Response to "Medical Marijuana inspires 'cannibis colleges'"

I think this article my thinking didn't really change but, I did have a thought about whether the students taking the classes are for real or are they just taking it so they can grow marijuana themselves? They say these classes are to teach students who want to farther their education into a MD or what have them, but I think students are taking the Marijuana classes for themselves. This might lead to some research that I might look for next post regarding marijuana and "cannibis colleges."

Notes for "Medical marijuana inspires ‘cannabis colleges'''

The states with the laws letting the use of Medical Marijuana are seeing a development in education; what they call “cannabis colleges.” Some colleges offer courses on the history, growth, and use of Marijuana, and are seeing much needed growth in them. Oaksterdam University is a school in California that teaches people who go there how to grow medicinal marijuana and better administer it to patients.

"Salwa Ibrahim, Oaksterdam spokesperson, said some of the classes offered emphasize politics, legal issues, extraction of the marijuana plant and glass blowing. These classes are not specifically aimed toward health care professionals — they are not only for people curious about the politics and history of medicinal marijuana, but for the caretakers who would benefit from knowing how to grow a crop for their patients to use, Ibrahim said. "

In the certain states that medical marijuana is legal, a patient who has been prescribed it, can either grow it themselves or have a caretaker/caregiver grow it for them. " A caregiver must be responsible for other aspects of their patient's health and not just be a supplier of the drug."

http://badgerherald.com/news/2009/12/06/medical_marijuana_in.php

Response to "Should marijuana be a medical option?"

I can see both sides in this argument but I, personally, am leading toward pro. I know Marijuana can be dangerous and harmful to the body if misused but, patients can get help from this. If a patient is in severe enough pain that they need marijuana as a solution, then let them for medical reasons only. While I was reading this article it made an idea spring into my head. If they are so worried about people selling it and what not, then why don't they set up rooms where they sell the drug and people can go into that room and smoke the marijuana on the premises without taking it home.

response to U.S won't prosecute in states that allow medical marijuana

This article doesn't really change my thinking that much. I feel that if patients need marijuana for their disorder or what have them, then they should be able to use it. People who abuse this law is the reason why the law enforcements and the Government is second guessing medical marijuana. This website wasn't the best website I have used; it was hard to understand because of the vocabulary and wording, and the information was very litttle on the subject. On a scale 1-10, this website was a 4. It wasn't all that helpful and it gave the same information that all the other sites have but in different, more complex vocabulary.

Notes on U.S. Won’t Prosecute in States That Allow Medical Marijuana

The Justice Department said that people who medical marijuana and the people who distribute it to them should not go to jail and/or face prosecution. The new look on medical marijuana was barely a happy hold of medical marijuana, or laws that allow it in some states. But the administration thought there were more important things to prosecute people over.
“It will not be a priority to use federal resources to prosecute patients with serious illnesses or their caregivers who are complying with state laws on medical marijuana,” Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said in a statement, “but we will not tolerate drug traffickers who hide behind claims of compliance with state law to mask activities that are clearly illegal.”
So pretty much, patients and people use use marijuana as a medical coping device and/ or using for personal reasons will not be as high on this list of arresting as murder or rape for instince. But, that doesn't mean that they will not arrest people for personal marijuana use. People who try hiding the fact they are using marijuana by covering it up by the new law, (medical marijuana law) are just out to get themselves arrested, they are no different.

Notes for "Should marijuana be a medical option?"

In 1972, marijuana was place in Schedule 1of the Controlled Substances Act, meaning that the government thought that it had no medical use treatment in the United States. 13 states have accepted the use of Medical Marijuana.
Pro: Marijuana, they claim, is safe for treatment against AIDS, cancer, Multiple Sclarosis,general pain, migraines, glaucoma, and epilepsy. They say that thousands of deaths woud be prevented if the use of medical marijuana was legal because patients over dosing on legal prescription drugs.
Con: They say that marijuana is not FDA approved because of how dangerous it is. They claim that marijuana is addictive, has potential for harder drug use, hurts the lungs, damages the immune system and the brain, interferes with fertility. They say that medical marijuana is a cover-up for drug legalization, and people who say that theya re using marijuana for medical reasons are acually using it for personal/recreational purposes.
I think that the government and Obama are taking the right steps toward what is right for this country in regards to marijuana. This subject is a little touchy, so there is many people out there debating on whether it is helping or hurting this country. It changed my thinking a little bit as to whether I thought medical marijuana was good or bad. At first, I had thought that people who use marijuana for medical reasons or personal reasons is their issue/problem and to let them do what they please. By reading these articles, it makes me second guess whether it is good or bad.... I have a whole different look on it now. There are people out there who are in desperate need of pain relief and people who need to use it for medical reasons. And then there are people out there who use it just to get high. People should be able to use it for medical reasons and medical resons only, and if they choose to sell.....let that be their problem and let them suffer the consequenses.

5 paragraph essay

Personal Interest:
This topic is interesting because it is an ongoing issue for many years now. Some people just want to have Marijuana taxable like cigarettes and easy and able to get as cigarettes. This topic will interest me for a few months because it is an issue that the government needs to resolve and the outcome should be interesting. This topic might have an impact on my future because this law could change the way people are acting now, in the present. Legalizing it a together would make it easier to get, buy and deal.(This could cause several problems in the future). Question 1, Why is Marijuana illegal in the first place? Question 2, When the government says that you can use it for medical purposes; the law states that you cannot posses, deal or have marijuana….how does this make sense? Question 3, Why doesn’t the government just legalize Marijuana use(like cigarettes) but with certain restrictions? Question 4, Should Marijuana use be just for medical purposes, or for personal reasons too?

Currency: The government, and certain states, are trying to pass a bill that will allow medical Marijuana to be legal for patients to use for medical reasons. I found out that Obama passed a bill that will not arrest medical marijuana users as long as they agree and follow state laws (No dealing, or using for personal reasons other than medical). And the Justice department announced that they will not "seek to prosecute people." This new action taken forth by Obama and followers could encourage other states to make their own laws reagarding the use of medical marijuana. There are 14 states that allow the use of marijuana for medical purposes: Alaska, California,Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington. "Research has shown marijuana to be a safe and effective medicine for controlling nausea associated with cancer therapy, reducing the eye pressure for patients with glaucoma, and reducing muscle spasms caused by multiple sclerosis, para- and quadriplegia..."

Information Available: I could look up information on USA today and CNN.com. I could also interview some people who use/used it or people who are doctors and prescribed it for a patient.I think the information will somewhat easy but challenging at the same time.

Ongoing: I don't know the exact dates because I did not write them down, but i remember that one of thme was from April, 2009. I predict that someone is going to change the laws and allow medical marijuana to be useable for people with medical issues. I also think it might be easier for people to get now that medical patients can get it easier. A lot more people will deal/ sell it and it will become a huge issue in schools for teens and in the whole country as a whole.
Challenging:This topic is what is going on in the united States right now. This could change a lot of things in the united states and possibly the world.