The Future of Medical Cannabis

medical-marijuanaEver since medical marijuana was made legal in 1996 in the state of California, there has been attempts to control the suppliers who are making a profit from the legality, but recently president Obama stopped federal resources to pursue these legal medical cannabis clubs – because they are lawful.

It is a big change from the time when Bush was president and federal officers raided those clinics even if they were operating within the law of their state. Due to that, people think that these clinics will start being regarded as a business, and since they are in 13 different states, franchises may begin to appear.

But what stops such a business venture is the fact that the substance is still in the gray zone of the law, and there is a strong lobby to keep it illegal for selling and personal use.

One of the problems facing businessmen is that some states allow patients to grow their own cannabis, but not buy it from a central store. In the locations where a central grower (vendor) that grows the substance for many patients is allowed, it has to be done for no profit, and the substance is grown by licensed patients and their caregivers.

Another problem is that for-profit dispensaries started appearing all over the place, and became a nuisance in the neighborhoods they were in, such as Los Angeles California, due to the non existing supervision of who got a prescription.

But individuals that are pro for-profit dispensaries say that in some states there are strict guidelines and rules which govern the sale and growing of cannabis, and it is lab tested for health reasons, and a tax is taken which can supply millions of dollars to the state’s fund each year.

Besides, it provides many secured jobs with health insurance. One organization has already cropped up but currently only serves as a consultant to cannabis dispensaries, but its founder has hopes of becoming a recognized franchise.

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5 Responses to “The Future of Medical Cannabis”

  1. Jimmy Collins
    August 16, 2012 at 5:37 am #

    Are you kidding me that Obama has “stopped federal resources” to pursue these drug crimes. He may have made a statement along those lines, but his actions prove otherwise. In almost 4 years good ‘ole Barack Hussein has busted more than double the amount of dispensaries than Bush did in 8. Check your facts buddy

  2. AZ MEDICAL
    August 15, 2011 at 11:27 am #

    Also most dispensaries are run illegally and not under the influence of the law. Just ask the dispensary to produce a valid certificate and if they don’t they are not legal and thus you are contributing to the illegal sell of this controlled substance.

  3. AZ MEDICAL
    August 15, 2011 at 11:24 am #

    The DEA still considers marijuana as a schedule 1 substance and until that is removed there is no future for medical marijuana. No one is tying to lobby the illegalization of marijuana in fact it’s quite the opposite. There are laws and treaties that state marijuana is illegal and so reversing this process has made an impact on many countries not just the United States. This blog post is horribly misinformed and should be taken down before it hurts itself, or at least get half the story correct. Budfacts.com is incorrect.

  4. naturesmed
    February 12, 2010 at 1:35 pm #

    i have ur site bookmarked, like it alot.

  5. Tom Stanley
    November 18, 2009 at 7:01 am #

    I was on Yahoo and found your blog. Read a few of your other posts. Good work. I am looking forward to reading more from you in the future.

    Tom Stanley

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