What Is Medical Marijuana A Social Problem
Marijuana for Medicinal Purposes
What is Societal Problems??
A social problem is a condition that at least some people in a community view as being undesirable. Everyone would agree about some social problems, such as murders and DWI traffic deaths. Other social problems may be viewed as such by certain groups of people.
Medical Marijuana is a big societal problem in the U.S. lately.
Some toke for pleasure, others for better health. But what 's the truth about "medical marijuana?"
Medical cannabis (also referred to as medical marijuana)
• is the use of cannabis and its constituent cannabinoids such as THC as a physician-recommended form of medicine or herbal therapy. The Cannabis plant from which the cannabis drug is derived has …show more content…
• And, as most law enforcement officers from San Diego to Washington, D.C., will attest, far more medical marijuana dispensaries operate in violation of the law and regulations than in compliance with them and far more consumers simply use the dispensaries as a way to gain legal access to an illegal drug than for legitimate medical ailments.
• Still, medical marijuana was approved by California voters in 1996, the federal government now essentially takes a hands-off approach here and in other states that have approved it, and the issue for local governments is how to deal with the dispensaries that have proliferated into a serious community problem. Some California cities and counties have banned dispensaries outright. Some have no restrictions. And many have adopted regulations and restrictions falling somewhere in between the extremes.
• At San Diego City Hall on Monday, the City Council will consider two medical marijuana ordinances that are the product of a process begun in 2009 with the creation of the Medical Marijuana Task …show more content…
They would also prohibit dispensaries from operating for profit and require that all marijuana medications be labeled with the names of the patient, the dispensary and, if an edible product, the source of the food.
• Many medical marijuana advocates are opposing the ordinances, saying every dispensary in the city would be shuttered.
• Indeed, there is no grandfather clause for existing dispensaries and no grace period for compliance. This editorial page believes that is not only a good thing, but imperative if the ordinances are to be effective.
• These ordinances are tough but good public policy. They recognize the will of voters, the concerns of neighborhoods and the needs of those who legitimately need marijuana for what ails
What is Societal Problems??
A social problem is a condition that at least some people in a community view as being undesirable. Everyone would agree about some social problems, such as murders and DWI traffic deaths. Other social problems may be viewed as such by certain groups of people.
Medical Marijuana is a big societal problem in the U.S. lately.
Some toke for pleasure, others for better health. But what 's the truth about "medical marijuana?"
Medical cannabis (also referred to as medical marijuana)
• is the use of cannabis and its constituent cannabinoids such as THC as a physician-recommended form of medicine or herbal therapy. The Cannabis plant from which the cannabis drug is derived has …show more content…
• And, as most law enforcement officers from San Diego to Washington, D.C., will attest, far more medical marijuana dispensaries operate in violation of the law and regulations than in compliance with them and far more consumers simply use the dispensaries as a way to gain legal access to an illegal drug than for legitimate medical ailments.
• Still, medical marijuana was approved by California voters in 1996, the federal government now essentially takes a hands-off approach here and in other states that have approved it, and the issue for local governments is how to deal with the dispensaries that have proliferated into a serious community problem. Some California cities and counties have banned dispensaries outright. Some have no restrictions. And many have adopted regulations and restrictions falling somewhere in between the extremes.
• At San Diego City Hall on Monday, the City Council will consider two medical marijuana ordinances that are the product of a process begun in 2009 with the creation of the Medical Marijuana Task …show more content…
They would also prohibit dispensaries from operating for profit and require that all marijuana medications be labeled with the names of the patient, the dispensary and, if an edible product, the source of the food.
• Many medical marijuana advocates are opposing the ordinances, saying every dispensary in the city would be shuttered.
• Indeed, there is no grandfather clause for existing dispensaries and no grace period for compliance. This editorial page believes that is not only a good thing, but imperative if the ordinances are to be effective.
• These ordinances are tough but good public policy. They recognize the will of voters, the concerns of neighborhoods and the needs of those who legitimately need marijuana for what ails