“Idaho lawmakers know that they can no longer make a rational case for the state’s prohibitive and punitive marijuana policies.”
By Paul Armentano, NORML
Regardless of one’s views on marijuana, Idahoans must reject HJR 4 this November.
House Joint Resolution 4 seeks to amend the state constitution so that voters no longer have any say in determining Idaho’s drug policies. That’s not anti-marijuana, that’s anti-democracy.
HJR 4 mandates, “Only the legislature of the state of Idaho shall have power and authority to legalize…marijuana or other psychoactive substances.”
The message behind this resolution cannot be clearer. State officials don’t trust voters to do their bidding on the marijuana issue.
Lawmakers’ apprehensions are well deserved. They understand that their “reefer madness” views are out of step with most Idahoans. For example, nearly 70 percent of Idahoans said in a poll that “the use of marijuana for medical purposes should be made legal.”
Yet, despite this popular support, most lawmakers would rather stick their collective heads in the sand. That is why they are seeking to remove voters from the equation permanently.
For decades, voters have been far ahead of their elected officials on matters pertaining to the legalization of marijuana for medical
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