How the federal marijuana ban is harming medical patients across the country

Almost half of the US states have legal recreational cannabis on their books. The actual number is 18, and if we take medical cannabis into account, we have 36 states with some sort of program.

This means that technically, more than half of Americans in their states have access to cannabis. If we were to see CBD as part of the whole “cannabis thing” – which we absolutely should – it would mean that every single state has some form of access to cannabis.

The problem, however, is that cannabis is still as illegal at the federal level as “knowingly leaving your pigs or other farm animals in a fenced area with the intent to eat all the grass!” Which could put you in prison for up to a year.

Yes – this is actually a federal law! [18 U.S.C. §1857]

When it comes to cannabis, however, there are millions of people who rely on it for some sort of relief, whether it be something as simple as “taking the edge off after a long day at work” or something more serious like dealing with chronic pain.

The problem occurs when people who rely on government funding test positive for THC. This could even be a positive test for CBD – which sometimes contains phytocannabinoids like THC. This is especially true of full-spectrum CBD.

Once the government detects THC in your blood, you will no longer have access to certain drugs. For example, let’s say you just had major surgery and the government is helping you pay for your pain medication.

If THC is found in your blood, doctors should immediately cut you off from these other drugs because you have a “controlled substance in your bloodstream”.

In other words, the government will immediately stop helping medical patients if they have illegal controlled substances in their system. They essentially declare you a “dope devil” and “unworthy of help”.

Take a closer look at what government policy says about YOU!

You can get any help you want from the government – as long as you don’t use drugs! You can drink, you can smoke, you can eat all the junk food your dirty mouth can contain – but don’t smoke a joint so that you don’t become a DOPE FIEND!

US law makes it “illegal” for doctors to prescribe a “controlled substance” to someone who has an illegal “controlled substance” on their system. In this particular case we are talking about Delta-9-THC.

With the same rhetoric as the prohibitionists – what message does this send to the children?

More importantly, what message does this send to society as a whole?

Essentially, if you’re in pain and using cannabis, you must avoid cannabis for a doctor to prescribe narcotics like OxyContin. There are no clear reasons for this other than the fact that under the federal government everyone who uses cannabis is addicted to drugs.

In the United States, drug addiction is not treated as a public health issue, and the vast majority of responses to drug use in the United States come from law enforcement agencies.

This means that in addition to being a drug addict, if you smoke cannabis you are a criminal, according to the federal government.

Take, for example, this story of Doug Barnes from Michigan,

“He told me he couldn’t prescribe anything until I got rid of marijuana,” said Barnes. “I couldn’t get anything for pain, stress, sleep or anything. I was stunned because it really helped me. Plus, it’s legal in Michigan. It’s really like the new wine here in Lansing, but my doctor just doesn’t seem to see it that way. ”- Source

It’s not that the doctor doesn’t see it that way, it’s because the federal government would revoke the doctor’s license if he was caught prescribing pain medication to a patient based on the THC test.

That’s not to say that the doctor in question could agree to federal policy, but the truth is – even if they disagreed, many doctors wouldn’t risk their approval.

If you smoke weed, you are a criminal!

This is the attitude of the federal government. You’re a criminal if you smoke weed. You cannot get loans, you can even be refused entry to the US if you are a foreigner. Even if you, as a Canadian, look for a US visa and admit that you smoke weed – where it is legal in your country – the US may deny you entry because of your criminal activities.

This is something that a lot of people overlook and I felt it was right to bring it to light. The definition of the law is important. The intent of the law matters and whether the federal government labels all cannabis users “criminals” even though 18 states have recreational cannabis on the books and 36 states have medicinal cannabis on the books.

This is why ending the federal cannabis ban is so important. There are millions of patients forced to choose between a natural remedy that provides relief with fewer side effects in order to seek government help.

It doesn’t matter whether these citizens pay taxes. It doesn’t matter if they are veterans who fought for the government denying them their medical rights and believing them to be criminals for consuming only one plant.

The reason I am bringing this to your attention today is because it is time to end the charade and challenge the government’s bluff.

Biden has proven to be “more of the same” – an over-the-top government that prints money to appease the masses while trampling on the will of the people to advance their political plans.

We see some lawmakers trying to change that, but the mere fact that the President is so strongly against legalization makes things difficult.

Have you been affected by the federal definition of cannabis? Have you been branded as a lowly criminal who is not worthy of federal aid?

Share your story in the comments!

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