Nathan Frodsham, a 45-year-old married Mormon father of three, is hoping the measure passes so he can get off opioids and back to using the vaporized form of marijuana that he used when he lived in Seattle after his doctor recommended trying for his painful osteoarthritis in his neck.<\/p>\n
Frodsham wasn\u2019t discouraged by the Mormon church statement, which he notes doesn\u2019t go as far in opposition as when the church explicitly asked members to vote against full marijuana legalization in Arizona and Nevada. He said marijuana is a natural plant and that the religion\u2019s health code doesn\u2019t single out cannabis as being prohibited.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think there\u2019s some room for interpretation on this,\u201d said Frodsham.<\/p>\n
The 4,500-member Utah Medical Association isn\u2019t against the idea of legalized medical marijuana but has numerous concerns with an initiative it thinks is too broad and doesn\u2019t include necessary regulatory measures, said Michelle McOmber, the group\u2019s CEO.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want to be very careful about what we bring into our state,\u201d McOmber said. \u201cThis is an addictive drug.\u201d<\/p>\n