Issue Position: Healthcare

Issue Position

I believe greater liberty provides greater quality and availability of care. I support empowering community solutions rather than government programs by expanding scope of practice, restricting "Certificates of Need" that hurt doctors, increasing state protection of volunteer caretakers from liability, and preventing the Federal government from controlling the market. I am concerned by the opioid epidemic and am working alongside my colleagues in the House to build solutions that help remedy this devastating situation. My perspective is that we should treat addicts like patients rather than like criminals. I believe one promising element of the solution for opioids would be legislation to provide patients with access to medical cannabis only if it is prescribed by a qualified doctor. However, I do not support recreational use of cannabis and I believe the psychoactive components should remain a controlled substance just as for other similar drugs.

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