What are some of the legal consequences medical marijuana patients could face?
Medical marijuana patients face an array of legal consequences. Most people think about drug possession, as the major consequence associated with drugs; most people think about a drug possession charge, as the major consequence associated with drugs. Some people think about driving with it of course, as another problematic area. What people don't realize is that the government has engineered all sorts of peripheral laws, that get in your business if you are involved in any kind of drugs. And of course, because the government doesn't make any distinction for medical marijuana, that could be a medical marijuana patient as well. It could be an elderly woman with cancer who's using medical marijuana, and she might get caught up in this scheme by which the government can take your property, it can deny you federal financial aid for school, they can of course arrest you, and prosecute you. So these are just a few of the collateral consequences that people face. In certain states they can take away your kids, you can be ineligible from ever owning a firearm. So, people don't think about this array of other problems with marijuana prohibition, but they're out there. And you know, you can lose your kids!
