Medical Marijuana

I just returned from a speaking engagement in Los Angeles where I also visited Venice Beach. There, I found several "clinics" offering medical evaluation services to obtain a medical marijuana ID Card in order to legally purchase marijuana for medical purposes. At this "Doc in a Box" clinic a licensed California physicians is available for consultation as a medical cannabis specialists. "Patients" should have a documented medical record of diagnosis and treatment or a physician referral. During the exam the physician should document in the patient’s medical record that the patient has a serious medical condition and that the medical use of marijuana is appropriate. Needless to say that the definition of a "serious medical condition" seems to be very flexible and most people lining up at those "clinic" were mostly young, healthy looking and able-bodied applicants. None of those I observed were confined to a wheelchair, using canes or crutches. These clinics will mushroom in each of those states offering medical marijuana treatment solution and will offer legal access to a drug for a vulnerable young population. Are we really that naive to believe that medical marijuana will be confined to those who have serious medical conditions? Yours Bernd