For the marijuana industry, medical legalization is the surest way to achieve full legalization.
The former director of NORML, Richard Cowan said, “… once there’s medical access, if we continue to do what we have to do… then we’ll get full legalization.”
Many licensed marijuana companies in medical states are also licensed to sell recreational marijuana in states where it is fully “legal,” giving these companies a hand in both markets.
Science raises questions about the efficacy of marijuana as medicine.
• The commercial medical marijuana market races ahead of science available on its efficacy in treating a number of ailments.
• Pain is one of the most commonly reported qualifying conditions in “legal” states, in spite of evidence suggesting marijuana fails to mitigate pain (CDPHE, 2019; Tampa Bay Times, 2019; Politico, 2020).
• 83% of “medical” marijuana dispensaries in Colorado recommended THC products to pregnant women. Consuming marijuana during pregnancy is dangerous and can inhibit fetal development.
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