Cannabis and Healthcare 2014

It is good to note that the state boards in Colorado have not changed their views on the use of marijuanaHow Colorado's Legalization of Marijuana Impacts PhysiciansBy Steven R. Kabler of Miller Kabler, P.C. posted in Controlled Substances on Friday, November 9, 2012. In the 2012 election, Colorado's voters approved a new constitutional amendment legalizing marijuana for recreational use. This comes five years after Colorado's legalization of medical marijuana in 2007. In the wake of these laws, the question arises as to how the Colorado Medical Board will treat marijuana use by physicians. The short answer is that the Board will view marijuana use exactly the same as it did before it was legal.

I personally believe marijuana for adults is far better for you than alcohol, sleeping pills or pain pills. It has medicinal uses that are far safer than pills. I don't know that I agree with recreational use, but medicinal with a real purpose I agree with.

I hate the smell of that stuff.... But since it is legal can they tax the hell out of that pot and let's get some benefits from it.

As with most things, there shouldn't be an issue in moderation. Kudos to Colorado.

The problem with how we legalized marijuana in our country is really an issue. Everyone says tax it and end the war on drugs save money and make money. Win Win. Not the case in Colorado and Washington. We completly legaized marijuana, which means we can buy it , sell it, grow it, do what ever we want. In countries like Amsterdam you can only buy it and use it. That is how Holland makes its money. The Government grows it and sells. In the U.S. it will be much more difficlut to actually tax something that is legal to grow, no diffrent than those of us that grow our own gardens. So the war on drugs will be over to an extent but then it will turn into the war on tax evasion, and we will still need more regulators in the field. The next issue will be testing. We will have to develop a better testing system. Companies can only tell an employee that they cannot be high while at work, just as they do with alcohol. If a person wants to smoke on Friday night but work on Monday they should be able to. The effects will be gone by then just as the effects of drinking would be gone. However they would still test positive. This is another issue that was not fixed before legaliztion and will cause unneccesary job losses and lawsuits.

Quote from Esme12It is good to note that the state boards in Colorado have not changed their views on the use of marijuanaThe nursing board follows the physician point of view.

These are very valid points! What is ultimately intriguing about legalization of marijuana is that it sheds light on how we treat and view pot users, testing being the biggest issue. I foresee momentary good but plenty of backlash that will hopefully lead to a major revolution, which will hopefully change the way we practice safer and acceptable drug use in our society. I am for both recreational and medicinal use of marijuana with better education and better peer support. Practices held to the highest taboo in America are often practiced unsafely; legalization will hopefully shed marijuana use of its unfair notoriety and promote its beneficial usages while managing expectations of many who are smoking it for the first time.

Employers will still be able to fire employees that test positive for marijuana use in Colorado. Also, it's not being sold everywhere in the state-that's why there are such long lines in the cities and counties that do allow it's sale. That was part of the law that was passed-it's legal to posses up to an ounce for people who live here but cities and counties have the right to decide whether it will be legal to set up pot shops in them. Denver and Pueblo are the two major cities that have allowed it.

What is the difference between marijuana and alcohol?

Quote from lovenotwar14What is the difference between marijuana and alcohol?

Quote from whealerThese are very valid points! What is ultimately intriguing about legalization of marijuana is that it sheds light on how we treat and view pot users, testing being the biggest issue. I foresee momentary good but plenty of backlash that will hopefully lead to a major revolution, which will hopefully change the way we practice safer and acceptable drug use in our society. I am for both recreational and medicinal use of marijuana with better education and better peer support. Practices held to the highest taboo in America are often practiced unsafely; legalization will hopefully shed marijuana use of its unfair notoriety and promote its beneficial usages while managing expectations of many who are smoking it for the first time.

Are there restrictions for use in Colorado, such as where you can smoke it at? When someone drinks alcohol people around them are not getting contact buzzes as they are with marijuana users . I would hope that people are not smoking it in their homes around children. I think legalizing it does cause this problem to get larger if there are not restrictions on where you can smoke it, I'm not familiar with the law.