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Originally Posted by garinda
In California, where cannabis can be legally prescribed, a doctor was asked if he'd prescribe the drug for 'writer's block', as well as the more regular ailments of 'pain' and 'fatigue', and the answer was yes.
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not sure what was shown on the TV program but this is a bit of an update
Attorney general proposes sensible rules on medical pot
a few years back California voters approved "medicinial marijuana" for folks who needed 'homeopath' (sp?) relief from wasting/painfull medical conditions ...ok, I think , its not a bad idea I'll vote for it , knowing full well that that this was 180° opposite to U S Federal law , but what the hell , it was on the ballot so I voted for it for humanitarian reasons .
What you need to know about the US and States rights in particular is that any group can get a law/by-law passed in their local area/county/state is by collecting enough signatures (not sure but I think its 10% of registered voters in the area to get the item on a ballot )
the proponants ran a good election , great TV ads etc. so the ballot passed .......only problem , the US has private medical system and there was no way for drug stores/chemists to be part of the distribution system (they would be violating Federal/National law) so it was decided that private Cannabis dispensaries/co-opratives be allowed to operate with the proviso that any "patient" provided a doctors prescription was presented , Doctors in the US work for money , not the betterment of humanity instantly jumped on this as a money making scheme and began writing out re-fillable scrips out for anything at $50 a time . Cannabis clinics stated popping up everywhere without any control selling the stuff for cash only ......what happened ...every low-life gang-banger decided the areas and car parks around these places were ripe for picking , not only were the patients being mugged but the "clinics" were ripe for armed robbery for the cash on site , requiring the need for on-site armed guards........enough was enough , the Local Govt. association finally got permission from Sacramento (State Capital ,Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger) to regulate these places and most of them have been closed down .