Health & Fitness
Mike Miller Wouldn't Mind A Toke
The Maryland Senate president says he supports medical marijuana for cancer patients and maybe the pain in his tooth.
Maryland Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller wouldn't mind a toke right about now.
The Senate Thursday afternoon is expected to take up a bill sponsored by Del. Dan Morhaim, a physician and Baltimore County Democrat, that creates a commission to study the medical use of marijuana.
The leader in the Senate said Thursday that he supports medical marijuana for cancer patients and spoke of the pain his mother suffered as she battled the disease.
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But there's also this nerve pain in his tooth.
"I've got a fractured nerve in my tooth right now," Miller said. "I wouldn't mind a toke myself."
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If Miller is holding, he might want to save some because that pain could shift about 3 feet lower in a few days.
The Maryland General Assembly wraps up its business Monday at midnight—historically a stressful day in the 90-day session as legislators rush to beat the clock.
Just sayin'.
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