Josh Gordon

[jfkbengals]

(10-02-2016, 03:59 PM)bengalbiff Wrote: From what I can find there are 8 people in that program.  The federal government classifies cannabis as a schedule 1 narcotic with no accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse and addiction.  The only places you can go see a doctor and get prescribed marijuana are those states that have legislated for medical marijuana.  Those patients are still at risk for being fired from their jobs and being prosecuted by federal authorities.  So there was no way to get a prescription like this guy is suggesting that would have saved his job.  And that is completely stupid.  Not only do we punish adults for using cannabis recreationally we also go after people who use it as prescribed by a doctor and that completely ignores all the possible medical uses that have went undiscovered because of prohibition.  

Which includes 25 states and Washington D.C.

So he could go to doctor's in 50% of the country looking for a diagnosis and prescription.

During his suspension, he spent a lot of time in California, where it's been legal since 1996.

There are plenty of legal means to get the card, and he had access to all of them.