Prescription Drug Addiction Blog

News of a medical marijuana dispensary being firebombed in Billings, MT broke today, with a story saying that in a city of just 100,000 people there have already been 90 applications to open operations there.

At the same time, cities in California are finally beginning to backtrack on the pot free-for-all that was created when these places were allowed to open there. I think LA County alone has hundreds of dispencaries.

The idea is that prescription marijauna can help ease the symptoms of some pain and other discomforts or symptoms associated with certain diseases. While that may not necessarily be argued, it hasn't prevented people who just want to get high to fake their conditions and even go see "lenient" doctors to get their prescriptions for pot so they can obtain a medical marijuana card. This is then used to just go grab some weed, legally. Well, sort of legally. It's similar to other types of prescription drug fraud if caught.

In Alaska, card-holders are even allowed to grow marijuana for personal use. I once appeared in court for a guy who had a medical marijuana card, though no legitimate reason from what I found, and was facing charges for growing marijuana with the intent to sell. This was just one tiny example of how the system is being abused. Sure, there are people out there who aren't exactly druggies who praise the numbing effects of pot for their arthritis and such, but for every one of those I could probably find two people who are faking it or cheating to try and buy their weed legally to avoid punishment.

We actually don't need governments to step in and try and regulate this drug. It makes people lethargic and less aware, thus becoming a burdent to society. We have enough people needing to find drug rehabs for marijuana without trying to make it okay for them to use it. Believe it or not, inpatient drug rehabs have a higher percentage of people there for "just marijuana" than you would think.