While clearly the debate regarding the full legalization of marijuana is as they say, all over but the shouting, and polls show a huge change in the way marijuana is viewed with 52% supporting legalization of cannabis, depending who you talk to, how you ask the question, and where in the country you are, nearly 80% of Americans favor legalizing marijuana for medical purposes.
Recently in Bradenton, FL a husband and wife had the medical marijuana they were growing seized by police. Florida has an active medical marijuana community but have so far not been able to get a bill passed. Robert was charged but the charges have since been dropped.
One of the things I’ve heard said, that it’s really sad because the group of people that stand the most to gain from the legalization of cannabis are elderly people and Florida’s leaning in that age groups direction, it seems like it’s all uphill for marijuana law reformers in that state. Cannabinoids have been shown very active in combating inflammation which is a major feature of age related health problems.
But it seems that the current laws regarding marijuana may be moot as prosecutors decided that the case they had against Robert Jordan would ultimately fail if they took his case all the way to a jury trial. They faced an almost certain acquittal and backed away only after destroying the couples home and medical marijuana garden.
From The Weed Blog
