Wrap: Kansas City Democratic Representative Jason Holsman argued that blacking out games out from television takes away business from restaurants, bars, and local tv stations.
Rep. Jason Holsman, D-Kansas City, said Missouri's Supreme Court chief justice recently urged lawmakers to reconsider laws that imprison non-violent first offenders. Holsman said he was worried about the implications of making soft drug possession a felony.
Jackson County Democratic Representative Jason Holsman said non-violent offenders are already a high cost to taxpayers and the prohibition of fake pot will contribute to this problem.
"Who are we to tell terminally ill patients that some substance that can provide them relief isn't good enough for them?" said Rep. Jason Holsman, D-Jackson County, one of a small group of Democrats who pushed for the measure.
Because the resolution only sends a message to Congress and does not become law, Rep. Jason Holsman, D-Jackson County, said debating the resolution was a waste of time.
Representative Jason Holsman, D-Kansas City, sponsored the bill, citing the economic impacts the game has on restaurants, bars, and local television stations when the NFL prevents broadcasts.
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