California Hospital Wants to be the First to Allow Medical Marijuana Use
Israel’s hospitals, according to health care industry insiders, have pioneered the use of cannabis administration in hospital settings.
“I want to have Marin General be the first hospital in California to openly and transparently allow patients to use medical cannabis,” said Dr. Larry Bedard, who practiced emergency medicine as a former physician at Marin General.
Bedard isn’t some lone-nut calling for bake sessions in sterile hospitals. He wrote the rebuttal to the argument against Proposition 64, appearing on Nov. 8 ballot to legalize recreational marijuana in California for adults ages 21 and older.
That proposed law, as well, allows adults to grow small amounts at home. Bedard’s motivation for promoting marijuana legalization centers upon the nation’s racist structures.
“Four times as many blacks and Latinos get arrested as whites with virtually the same use rates,” Bedard said. “If you want to reform...
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