I am not really answering the question at hand, but due to my experience within the medical field (as a patient), I can say that a lot of low-information Floridians are going to be sorely disappointed when they find out what the legalization of medical Marijuana really is. Anyone expecting the second coming of California or Colorado are in for a big surprise. There won't be pot shops on every street corner with the hippie lettuce packed from floors to ceilings. 

 

Here's how it is going to go. Once the marijuana is harvested by certified growers, it will be sent to processing labs. There, it will be processed down to one of 2 forms. The first form will come as an oil. The second form will come as an inhaler, similar to an Asthma inhaler. Now for the kicker. The THC is removed from the oil and vapors. The only way to get medical marijuana with any THC in Florida is to be deemed terminal by 2 independent doctors.

 

So, for a majority of people, this MM thing is going to be far from the Utopia that they were hoping for.

 

As far as the topic goes, legalize pot and tax the hell out of it. Make money from it instead of wasting money on it (from a govt perspective.) As far as the hardcore drugs go, (meth, cocaine, heroin, extacy, etc...) they have no place in society.

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