Medical marijuana sign - wikimedia commons[/caption]Marsha Hunt with Carol Forsloff---Whether it's a medical marijuana distribution center in the Portland, Oregon area, a commercial outlet in Washington or a small shop in Colorado, many people with medical problems celebrate the hands off policy of the Federal government, even as the issue about a drug of choice, and its controversies, stops boiling and allows service with a smile for those in need.
Yesterday the Human Collective folks in Portland, Oregon had a bright, open atmosphere, as people arrived quietly and with their usual decorum to a place that reflects the calm and competent way the owner-manager and others operate a business that those with medical marijuana needs find exemplary and applaud.
Washington State has already moved along after the announcement by Eric Holder that the Federal government would look the other way with those states who have legalized marijuana. The prohibitions about driving and the reference to meticulous record-keeping offers hopeful answers for medication that has benefited many.
Scientific facts may be relatively sparse, in relationship to other medications, however they support benefit to people with numerous medical conditions, including diabetic neuropathy, chronic pain, glaucoma and a host of other ailments.
Oregon has not passed a law allowing recreational use, although its close relative on the border, Washington State, has done so, even as distribution centers awaited the decision on just how the ordinary citizen could purchase marijuana.
Washington State has made the decision to license 334 pot stores, including at least 21 in Seattle and 61 in King County. Revised state rules have developed for a recreational marijuana system, with the total pot production capped at 40 metric tons each year., which the state estimates 25 percent of the total state market for legal creational, medical and illicit-market marijuana.
