by Eric Fink
Source: kivitv.com
Nearly 1,000 people flocked to Boise's Julia Davis Park, Sunday for the City of Tree's Hempfest.
The crowd had one very clear message for lawmakers in the Gem State: legalize marijuana.
Supporters of Hemp and medical marijuana argue those who consume cannibas are not breaking the law. ""We are not criminals," Isaias Valdez, the event organizer said. Valdez continued, " We have jobs, we're responsible we work hard, we follow all the other laws out there on the books. And, because we decide to consume cannibas we should not be treated as criminals. We as Idahoans want cannibas law reform and we are ready to take that next step."
Dozens of "Idaho Moms for Marijuana," rallied for their drug of choice to be legalized. "Everything you've ever heard about marijuana is a lie, straight up," Theresa Knox said. "Marijuana has so many beneficial uses aside from medicinal or recreational."
Today's Channel 6 News spoke with a marijuana opponent who works with Drug Free California, an organization aimed at educating adolescents about the dangers of drugs. "Don't buy into the lie," Roger Morgan said who . "Marijuana is not medicine. It is harmful, it's addictive and it does not medicate anything."
A group of Idahoans for marijuana have formed "Compassionate Idaho," a grassroots organization hoping to put the legalization of medical marijuana to a vote. The group aims to get 50,000 signatures statewide by April 30, 2012 in order to put The "Idaho Medical Choice Act" on the ballot for the November 2012 election.
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