Pubdate: Mon, 09 Jan 2012 Source: Press Democrat, The (Santa Rosa, CA) Copyright: 2012 The Press Democrat Contact: http://www.pressdemocrat.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/348 Author: Mark Estrada MEDICAL MARIJUANA MESS EDITOR: I see the feds have decided to crack down on pot dispensaries here in California. Perhaps this would be less of an issue had the state required the same oversight on this drug used with others. I voted for this law believing the pot would be regulated and dispensed in the same manner other prescription drugs are -- and for people who would medically benefit from it -- but this is not the case. Pot is not produced and sold in a secure, regulated and monitored manner as are other prescription drugs; instead, a rag-tag approach is used in the growing, processing and dispensing of this sometimes useful drug. California had the chance to develop a role model medical program for people who could benefit from this drug. Instead we have no structure, oversight or accountability but rather a program run by no one in particular. It's little wonder the feds are headed this way. I wish them well. Mark Estrada Rohnert Park - --- MAP posted-by: Keith Brilhart