Robert Randall Research Paper

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As marijuana made a transition from illegal use to medicinal use, it was not until 1976 when federal courts ruled that Robert Randall’s use of marijuana was, “medical necessity.” Robert Randall was a man who had glaucoma and used marijuana to treat himself. It was then that marijuana started its transition to be used medicinally. In 1991, the first medical marijuana initiative passed in San Francisco which allowed patients to receive prescriptions for medical marijuana and for physicians to not be charged or have consequences for giving these prescriptions out. However, medicinal marijuana was not entirely legal at this point. The initiative was only the breaking point of what would happen on November 6, 1996. California became the first state