I thought Stephanie had a lot of information to give me and was therough with her answers. She gave really great responses and had a lot of information to obtain. She gave me some new information on the issue such as, why medical marijuana is prescribed and who the people are that are prescribing it. I agreed with most of the issues she had brought up. She felt the same way as I did mainly legalizing marijuana for medical and non-medical uses. I spent a good hour interviewing her on this subject. She told me that in order to get medical marijuana prescribed to you, you have see your primary care doctor and then they will decide if is appropriate for your situation. I learned that you can have it prescribed for not only pain relief but can have it be used for cancer patients after chemo and glaucoma patients.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Final Blog Post - Summative Response
Thesis: I believe Medical Marijuana should be legalized because the pros outweigh the cons.
When I first began researching medical marijuana, not a lot was written on the subject yet lots of controversies were happening around it. Many people were definitely against the subject and many are now, but since looking at it, a lot of people are changing their minds and reconsidering the thought. The thought of marijuana being just a plant has crossed many minds and other think that's the whole reason why people start gangs and what-not. I found the websites very helpful in my deeper understanding, but the thing that helped me the most was the interview I had. The nurse I interviewed answered all my questions and was very helpful in my understanding of the topic. I feel I'm pretty knowledgeable on the subject and could explain all about the topic. I still am questioning about the whole political point of view on this; the state of Maine allowing it but the government not... I'm still confused on that issue. Some connections I made were that most people find that marijuana Isn't that bad of a drug.
Many pros I found were:
~Its better for you then most drugs out there.
~Alcohol and cigarettes are way worse for you than marijuana and those are legal.
~It relieves stress and makes you feel better.
Some cons I found are:
~It is bad for your brain and most of your body.
~It gets you high and considers you intoxicated.
I think most people don't know about it so they automatically consider it a bad drug. This is probably the best drug out there for you if you were to ever to do drugs.
When I first began researching medical marijuana, not a lot was written on the subject yet lots of controversies were happening around it. Many people were definitely against the subject and many are now, but since looking at it, a lot of people are changing their minds and reconsidering the thought. The thought of marijuana being just a plant has crossed many minds and other think that's the whole reason why people start gangs and what-not. I found the websites very helpful in my deeper understanding, but the thing that helped me the most was the interview I had. The nurse I interviewed answered all my questions and was very helpful in my understanding of the topic. I feel I'm pretty knowledgeable on the subject and could explain all about the topic. I still am questioning about the whole political point of view on this; the state of Maine allowing it but the government not... I'm still confused on that issue. Some connections I made were that most people find that marijuana Isn't that bad of a drug.
Many pros I found were:
~Its better for you then most drugs out there.
~Alcohol and cigarettes are way worse for you than marijuana and those are legal.
~It relieves stress and makes you feel better.
Some cons I found are:
~It is bad for your brain and most of your body.
~It gets you high and considers you intoxicated.
I think most people don't know about it so they automatically consider it a bad drug. This is probably the best drug out there for you if you were to ever to do drugs.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Response to medical marijuana
I felt this article was an okay article. It wasn't the best Iv'e found but it gave me some information.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Response to: Preposition 215 and You
I found this article extremely helpful! It told me about new stuff I didn't know about and it tought me a lot! This is the most helpful arcticle Ive found so far because of all the information it gave me about medical marijuana. It told me about a new preposition they passed and the new laws they are putting into action. This was by far the most useful website Ive found. I feel, now, that I have a stronger understanding of preposition 215 and the laws that are in play right now. I still feel that marijuana in general should be legal and should not be distributed to just medical patients! There are multiple things/drugs out there such as cigarettes, alcohol, extacy etc.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Proposition 215 and You
Proposition 215 was created to protect the seriously and terminally ill. It does not include recreational users of marijuana who feel they get the same "medical" benefits. It does not even apply to terminally ill patients who fail to get their physicians' approval. Proposition 215 allows the court to organize who is allowed to these new protections, and who is not. Everything, from proof of illness, to the form and reasons for a recommendation, is a potential weak link in a person's case.
Proposition 215 does not allow a person freedom to marijuana patients to use it anywhere, any time.
Proposition 215 contains a consition allowing that "conduct that endangers others" remains illegal. Such conduct is likely to include driving under the influence of marijuana, operating heavy machinery, or similar activities in which there is a realistic risk that a person's marijuana use could impair judgment and could lead to harming other people.
Proposition 215 was also made to protect ill patients from criminal penalties for using marijuana medically. Only people with their doctor's recommendation to use marijuana in medical treatment can take advantage of Prop. 215 as legal protection against marijuana charges. A doctor is the only person that can determine whether marijuana is the right treatment for a specific illness.
Most of the people who use marijuana as a medicine suffer from cancer, AIDS, or glaucoma; while some people state that it helps treat the symptoms epilepsy and other diseases. But having one of these diseases does not right away qualify anyone for medical marijuana under Proposition 215. Only a doctor's recommendation can do that.
There is now a pill form of a chemical in marijuana, THC, available with prescription under the name Marinol. Marinol's use is restricted to only cancer and AIDS treatment patients.
For some people, Marinol works fine, at least for a while. But for many patients, it is too expensive-costing up to $30,000 a year - or too strong or powerful; some patients say that this very concentrated drug "knocks them out," compared to marijuana in its plant form.
In the future, most patients have to buy or sell on the black market for marijuana. The acts of selling or buying marijuana are still illegal, but a patient who gets marijuana upon a doctor's recommendation is protected from criminal penalties for possession. There is no legal laws able to buy marijuana, but, in some cities, some clubs operate under some supervision by local authorities. These clubs usually require patients to provide real, written statement of their physician's recommendation to use marijuana. If the operators see that it is valid and that person has a true medical disorder, they will register the patient and allow that person to buy marijuana at that club.
Proposition 215 does not allow a person freedom to marijuana patients to use it anywhere, any time.
Proposition 215 contains a consition allowing that "conduct that endangers others" remains illegal. Such conduct is likely to include driving under the influence of marijuana, operating heavy machinery, or similar activities in which there is a realistic risk that a person's marijuana use could impair judgment and could lead to harming other people.
Proposition 215 was also made to protect ill patients from criminal penalties for using marijuana medically. Only people with their doctor's recommendation to use marijuana in medical treatment can take advantage of Prop. 215 as legal protection against marijuana charges. A doctor is the only person that can determine whether marijuana is the right treatment for a specific illness.
Most of the people who use marijuana as a medicine suffer from cancer, AIDS, or glaucoma; while some people state that it helps treat the symptoms epilepsy and other diseases. But having one of these diseases does not right away qualify anyone for medical marijuana under Proposition 215. Only a doctor's recommendation can do that.
There is now a pill form of a chemical in marijuana, THC, available with prescription under the name Marinol. Marinol's use is restricted to only cancer and AIDS treatment patients.
For some people, Marinol works fine, at least for a while. But for many patients, it is too expensive-costing up to $30,000 a year - or too strong or powerful; some patients say that this very concentrated drug "knocks them out," compared to marijuana in its plant form.
In the future, most patients have to buy or sell on the black market for marijuana. The acts of selling or buying marijuana are still illegal, but a patient who gets marijuana upon a doctor's recommendation is protected from criminal penalties for possession. There is no legal laws able to buy marijuana, but, in some cities, some clubs operate under some supervision by local authorities. These clubs usually require patients to provide real, written statement of their physician's recommendation to use marijuana. If the operators see that it is valid and that person has a true medical disorder, they will register the patient and allow that person to buy marijuana at that club.
Medical Marijuana
Guidelines for the implementation of California's Prop. 215 are being looked at by each county. Where you live in California can determine what police interpretation of 215 you are ruled by.In many rural counties, especially northeast California, 215 means nothing. In places like urban Oakland, you can legally cultivate dozens of plants and possess pounds of processed marijuana, and if you have a valid medical document and no evidence of sales, you will not be arrested. Humboldt, Mendocino, and Trinity Counties each have different guidelines for 215 implementation.
Okay, so Mendocino County has wrote some guidelines allowing patients or caregivers to grow twelve immature or six mature marijuana plants and have or carry 2 1/2 pounds of processed marijuana on them or what have them. Mendocino law enforcement ask for recommendations given by local doctors. Mendocino sheriff appear to agree with these guidelines.
http://www.civilliberties.org/fall99mm.html
Okay, so Mendocino County has wrote some guidelines allowing patients or caregivers to grow twelve immature or six mature marijuana plants and have or carry 2 1/2 pounds of processed marijuana on them or what have them. Mendocino law enforcement ask for recommendations given by local doctors. Mendocino sheriff appear to agree with these guidelines.
http://www.civilliberties.org/fall99mm.html
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