“They can’t even manage peanut butter.”

The House Health Care and Human Service Policy Oversight Committee approved a bill that would allow chronically ill patients to use marijuana to manage their pain. The bill now moves on to another committee. There wasn't much news in the hearing since it was similar to a Senate Committee hearing held last last week (Story here).

That being said, there was an interesting exchange between a supporter and an opponent at the House hearing.

GOP Rep. Steve Gottwalt said marijuana wouldn't be regulated enough under the proposal:

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"If we want this to happen. If we believe that it's effective even for limited uses in cases of extreme pain and hospice situations then it ought to go through the FDA process."

That prompted the bill's author, DFL Rep. Tom Rukavina, to say:

"They've done a helluva good job lately. They can't even manage peanut butter."