BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota's Republican-led House [last week]Â rejected a measure to legalize medical marijuana, citing concerns about public safety and the burden on law enforcement.
The House voted 67-26 to kill the bipartisan measure.
Democratic Rep. Pam Anderson, a freshman lawmaker from Fargo, introduced the bill at the request of one of her constituents who suffers from chronic pain. The bill would allow up to 2 ounces of pot or cannabis-related products for medical use. The measure was amended from an earlier version that would have allowed people to smoke marijuana for medicinal purposes and grow up to six marijuana plants in home pot gardens.
"This is not a drug issue but a quality of life issue for the people of North Dakota," Anderson said.
