MEDICAL MARIJUANA'S LEGAL STATUS A CAUSE OF CONCERN

A Production and Distribution System Unique in Medicine Could Bring
Danger As Well As Relief.

As implementation of the citizen-initiated medical marijuana law
inches toward completion, we still have questions about what we are
dealing with.

Is this medicine, or is it an illegal drug? The answer continues to
be sometimes one and sometimes the other. In addition to the highly
regulated dispensaries that will open next month, 113 "caregivers"
have registered with the state, giving them permission to grow pot
for up to five patients. All of this is still a violation of federal law.

These dispersed home-growing operations are a cause of concern. We
don't produce or distribute any other medication in this manner.
Unless the legality of marijuana is clarified, one way or the other,
we will be left in this confusing legal twilight.