Click on photo to view CA's "medical" marijuana crops and cultivating procedures....

A real look at “medical” marijuana users:

• ›5% are elderly
• ›Only 10% of card holders have cancer, HIV/AIDS or Glaucoma
• ›90% are registered for illnesses including headaches and athlete’s foot
• ›More than 80% are young adults
• ›Most card holders in CA and CO are white men between the ages of 17 and 35 with:
  • No history of chronic illness
  • ›History of drug & alcohol use

In the United States, medications must implies FDA-approved. Marijuana is not.

"Medical" marijuana has been touted to be the “cure” or “reliever” of many medical conditions:

Alzheimer's… fibromyalgia… dystonia… Hepatitis C… diabetes… pruritis… osteoperosis… ALS…Tourette’s Syndrome…hypertension…sleep apnea…GI disorders…incontinence…rheumatoid arthritis…pain… depression… glaucoma… tremors… seizures… epilepsy… cancer… COPD… HIV/AIDS… Crohn’s Disease…migraines…multiple sclerosis… nausea…spasticity…wasting syndrome… malaria… gout… insomnia… inflammation… muscle spasms… cerebral palsy… spinal cord injuries… ADHD…  Parkinson’s disease… PTSD …seriously?

If "medical" marijuana was a valid alternative for medical purpose don't you think the pharmaceutical companies would be working diligently to get it on the market?   The fact is the drug Marinol has been FDA approved but doesn't seem to be producing the desired effects and often the side-effects are not worth the small potential benefit(s).  There are other tested and approved drugs that work better than Marinol or homegrown pot.

Think about it if you purchase "Medical" marijuana from your local pot shop you have not idea the potency (marijuana potency)  (which will more than likely vary every purchase), growing conditions or laced with other ingredients.