The Justice Department has said that patients of medical marijuana are not to be targeted for prosecution. They would be targeting drug traffickers instead. I think that this should be the best compromise for those who are in favor of medical marijuana legalization with those who are against it.

Attorney General Eric Holder has also said that the decision to go after marijuana consumers would be left to the States. So while medical marijuana advocates can forget about smoking pot in Texas, they can legally do so in California.

The medical marijuana pharmacies should be too happy in California, though. The law over there clearly states that the medical marijuana pharmacies should only be able to operate if it is not for profit. Good luck on that!

My stance on medical marijuana is very simple, keep it medical. I also have the same for prescription drugs. I do not think that drugs like these should be bought in stores. They should only be bought with doctor’s consent and taken in the doctor’s or nurse’s presence. Should they get addicted to it, we go after the doctors, just like we would do with if patients are addicted to other drugs in similar situations.

The reason for this is that we should not make the same mistake with marijuana that we have made with cigarettes and alcohol. We must not be paying for the abuse of the substances by other people like we are with alcohols and drugs. Hence, we should make sure that there be no addiction and there must be proper administration of marijuana

The science of marijuana is real. We all know that it can help reduce pain. We know that it is not as addictive as other drugs and that it is less harmful than alcohol to our health. I also think that if doctors say that it can be a drug why are we arguing against them? Aren’t they the subject matters in their own field? Would we argue against an engineer about the structure of our buildings or the amount of current in our I-pods? Why is it that the only subject matter experts that we are against are the Generals and the doctors?

However, like other intoxicants, if abused there would be self inflicted consequences. It is the same for cigarettes and in fatty food. Therefore, I think that to prevent marijuana from being abused, the doctor should be present. We know how to deal with fatty foods and cigarettes, but most of us would not know how to deal with marijuana addiction. We never have had it before.

Also, with marijuana being so easy to grow, I hope that this does not lead to deforestation or us being complacent about it. I hope that there does not come a day where we would take marijuana for a headache rather than Paracetamol.

Lastly, I think that the people who push for the legalization of pot should not complain any further. They can go after the States, but how much more do they want the government to bend to their will? What more do they want?

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