If medical marijuana becomes legal, doctors will be in charge of deciding who gets it and who doesn't. That could pose a problem because certain doctors will give it to almost anyone who asks for it. No doubt there will be some doctors who won't do that. But many will think twice about refusing to prescrible it. They might think: "If I refuse, will this patient leave my care and find another doctor?"
The other problem I see coming: 2/3, of the U.S. population, are either overweight or obese. 1/3 of adults are obese. As marijuana use becomes more and more common, will it help or hurt this situation. I believe it will make things worse. Everyone knows about getting the "munchies". And I doubt that marijuana users will get hungry for anything healthy. It will likely be for salty or sugery snacks. In other words, it will be a junk-food binge.
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