Technology
The advent of technology presents advantages with the ability to share online medical information between servicing medical professionals and facilities. So far, the laws pertaining to medical marijuana have been about qualified treatments and approved dispensaries. There are unclear concerns and needs to be addressed about handling medical marijuana as a controlled substance outside of the authorized facilities. For instance the terminology used under the law pertaining to possession applies to the sale by approved dispensaries directly from the facility.
The guidelines don’t always address the probabilities of risk for delivery services outside of the dispensary, which is listed as a felony in some states and instigates a potentially grey area for approved practitioners. To date, the medical marijuana guidelines and laws in some states do stipulate indicators and limitations of operating delivery services within approved locations. There are also states that cite any type of delivery outside of the approved dispensary as illegal activities.
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Lawfully, transporting any controlled substance is illegal and can lead to federal drug charges, although the medical and pharmaceutical industries do in fact ship approve prescriptions. This is an example of the grey areas, and a question yet to be answered; should medical marijuana be reclassified as an approved prescription and available for delivery? Just as important, if delivery becomes law, defining the restrictions and limitations along with enforcing delivery services of any type to adhere to specific handling will be required. Like all actions, especially ones involving legal consequences, what are the enforcements in the case of illegal actions deliberately breaking the