Ventura for Medical Pot
Associated Press
ST. PAUL, Minn. —
Gov. Jesse Ventura said Wednesday he supports legalizing marijuana for medical use.
“Medical marijuana? I fully support it, absolutely. Who is government to tell someone if they have AIDS or cancer, what they should be taking?” Ventura said in response to a question from a student at the University of St. Thomas.
A bill before the Legislature this year would appropriate $100,000 to study medicinal uses of marijuana.
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