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(1,357 posts)which is usually not a good place to be making an argument from....
My disclaimer: I use MMJ for a neck and back injury that resulted in 1 surgery and at least 1 more in the furture, I am in a lot of pain constantly and MMJ helps where other meds wreck my stomach.
You have to see a real doctor to get the MMJ prescription card (or w/e you wish to call it).
EVERY dispensary I've been in requires at the minimum a state issued MMJ card. Many of them require and additional 'co-op membership card' (basically proof that you are a member of the co-op as that is what MMJ dispensaries are based on).
Even dispensaries that 'know' me require me to show my card everytime I go in.
Persons that do not have any such ID are NOT allowed in to the dispensaries. They will even call the authories if someone is tryin to pressure their way in. I have seen this in action first hand.
As with any industry there can be 'bad seeds' however this should not create a negative verdict for the entire industry, just like not everyone is bad in the banking industry or energy supply or any other industry.
The focus should be on enforcing California law and busting the true violators, not a place of education or the above board dispensaries.