Quote Originally Posted by MadSativa
Does one know how does it work in other states with collectives and clubs and stuff? Does the state supply them or do they issue some one a licens to grow?
I am a legal medical marijuana user in California. First off, no, the state does not supply anything, if that was the case the federal government could easily shut down the medical marijuana program by arresting any government employee that would be "distrubuting narcotics" or however the feds would want to word it.

Basically, you have a doctor use his own freedom of speech and write on paper that in his best medical opinion, he recommends you to use marijuana to treat your medical condition. You then take that recommendation to a co-op where you can get your meds, (IE bud). The feds are actively trying to shut down every co-op they can, and unfortunately I worry they might win They are resorting to very extreme tactics to end what the people of California voted in. The most recent I've read was threatening the owners of the building the co-ops use, (because most co-ops are leased like any other business), and confiscating the property! So this puts pressure on the owners of the building to not allow any co-ops, it forces them in the uncomfortable position of having to discriminate against a legal business from operating on their premises.

The most absurd and offensive thing about all this, is that many of the state agencies are now siding with the feds and helping them close the co-ops down. Los Angeles just recently said they will help the feds close them down, and Riverside County has always been against the people's choice and have done what they can to keep co-ops from existing in those counties.

Unfortunately, I worry that soon I will be forced to grow my own because so many co-ops are either being raided, or closing down to avoid future arrests. Meanwhile Riverside County has the worst methamphetamine problem in the US, but who cares, why would a fat lazy cop want to raid a house with highly explosive materials, (that is, protecting the community), when they can raid a business with nothing but peaceful protesters, taking all their money and assets, and wasting away California tax dollars by incarcerating these non-violent heros that are just trying to help the sick.

It's fucking disgusting, fuck the DEA, fuck feds, fuck the entire God damn Bush administration and every other religious extremist that wants to keep people like me from living a healthy life. I hope every single person in this country that is against medical marijuana comes down with a serious condition that makes their life a living hell, but could be treated efficiently with a little bit of bud, then maybe we will see change in this country. Until then, non-violent and sick people like myself that are just trying to keep from dying are going to continue to be harassed because some morons are too ignorant to admit, or research the data that marijuana is not a danger to society.