It has been interesting, as well as predictable, to observe over the last couple of years, the decline in the degree of difficulty there is to obtain a Montana medical marijuana card. It used to be a scenic drive down the Bitterroot Valley; now it's a quick trip over the Bozeman Pass. Or a road trip over to Billings for the monthly recruiting festival.

I applaud Community Health Partners and Park Clinic for their efforts to maintain a higher degree of integrity by instituting a review panel to assess the legitimacy of the client's request. Wasn't the Montana medical marijuana program established as a privilege, not an entitlement, to be recommended as a treatment to alleviate certain medical conditions?

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