employees at medical marijuana dispensary join union

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Even when it jumps up and bites them, people can't distinguish between medical marijuana and legalization. Sad, so I guess I have to spell it out.

Medical marijuana doesn't legalize pot but does provide an avenue for those with legitamite medical needs to get it. For instance, they need a prescription. Hello?
 
Anyone can get a fucking scrip, there is no regulation on marijuana in CA. All you have to do is find a doctor that doesn't mind signing the form.

NO other drug is like that. Why ? because they are actual medications, actual limits on who can get it and for what reason.
 
There is still a big difference between that and legalization. People that abuse the system are much more likely to be ones that wouldn't be likely to develop mental illness from it.

http://forums.offtopic.com/showpost.php?p=129016307&postcount=#198

At least, inexperienced and first-time users have to jump through some hoops to get a doctor to give pot to them and will have a chance to evaluate what they are getting into. And government isn't sanctioning the recreational use of pot. All big differences.
 
If legalized, it won't be a gateway drug anymore; it's not like the guy behind the counter is going to ask if you're getting tired of it and want some "stronger stuff."

Also, kids have a harder time getting alcohol than pot.
 
oh bull fucking shit. If it was truely medicinal, it would be approved by the FDA, have specific guidelines on what types of illness it could be used for, etc..
 
If something is not evaluated / approved by the Food and Drug Administration, it does not fit the qualifications to be considered "medicinal"?


Thousands of people eat local honey to build immunities to local pollen, but not all local pollen gets an FDA sticker. Does that mean they are not medicinal?
 
Not that simple. Watching a couple of docs on pot will help you better understand why decriminalization/legalization hasn't happened. I specifically recommend The Union: the business behind getting high.

Quick breakdown:

Let's look at some of the entities making money with pot being illegal.

lawyers who represent offenders, private prisons, prison workers, police officers enforcing drug laws, govt revenue from citations and tickets, judges, drug testing facilities, etc.

legalization would mean decreasing the workforce in all of these areas. More job cuts, more layoffs, less future employment opportunities etc

I imagine the real reason to enforce the status quo boils down to hard economics. I posit that more money is made in the current illegal status than it would if legal. OR the potential increase in revenue would be too minimal to justify the other "societal risks" involved...

This should get you started on expanding your myopic view on the impact of decriminalization/legalization (which i once shared).
 
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