We should be so ever grateful for our public officials and legislative representatives because of their intelligence, caring about citizens’ health and safety, and giving us more freedoms than we have ever had before. Yes, the medical marijuana was defeated for the reason that we don’t want health insurance companies covering behavioral therapy for children ages 6 and younger suffering from autism. After all, the insurance companies already have to cover pre-existing conditions so we just don’t want to go overboard requiring them to insure sick children with behavioral disabilities.