Marijuana Users: Victims of Social Stigmatization and Unjust Penalties

Article 9 of the amendment of the US Constitution stipulates that "some of the rights listed in the Constitution shall not be interpreted as denying or insulting other rights reserved by the people." Even if it is not specifically mentioned in the Constitution, rights can not be robbed from American citizens. However, the lifestyle of a particular population is violated almost every day: cannabis smokers.

Non-criminalization is a change in the law that minimizes or eliminates penalties for cannabis use. Twenty countries have legalized the ownership of a small amount of cannabis, which means that the police will not arrest marijuana users, but instead have the lowest fines and just like parking and transportation tickets that usually do not lead to crime records I will issue quotations. In addition, many cities and police across the country adopt the same non-enforcement policy as legalization of the law.

Let's first distinguish the behavior of the two countries against cannabis. Non-criminalization means relaxation of criminal penalties related to individual cannabis use. Oregon was the first country to criminalize cannabis in 1973. The state only charges a fine of 1 ounce for a $ 100 fine. There are some forms of medical cannabis in all states, except for the four states in the United States. However, in 16 states, only the legitimate use of cannabidiol (CBD) containing low levels of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) or medical cannabis is permitted. While THC is the major psychoactive component of cannabis, CBD is a chemical component of cannabis plants and has no psychoactivity. These 16 provinces usually do not include the number of states legalizing medical marijuana. Because the form and usage of medical marijuana is severely restricted by law. However, in 30 states there is broad access to cannabis for medical purposes

The legalization of medical marijuana dates back to the era of the most severe AIDS epidemics in the United States from the 1980s to the early 1990s. Illness is better than capital punishment, victims are comforted with marijuana. Heterosexual Vietnamese veteran Dennis Perron runs an illegal pharmacy near Castro in San Francisco and offers marijuana to these injured young people. Peron has adopted in California in 1996 and continues to jointly approve proposal 215, which became the first province to allow medical marijuana.

Proposition 215 in California state is one of the most famous bills for medicinal cannabis users. Since November 1996, California medicinal cannabis users were able to use, acquire and develop cannabis without state criminal penalty (MPP). They have to receive doctor's advice to verify legal medical needs, and doctors are not punished for recommending marijuana. Unfortunately, since the 215th proposal, we must prove that more than 20 legitimate users of medical marijuana have been arrested and using marijuana for legitimate medical purposes. Medicated marijuana is skeptical. "