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Newshawk: http://www.drugsense.org/donate.htm
Pubdate: Tue, 18 Oct 2011
Source: Modesto Bee, The (CA)
Copyright: 2011 The Modesto Bee
Contact:
Website: http://www.modbee.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/271
MEDICAL MARIJUANA GOING UP IN SMOKE
Medical marijuana in California is an utter mess, a mockery of what
most voters intended when they approved Proposition 215 in 1996.
It was supposed to be a nonprofit enterprise, but has spawned a $1.5
billion industry in which networks of storefront dispensaries and
large growing operations are reaping millions of dollars.
The first-in-the-nation law was supposed to allow "compassionate use"
to ease the pain and suffering of people with cancer or AIDS.
Instead, it's so easy to get a recommendation for "medical" marijuana
that, according to a statewide study, many patients are using pot to
relieve headaches and anxiety, and to sleep and relax.
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MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom
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