Medical Marijuana Bill Rejected By North Carolina Because it Was Too Popular

In the latest edition of "Horribly out-of-step Politicians...and the Constituents Who Love Them", North Carolina House Committee members voted to kill a bill legalizing medical marijuana in the state in order to stop the largely supportive masses from pestering them about it so much.

Acoording to WRAL's @NCCapital blog,  the House Rules Comittee gave the "Enact Medical Cannibis Act" an unfavorable report after 20 minutes of public discussion. The blog said that this is unusual as  bills that won't pass are typically left "unheard and untended."

"We did that to be done with it," Rep. Paul Stam (R) told the blog. According to him, the lawmakers were being "harrassed" with large amounts of phone calls and emails from constituents looking to pass the bill.

The public discussion included testimony from brain cancer survivor Catherine Lyles who spoke of the benefits the drug gave her during treatment.

"I cannot tell you how quick and complete the relief I had from horrible nausea was," Lyle told WRAL reporters.

The majority of the people there to discuss the bill were in favor of its passing, only Jere Royall, representing the North Carolina Family Policy Council, spoke negatively of the act.

However, in spite of the outpouring of support from the community and testimony by bill sponsor Rep. Kelly Alexander (D) claiming that the bill would bring 39 million dollars in revenue to the state every year, the bill was struck down.

The Act's Facebook page promised to "keep up the fight", even though these events mean the bill won't be up for discussion again until 2014.

What do you think? Should lawmakers act in accordance with the will of thier constituents? Or do they have a duty to act for what they see as a greater good?
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