Monday, September 24, 2012

Oregon Medical Marijuana might become Oregon Marijuana

The Oregon Medical marijuana program is one of the most lenient programs in the US. A patient is very well protected, has a massive limit in terms of useable cannabis and maybe after this November, would be able to not be limited merely to Oregon Medical Marijuana.
This November the citizens of Oregon will vote on whether or not they will fully legalize marijuana for adult consumption. This would mean that everybody 21 and over would have legal access to certain amounts of marijuana. This doesn’t mean it’s a free for all, in fact far from it. The initiative doesn’t even impede law enforcement’s ability to crack down on “illegal” marijuana. It simply provides another venue, similar to the Oregon Medical Marijuana program but entails a larger demographic.
We have to face the truth, Marijuana has been around for thousands of years and people aren’t going to simply quit smoking it now because “someone” says it’s. Thousands of years testify to the good name of cannabis and with programs such as the Oregon Medical Marijuana initiative, evidence kept on piling up.
Not only have they found that cannabis kills cancer, but also that under legalized and regulated system drug consumption actually drops. But not just Marijuana, alcohol and tobacco consumption drops significantly in states that have Legal Marijuana programs. It’s no wonder that the government is so opposed to legalizing marijuana especially since their major corporate allies would suffer. And to come to think that the alcohol companies of today were the gangsters of yesteryear.
But what would happen to the Medical Marijuana industry if marijuana was made legal? The answer; absolutely nothing! The Medical Marijuana initiative would only become more specialized; it would develop designer strains specifically targeting symptoms and diseases. The standards of cultivation would be regulated and everything would be done within sterile environments. The Medical Marijuana community has absolutely nothing to fear in the case of full scale legalization; in fact they should welcome it.
Also full scale legalization would provide thousands of new jobs and revenue lessen the strain on the prison system and the police departments and would provide a safer alternative in terms of recreation. Currently people drink alcohol for recreational purposes and it contributes to thousands of deaths each year, violence and a long list of social issues. Marijuana on the other hand doesn’t do any of these things. No one has ever died from consuming marijuana, people tend to be more peaceful under its influences and would much rather avoid violence. The main reason the plant isn’t legal is because it brings too much competition to the current market monsters such as Big Pharma, Tobacco, Alcohol, Lumber, and Fuel and so on. Marijuana is the plant that can bring direct competition to these industries and with enough people behind it, would most probably dominate those markets.
Hopefully this November the people of Oregon will stand together and vote yes on legalization cannabis for recreational uses. It’s the smart sensible thing to do!

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