the BBC is being a bit elastic with the facts here , true , California voters passed a referendum a few years back to allow "medicinal marijuana" the intent being it was for patients with severe pain , but typically it was abused and now most of the shops have been closed down .
One other fact that the BBC fails to mention , marijuana is still covered by Federal laws and the 'feds' are acting ......see attached ...
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...&sn=005&sc=452