Big pharmaceutical companies supported legislators who, it turns out, helped stop the state's nascent step toward medicinal marijuana. And the politicians who took little or no money from drug companies? They supported the bill. Coincidence? You be the judge. At issue was Senate Bill 1146, which sought to permit the use of oil extracted from hemp that shows promise in treating Dravet Syndrome. The ailment causes severe, debilitating seizures in children. The oil is low in THC, the compound that gets users high. But it's rich in cannabidiol, or CBD. Anecdotally, CBD has helped enough kids who did not respond to conventional therapy that lawmakers in states such as Utah have authorized its use. Idaho seemed to be on the same path. The Senate approved it 22-12. In the House, it passed 39-30. Then Gov. C.L. (Butch) Otter vetoed it/Marty Trillhaase, Lewiston Tribune. More here.