Te information about CBD begs the
question: why is raw marijuana with extremely high potencies (and extremely low CBD) being hailed as medicine, when clearly, it is not a medicine? Tis is what we must clearly understand when dealing with employee marijuana use, particularly when presented with cards that show a physician’s recommendation that marijuana would be helpful for a medical condition. Marijuana cannot be prescribed. Tere are no dose recommendations, only experi- mental trial and error. Consider that in California where the
overwhelming majority of those with medical recommendations for marijuana are young adult males with a history of substance abuse. In Colorado less than 3
percent of the entire medical marijuana registry have cancer, HIV/AIDS, glaucoma or multiple sclerosis, while the vast major- ity of cardholders cite “severe pain” to the tune of 94 percent (CDPHE, 2014). Te “pain” in mention is not clearly defined and young people in Colorado have joked that a stubbed toe can get you a medical card. Some industry insiders agree these issues
are of concern. At a July 2014 update of the Medical Marijuana industry in Colorado by the Department of Public Health and Environment, Dr. Joe Cohen stated that abuses & problems are rampant in the in- dustry (CDPHE, 2014). “I have personally witnessed marijuana going out the back door of dispensaries that are nothing but mills providing marijuana to people who
THC is not a medicine. Carcinogenic intake of marijuana does not contribute to healing, health or wellness.
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