Marijuana In The 21st Century Project Final 
Nick Oka
MYP project
Ms. Copeland
January 20, 2015
Medical Marijuana in the 21st Century I believe that marijuana should be considered a legitimate natural, medicinal choice in the 21st century. Medical marijuana is an effective treatment for certain conditions. It improves neurological conditions and decreases pain symptoms in many people. Currently marijuana is mostly prescribed to adults but in some rare cases, it may also be prescribed to minors. There have been case studies that show how medical marijuana can be an effective treatment for certain conditions and symptoms, but the use of recreational marijuana is not a necessity and does not add enough societal benefit to outweigh the negative consequences. On November 5th, 1996 fifty-six percent of voters approved Proposition 215 in California1. Proposition 215 would remove state-level criminal penalties on the use, possession and cultivation of marijuana by patients who possess a "written or oral recommendation" from their physician that he or she "would benefit from medical marijuana.”12 Patients with a medical marijuana identification card are allowed to carry to twenty-eight point five grams for personal consumption; anything over this limit will lead to six months in prison43. In order to obtain a legal cannabis card certain steps must be taken. A cannabis doctor must ensure that your condition is worthy of a card and then must write a prescription for your card, after all documentation is completely filled out a $100 fee is required to then receive your personal card4. In some rare cases a minor will be prescribed medical marijuana. In order for this to take place both a doctor’s signature and a parent signature must be signed on the proper documents. Following California, twenty-one more states have legalized the use of medical marijuana. This shows that California had taken initiative to provide the use of marijuana in order to benefit the patients that need it. Other states that have followed
MYP project
Ms. Copeland
January 20, 2015
Medical Marijuana in the 21st Century I believe that marijuana should be considered a legitimate natural, medicinal choice in the 21st century. Medical marijuana is an effective treatment for certain conditions. It improves neurological conditions and decreases pain symptoms in many people. Currently marijuana is mostly prescribed to adults but in some rare cases, it may also be prescribed to minors. There have been case studies that show how medical marijuana can be an effective treatment for certain conditions and symptoms, but the use of recreational marijuana is not a necessity and does not add enough societal benefit to outweigh the negative consequences. On November 5th, 1996 fifty-six percent of voters approved Proposition 215 in California1. Proposition 215 would remove state-level criminal penalties on the use, possession and cultivation of marijuana by patients who possess a "written or oral recommendation" from their physician that he or she "would benefit from medical marijuana.”12 Patients with a medical marijuana identification card are allowed to carry to twenty-eight point five grams for personal consumption; anything over this limit will lead to six months in prison43. In order to obtain a legal cannabis card certain steps must be taken. A cannabis doctor must ensure that your condition is worthy of a card and then must write a prescription for your card, after all documentation is completely filled out a $100 fee is required to then receive your personal card4. In some rare cases a minor will be prescribed medical marijuana. In order for this to take place both a doctor’s signature and a parent signature must be signed on the proper documents. Following California, twenty-one more states have legalized the use of medical marijuana. This shows that California had taken initiative to provide the use of marijuana in order to benefit the patients that need it. Other states that have followed