Abusing the MMJ System

The Rev · 03-15-2011, 12:28 AM

A big criticism from the anti medical marijuana camp is that many people are abusing the system. That is, people who just want to get high are finding ways to get med cards so they can smoke pot, even though they don't really need it for medical reasons.

Well, let's face it, that IS a fair claim. I know plenty of people who got their cards for problems that were either treatable in other ways, or simply weren't serious enough to require marijuana. Now, I'm not saying ALL people with cards, because I know plenty for whom marijuana is the only reasonable medicine for their chronic pain, cancer nausea, and other problems. But there ARE people who have cards primarily because they want access to weed for recreational purposes.

That being said, I now come to my point.

What the anti-MMJ crowd isn't considering is that there is a fairly large population of people out there who really would prefer to be smoking pot LEGALLY. They are people who like weed AND want to be in good with the law. Now, the question this provokes in my mind is: Can you really say that pot smokers are motivated by criminal impulses if they are willing to pay money and get their name on a list to "be legal"?

What I see in these "abusers" of the system are a population of otherwise responsible people who are saying they want acceptance by society and not to be labelled criminals. They aren't thumbing their nose at law and order, they're asking permission to embrace it, because that is their natural inclination. And to force them out says more about the prejudices of the anti-pot crowd than it does about the real and ongoing intentions of those they oppose.

The Rev

Grieves · 03-15-2011, 12:38 AM

I have a medical condition in which i need to smoke pot to stay out of jail...

**SageTree** · 03-15-2011, 05:28 AM

What IS 'medical need' is my question....?

It's seemed to keep my shit straight in more than one way.

farmergiles · 03-15-2011, 05:38 AM

One of the things that makes cannabis useful as medicine is the relative harmlessness of the side affects compared to other medicines.
For the same reason it also makes a good recreational drug compared to others..

**SageTree** · 03-15-2011, 06:53 AM

Takes two and calls myself in the morning

~1~ · 03-15-2011, 08:46 AM

'I get bummed out when I run out of weed, medical marijuana cures that...'

Ron White.

I'm actually one of those rare folks who doesn't have a medical condition that requires pot, I just like to get high. That said I agree MM is a farce and the process of finding a doctor for a recommendation and showing your 'license' at the clinic and all that bull shit. How about I show my state I.D. that says I am free (hah!) white and over 18 and therefore have the right to put whatever it is I want into my body without fear of PRISON for choosing weed over alcohol.

03-15-2011, 12:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
The Rev Clear Light Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: In my head, somewhere. Posts: 17,865 Thanks: 5,018 Thanked 5,420 Times in 2,865 Posts	Abusing the MMJ System A big criticism from the anti medical marijuana camp is that many people are abusing the system. That is, people who just want to get high are finding ways to get med cards so they can smoke pot, even though they don't really need it for medical reasons. Well, let's face it, that IS a fair claim. I know plenty of people who got their cards for problems that were either treatable in other ways, or simply weren't serious enough to require marijuana. Now, I'm not saying ALL people with cards, because I know plenty for whom marijuana is the only reasonable medicine for their chronic pain, cancer nausea, and other problems. But there ARE people who have cards primarily because they want access to weed for recreational purposes. That being said, I now come to my point. What the anti-MMJ crowd isn't considering is that there is a fairly large population of people out there who really would prefer to be smoking pot LEGALLY. They are people who like weed AND want to be in good with the law. Now, the question this provokes in my mind is: Can you really say that pot smokers are motivated by criminal impulses if they are willing to pay money and get their name on a list to "be legal"? What I see in these "abusers" of the system are a population of otherwise responsible people who are saying they want acceptance by society and not to be labelled criminals. They aren't thumbing their nose at law and order, they're asking permission to embrace it, because that is their natural inclination. And to force them out says more about the prejudices of the anti-pot crowd than it does about the real and ongoing intentions of those they oppose. The Rev __________________ Budforce - My Friend August 29, 1973- May 25, 2012

03-15-2011, 12:38 AM	#2 (permalink)
Grieves The Worst Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Interstate 8 Posts: 12,090 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 2,577 Thanked 3,117 Times in 1,712 Posts	I have a medical condition in which i need to smoke pot to stay out of jail... __________________ "And no matter what they said dollar is not your friend and it's the feelings that are hard to know are the feelings that all come slow No matter what they said dollar is not your friend and these feelings that so hard to know are the feelings that wont let go No don't let go, till you find a home World Unite and I'll love you forever"

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SageTree ~Kalyāṇa-mitrā~ Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: In Love Posts: 23,414 Blog Entries: 26 Thanks: 13,070 Thanked 6,768 Times in 4,664 Posts	What IS 'medical need' is my question....? It's seemed to keep my shit straight in more than one way. __________________ "What's oppressive is letting your life be confined by old definitions of what everything is." -Zen Meister my_scatterheart YaHooka is.... Cannabis lovers from around the world pulling up a comfy chair, picking up a vaporizer, a bong, a brownie, a pipe, or a joint, getting high, stoned, buzzed or healthy. Uniting our minds in conversation...While Portraying a Positive Image of marijuana and marijuana users to the world. Treat your fellow YaHookans with kindness,respect and tolerance.

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farmergiles Yahookan Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sick of the hatred and the lies Posts: 7,807 Thanks: 2,285 Thanked 3,750 Times in 2,554 Posts	One of the things that makes cannabis useful as medicine is the relative harmlessness of the side affects compared to other medicines. For the same reason it also makes a good recreational drug compared to others.. __________________ Cultivate a stoic calmness *Fuck the Monkeys* Every Kind of Vice

03-15-2011, 06:53 AM	#5 (permalink)
SageTree ~Kalyāṇa-mitrā~ Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: In Love Posts: 23,414 Blog Entries: 26 Thanks: 13,070 Thanked 6,768 Times in 4,664 Posts	Takes two and calls myself in the morning __________________ "What's oppressive is letting your life be confined by old definitions of what everything is." -Zen Meister my_scatterheart YaHooka is.... Cannabis lovers from around the world pulling up a comfy chair, picking up a vaporizer, a bong, a brownie, a pipe, or a joint, getting high, stoned, buzzed or healthy. Uniting our minds in conversation...While Portraying a Positive Image of marijuana and marijuana users to the world. Treat your fellow YaHookans with kindness,respect and tolerance.

03-15-2011, 08:46 AM	#6 (permalink)
~1~ Successful Failure Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: where 'they' can't see. Posts: 10,925 Thanks: 466 Thanked 1,581 Times in 925 Posts	'I get bummed out when I run out of weed, medical marijuana cures that...' Ron White. I'm actually one of those rare folks who doesn't have a medical condition that requires pot, I just like to get high. That said I agree MM is a farce and the process of finding a doctor for a recommendation and showing your 'license' at the clinic and all that bull shit. How about I show my state I.D. that says I am free (hah!) white and over 18 and therefore have the right to put whatever it is I want into my body without fear of PRISON for choosing weed over alcohol. __________________ "And those who are successful, be always on your guard. Success walks hand in hand with failure, along Hollywood Boulevard" Ray Davies --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Click Here Asshole

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