This was a wonderful segment and San Diego County needs more of this kind of dialogue. I'm a firm believer that our elected representatives within San Diego County need to get proactive and work with the medical marijuana advocates to regulate these collectives. I'm tired of hearing about why it should be legalized. Cannabis has been demonized over the years and as a result an entire negative sub-culture has emerged. If the dispensary, grower/distributors and doctor/patient relationships are properly regulated and TAXED, then the dispensaries that are popping up all over the place and being run like "head shops" will be marginalized. There are some responsible collectives that WANT to comply with state and city regulations and the tax revenue that can be generated will go a long way towards mitigating our current budget crisis. I'm a responsible business owner, father, husband, tax payer, and recovering cancer patient. Medical marijuana has done far more for my chemo-related side effects and my ongoing pain management than the Vicodin and Percaset (spelling ?) that is much more expensive and doctor prescribed. It's a new era, I think our new President is smart enough to know we all have much larger issues to deal with than the stupidity of continuing to house marijuana dealers in prison and the ongoing debate of the supposedly ill effects of cannabis consumption. Get it properly regulated, tax it and you will see the stoner/head shop proprietors being forced to get in line. There are 1000's of honest, hard working citizens of integrity (like me) that are tired of feeling persecuted for using marijuana in moderation while their co-workers come to work hung over from legal alcohol consumption. We are seeing the uptight conservative element of society dictating what we can and cannot do in the privacy of our homes. I know so many people that used marijuana in their youth and no longer do so, simply because they no longer want to use any form of alcohol, tobacco or marijuana. If marijuana was addictive, these same people would be on the same track as hard drug users and their lives would be devastated. Marijuana (properly regulated and controlled) is NOT a gateway drug. Let's get on with resolving more important things, such as housing, economic, trade, affordable healthcare, enhancing social responsibility among our fellow citizens, and becoming good citizens of the world... Just some more thoughts...
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Administering Medical Marijuana Laws in San Diego
This was a wonderful segment and San Diego County needs more of this kind of dialogue. I'm a firm believer that our elected representatives within San Diego County need to get proactive and work with the medical marijuana advocates to regulate these collectives. I'm tired of hearing about why it should be legalized. Cannabis has been demonized over the years and as a result an entire negative sub-culture has emerged. If the dispensary, grower/distributors and doctor/patient relationships are properly regulated and TAXED, then the dispensaries that are popping up all over the place and being run like "head shops" will be marginalized. There are some responsible collectives that WANT to comply with state and city regulations and the tax revenue that can be generated will go a long way towards mitigating our current budget crisis. I'm a responsible business owner, father, husband, tax payer, and recovering cancer patient. Medical marijuana has done far more for my chemo-related side effects and my ongoing pain management than the Vicodin and Percaset (spelling ?) that is much more expensive and doctor prescribed. It's a new era, I think our new President is smart enough to know we all have much larger issues to deal with than the stupidity of continuing to house marijuana dealers in prison and the ongoing debate of the supposedly ill effects of cannabis consumption. Get it properly regulated, tax it and you will see the stoner/head shop proprietors being forced to get in line. There are 1000's of honest, hard working citizens of integrity (like me) that are tired of feeling persecuted for using marijuana in moderation while their co-workers come to work hung over from legal alcohol consumption. We are seeing the uptight conservative element of society dictating what we can and cannot do in the privacy of our homes. I know so many people that used marijuana in their youth and no longer do so, simply because they no longer want to use any form of alcohol, tobacco or marijuana. If marijuana was addictive, these same people would be on the same track as hard drug users and their lives would be devastated. Marijuana (properly regulated and controlled) is NOT a gateway drug. Let's get on with resolving more important things, such as housing, economic, trade, affordable healthcare, enhancing social responsibility among our fellow citizens, and becoming good citizens of the world... Just some more thoughts...
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