It is about money. It is about government control over people. It is the intent of these legal cartels to corner the market and cut out the natural herb from competition. Marijuana cannot be patented. According to The Wall Street Journal, a number of pharmaceutical companies want to obtain a patent and be owners of other synthetic compounds.
Studies are under way.
In the mid-1970s the Legislature saved taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars by decriminalizing the possession of less than one ounce of marijuana, reducing the penalty to a fine instead of making casual users criminals. The recent Supreme Court decision made more people aware of how important it is to change the law. It's not going to stop seriously ill patients from getting medical marijuana in California. Douglas McAfee is a Bakersfield activist for the reform of marijuana laws. Another View is a critical response to a Californian editorial or story.