>>nearly 10 percent of the state’s population—have acquired medical marijuana cards over the last two years
Why don’t they research the underlying cause of so many ill people rather than just masking the symptoms?
"They" who - and whose money do you propose they spend doing it?
I don’t like how the line is blurred between possible medical uses for marijuana and “recreational” uses. This allows for addiction to marijuana under the guise of medicine. Maybe the weed should be legal like alcohol. Then if legitimate medical uses for marijuana are known - suppose it helps glaucoma or helps manage chronic pain safer than other drugs - then a doctor could help a patient manage their use. I don’t think the current situation is ethical. Quack doctors encourage people to self-medicate and they make a big profit doing so. There isn’t seen a difference between someone who gets addicted over a false medical pretense and someone with a real problem like chronic pain who maybe could be helped in a non-addictive way. Americans seem to go to extremes - either prohibition or a system that encourages addiction.