Are Medical Marijuana Regulations Counterproductive?
the420times | Jan 29, 2010 | Comments 0
Jan. 26, 2010 — Greg Campbell discusses how placing restrictions on medical marijuana in California and Colorado can actually end up creating more problems through the increase in prices and proliferation of black markets.
Tough Medical Marijuana Rules Are Poised to Backfire
As politicians fumble for a way to clamp down on, snuff out or otherwise curtail the use of medical marijuana, the one thing that they have failed to consider is that the tougher the regulations they may pass, the more likely they are to spectacularly backfire. As a breed, politicians seem genetically incapable of spotting trends, and the trend in medical marijuana goes far beyond how many dispensaries the market can bear. The ball is slowly rolling toward full legalization, and every scheme to limit access to medical marijuana only adds to the momentum. It might sound counterintuitive, but there is no one more motivated than a dope smoker when it comes to matters concerning cannabis, especially one with an entrepreneurial wind at her back. Politicians’ knee-jerk reaction to a tidal change in constituents’ attitudes toward marijuana has set fire to an entire category of people who are usually content to sit on the sofa watching Man vs. Wild reruns.
Read the full story at Huffingtonpost.com.
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