Changes in the Medicinal Marijuana Industry Should Encourage Growing Your Own

We’ve been seeing a lot of reports recently about new marijuana legislation and how many areas are shutting down medicinal marijuana dispensaries. The goal in each region is to eliminate profit for the marijuana industry. Below are a list of reports we have found from different areas

Los Angeles, California – While dispensaries have not been outlawed outright, legislation has passed that has made only growing your own or receiving from a licensed caregiver, legal methods of obtaining cannabis. This will be a temporary ruling until the State of California decides on legislation for the entire state.

Montana – Senate Bill 423 has been passed by both the Montana House and Senate. It is now up to the Governor to sign or veto the bill. Senate President Jim Peterson was quoted saying “I think we did the best we could, to take care of those people who really have to have it and can it themselves but the storefronts have got to go away, the money has to come out of it, law enforcement has to have an opportunity to enforce it and I think we did all of that.”

Jackson, Michigan – The Jackson City Council is considering three versions of an ordinance to regulate medicinal marijuana. Each version is a bit different, but all three would ban dispensaries. Only one of the bills would allow for growing at home.

More legislation will start to pass and expand into areas outside of just these three. Along with more legislation, will also come more of a hassle to get medicinal marijuana and for a good price. In this post on The Other Side Farms Blog, the author explains how the government is going to try and cash in money made from the industry and thus hike up prices. He also lists some other benefits of growing your own, like knowing what you are putting in your body. We also posted in the past some reasons to Grow Your Own right here on Thought Phot.

The reality is that growing your own looks to be one of the best methods to obtaining medicinal marijuana with the least amount of headache. For a long term solution in avoiding a lot of the new rules with this new legislation, try growing your own.