of Republicans: State Senator Steve Dickerson of Nashville & Rep. Jeremy Faison of Cosby. Nashville recently tried to decriminalize cannabis along with Memphis, but was forced to drop the issue by the state. Cosby, not being a hotspot of big-city values, nevertheless is a hotspot of common sense in my end of the state. kudoes to the legislators involved, & my hat is off to Ms. Harwell for defying "conventional wisdom" & voting to help the citizens of the state. a journey of a thousand miles begins with but a single step...
a medical cannabis bill has advanced out of committee by a 4-3 vote, carried forward by the tie-breaking vote of TN House Speaker Beth Harwell (R). not surprisingly, the tie was produced by all 3 Democrats voting for it, & all 3 Republicans voting it down. it was sponsored by a pair of Republicans: State Senator Steve Dickerson of Nashville & Rep. Jeremy Faison of Cosby. Nashville recently tried to decriminalize cannabis along with Memphis, but was forced to drop the issue by the state. Cosby, not being a hotspot of big-city values, nevertheless is a hotspot of common sense in my end of the state. kudoes to the legislators involved, & my hat is off to Ms. Harwell for defying "conventional wisdom" & voting to help the citizens of the state. a journey of a thousand miles begins with but a single step...