Idaho Senate Passes Anti-Marijuana Constitutional Amendment By 1 Vote

The proposition from Sen. Scott Grow (R-Eagle) would allow it to be impossible for residents to legalize medical or marijuana that is recreational or any other psychoactive drugs not approved for use by the federal Food and Drug Administration.

During debate, Grow referred to Idaho as the “last foxhole” in the region that doesn’t have some form of legalized marijuana.

“Let Idahoans choose whether they want to live in a drug-free state – free from drug culture – or not,” he said.

Idaho is one of 14 states in the country where medical marijuana isn’t legal. It’s also one of just three states in the U.S. that outlaws products, like CBD oil, with trace amounts of THC, the plant’s main compound that is psychoactive. No number of THC is legal right here.

Grow also known as income tax income from cannabis product sales in neighboring states “insignificant,” although it amounts to vast sums of bucks a in some cases.[Read more at Boise State Public Radio]