Local Man Suspects That Some Patients at the Medical Marijuana Dispensary Are “Using” Weed Recreationally

Malvern, PA—Devin Maddox, a senior tax accountant, uses medical marijuana (MMJ) to help manage his Crohn’s disease. When a doctor approved him for an MMJ license, Mr. Maddox signed a standard consent form agreeing not to use MMJ “for recreational purposes.” After several visits to his local dispensary, however, he has begun to suspect that some “patients” are violating that part of their contract with the state.

“I don’t want to be a grass,” said Mr. Maddox, who is something of an Anglophile, “but, bloody hell, stockpiling medical marijuana for recreational purposes is no different to getting an opioid prescription refilled after you no longer need pain relief.”

Hoping to avoid “a marijuana crisis similar to the opioid crisis,” Mr. Maddox is “weighing is options,” but he doesn’t feel he can remain silent much longer.