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The “medical marijuana” scam

August 20, 2009 By Mark Kleiman @markarkleiman

Eric Sterling – who can’t be called a “prohibitionist” by even the most extreme opponent of current drug policies – is willing to say the obvious: that while cannabis is useful for some patients, and while it ought to be legally available for non-medical use by adults, most of the “medical” marijuana business in California is devoted to serving non-medical demand.

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