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.