A Latter-day Saint in Utah County left work anxious on Wednesday, having just learned that his church was preparing to issue a statement on its position regarding a ballot initiative that would allow people like him to legally use marijuana to treat their illnesses.
If the initiative known as Proposition 2 passes, it would no longer be a crime for him to buy, possess and use the cannabis droplets he’s been having shipped from California to calm his debilitating tremors caused by medications he takes for various conditions, including schizophrenia.
But the man’s desire to remain in good standing with his religion is stronger than his desire to use the only medication he’s found that stops his shaking: a cream that, in the eyes of the federal and Utah governments, is illegal.