Posted on 10/30/2009 12:01:21 PM PDT by george76
Patients Who Benefit From Marijuana Disturbed By 'Abuse'.
An ear ache, $50, and eight minutes of a doctor's time was all that was needed to obtain a Medical Marijuana certificate from the state of Colorado.
A CALL7 investigation found people in medical marijuana clinics and dispensaries coaching potential customers on how to obtain a certificate from the state with something as simple as an earache.
the medical marijuana business in Colorado is booming because the fear of federal prosecution vanished with the election and recent statements of President Barack Obama, who said the federal government will not get involved in states where medical marijuana is legal.
Colorado voters passed Amendment 20 in 2000. It allowed for the use of medical marijuana for "debilitating medical conditions." But what is or is not "debilitating" is open to the interpretation of doctors.
That may explain the exploding growth of the medical marijuana industry in Colorado and why CALL7 hidden cameras found clinic waiting rooms packed with people looking to get a "Red Card."
A 7NEWS employee entered a Denver area medical marijuana clinic with a hidden camera and told the clerk he had no medical problem or medical records.
"If you don't have anything, you can go next door to the chiropractor and see if he can give you some kind of medical records," the clinic worker said.
(Excerpt) Read more at thedenverchannel.com ...
Oh no, the demon weed!!!!!
Who cares. Potheads are going to destroy the nation? I am much more concerned about drunk illegals with no license or car insurance plowing into my family. The MSM isn’t quite as interested, however.
Its a scam. Find a quack. Thats all it is.
Just make the damn stuff legal already and stop waisting resources....
totally agree, i hate drunk drivers with a passion.
No more calls folks, we have a winner.
Yeah those ear aches can be awful don’t ya know? ;)
yeah actually they are. Just look at whose in in the WH and the people around him. These guys openly admit their useage (except The One who only says yeah I did it in college -——)
There is NO GOOD reason to be smoking dope. All such folks concern me
There is NO GOOD reason to be smoking dope. All such folks concern me
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Is there a GOOD REASON (don’t know why we’re yelling that) for the recreational use of any intoxicating substance? Like that glass of wine you have with dinner, or the beers watching the game, or the glass of single malt?
How will you feel after someone driving his car or his employer’s truck hits you on the road? How many insurance companies are going to stand behind a policy when the vehicle is being driven by someone using marijuana?
How about workmen’s comp insurance? Do you think you can use MJ and hve an accident and collect on workmen’s comp insurance?
Think again.
I don’t drink so don’t ask me. I see no reason for it
Who cares? Just legalize it.
What’s next, I can go to an urgent care clinic, complain of a muscle ache and get some vicodin? Never, not in this country!!
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