Medical Cannabis Laws are a Blessing…not a Given

I just read an article about a couple in Arizona who have medical cannabis cards and then flagrantly violated state law to open a “bakery” in their home, complete with customer counter and hours of business sign. Great.

I know our economy isn’t great. Cannabis is prevalent and it’s tempting to make money with it. Growers, in my opinion, violate the OMMP in Oregon all the time when they charge their patients x amount for an ounce of cannabis that belongs to the patient in the first place. To get reimbursement, growers are SUPPOSED to present the patient with grow store receipts as well as the patient’s portion of the grower’s electric bill.  But they get creative and decide that those fees result in an ounce costing the patient anywhere from $100/ounce to $300/ounce. Far as I’m concerned, this is illegal.  There’s no way they can justify this cost. We can say the growers are confused, but it’s opportunism at it’s most egregious. They take advantage of sick people who can’t grow for themselves and are afraid to say anything for fear they’ll lose access to their medicine. If voters in Oregon had approved dispensaries during the last election, some of this would have gone away. But we didn’t do that.

Thank goodness for the actions of diligent activists who have worked tirelessly to tell the truth about this plant. They are the unsung heroes of our movement. Medical cannabis laws are a blessing. They’re not a given. If patients continually violate them, they’ll be repealed. Stop it.