Otter Doubtful Re: Medical Marijuana

In an interview with Idaho Conservative Blogger , Gov. Butch Otter says he’s consulted with governors in states permitting marijuana use, but doubts the Legislature will ever send him a bill. If they did, he hinted he would veto the measure, calling pot a “gateway drug.” Among Otter’s major initiatives have been the Idaho Meth Project, a favorite cause of his wife, Lori. As a young lawmaker in the 1970s, Otter supported decriminalization, but his views have shifted. Rep. Tom Trail, R-Moscow, has pushed for years to legalize industrial hemp, but gotten no traction in the Legislature/ Dan Popkey , Idaho Statesman. More here. (AP file photo of California protest, for illustrative purposes)

Question: Are you optimistic that Idaho will legalize medical marijuana sometime this decade?