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Olympia GOP Proposal Would Make State Buy Stoned People Pizza
Posted by Dominic Holden on Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 2:49 PM
State Representative Glenn Anderson (R-5) has proposed an amendment to the state's medical-marijuana bill:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 414. (1) The department of health shall reimburse a qualifying patient for any pizza consumed by the qualifying patient while he or she was under the influence of medical cannabis. The department shall reimburse the patient no later than five business days after the patient submits a receipt for the pizza. The department may not reimburse the patient for delivery charges, gratuities, or toppings in excess of three. (2) For purposes of this section, "pizza" means a pie with a bread crust topped with tomato sauce, cheese, and various toppings. "Pizza" includes Chicago style deep dish, New York style thin crust, and stuffed crust."
Lawmakers have yet to adopt Anderson's delicious proposal. I hope it passes.
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You do realize this Republican is most likely just doing this to be an asshole, right? The implication being that cancer and AIDS patients who smoke pot are just doing it so they can get wasted and get the munchies - ha! ha! People suffering from terminal diseases are always good for a laugh, at least to the right wing. Please, someone correct me if I'm wrong!
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They should adopt and pass the amendment - and then use it against him when he runs for re-election for sponsoring "wasteful spending."
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I hope it passes too. They want to try and make some stupid point about stoners and medical pot while possibly creating a poison pill. Pass it, order pizza, give it to people that need food, state pays for it. Sounds like a good plan!
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I seriously thought this was a joke and was all "but April Fool's already happened".
You're telling me this is real?
You're telling me this is real?
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I hope Anderson gets cancer and he's too fucking stubborn to ease his pain with medical pot. Dick move. Republicans: the Dick Party.
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@11 Yeah, something that causes lack of appetite and wasting.
The medical uses of marijuana are multiple. Besides pain, it's specific for nausea reduction. I wish my mother, who wasted away with ovarian cancer, could have had access to medical marijuana. She died in a hospice, with morphine and no appetite. We buried someone who looked like a concentration camp victim.
The medical uses of marijuana are multiple. Besides pain, it's specific for nausea reduction. I wish my mother, who wasted away with ovarian cancer, could have had access to medical marijuana. She died in a hospice, with morphine and no appetite. We buried someone who looked like a concentration camp victim.
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My dad once went through some experimental cancer treatment in Rotterdam -- and my very Catholic, ICU nurse mom was adamant that she would get him stoned as hell if it meant he would eat. I say pass the amendment. People on medical marijuana deserve more breaks than they tend to get.
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Typical preschool-level time-wasting smartassery from another Republican dillwad with a broken soul.
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My friend says Anderson has acknowledge the medical benefit of cannabis increasing the appetite. Munchies save lives!
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Typical petulant spoiled rich republican bullshit. They have nothing to add to any conversation other than lies and meaningless mewling.
Republican = Terrorist
Republican = Terrorist
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I'll only approve of this bill if I get to put Pesto on my pizza as well, or I will not budge an inch!
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Fucking stupid waste of time. Can I get reimbursed for the amendments Glenn Anderson writes while he's high?
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Why does it have to be Pizza? The munchies can give one cravings for almost anything. Usually whatever is available in the house, or whatever is in front of them at the store. I have enjoyed lots of pizza while baked, but I have also enjoyed Thai food, pho (2 best remedies when suffering the common cold, stoned or not), fresh fruit, my mom's lamb chops (seasoned simply with garlic salt and fried in a cast iron skillet. Mmm!). Pretty much anything.
This is a law that reeks of not only pettiness, but also of harsh stereotyping (stoners do not live on pizza alone), and a coroporate handout.
This is a law that reeks of not only pettiness, but also of harsh stereotyping (stoners do not live on pizza alone), and a coroporate handout.
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