With the passage last month of Senate Bill 17, we've joined the pack of states that allow medical use of marijuana. A good way to get a few more tax dollars or another problem for our state?
It's hard to say. Each state has it's own peculiarities. Our law certainly isn't as permissive as California's for instance. Here are the "golden diagnoses" to get the weed:
cancer, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C, and chronic back pain.
Want to take a guess at how many new cases of chronic back pain are going to start showing up?
There's little doubt that a significant percentage of Americans like marijuana for recreation. And in every state that has legal use, the number of patients on it continues to increase. Partly, this may be because the drug is helpful and less shunned by otherwise law abiding citizens. But at least some part is the willingness of recreational users and those addicted to go through the hoops to get a prescription.
There's a lot of money to be made in handing out a prescription to someone who wants it when you don't think it is harmful. That's the dilemma doctors face. Should they go for the quick buck when a patient is going to get it anyway, or should they stick to the rules set out in law? For the diagnoses above, there's really only one that doesn't need a lab test or two to confirm.
Sometimes my back hurts. Sometimes it hurts a lot. Does that mean I'm eligible for medical marijuana? I hope not. I hope doctors have the time and the ethical standards to do the right due diligence here.
And then there's the problem of prescription drugs being misused. Now that weed is a prescription drug, doesn't that mean the same group of teens will have access -- like they do with Vicodin for example?
We'll have to wait and see just how good (or bad) a job our legislature has done. Meanwhile, are you thinking of starting a new business? I have a great idea for a mauve and purple dispensary...
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