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Some want it on list of allowed conditions
Hartford - A combination of Percocet, Oxycontin, Vicodin and a number of other drugs made Robert Specht of Hamden a "puddle" in bed for five years. He had been prescribed the narcotics to help recover from a foot surgery.But it wasn't until he got off the narcotics and began using cannabis, or marijuana, that he could once again function.
On Monday, Specht told members of the General Assembly's Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee that he believes that pain should be added to the list of qualifying conditions for the state's medical marijuana program.
He was testifying in support of Senate Bill 1117, which proposes to include "pain that is treated by a pain management specialist" as one of the debilitating medical conditions that can be treated with medical marijuana. The bill also proposes taxing producers $250 for each pound of marijuana delivered to a dispensary.
Both supporters and opponents of the bill made passionate arguments about whether to include "pain" as a debilitating medical condition that deserved medical marijuana.
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