{"id":10468,"date":"2015-11-17T07:48:55","date_gmt":"2015-11-17T15:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sjcctimes.com\/?p=10468"},"modified":"2015-11-18T07:50:21","modified_gmt":"2015-11-18T15:50:21","slug":"sjcc-provides-no-medical-cannabis-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sjcctimes.com\/es\/10468\/lifestyle\/sjcc-provides-no-medical-cannabis-education\/","title":{"rendered":"SJCC provides no medical cannabis education"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prop 215 unwelcomed on campus<\/strong><\/p>\n

In California, Prop 215 allows its residents to consume, carry and cultivate marijuana if it is for medical purposes, but San Jose City College students and staff have mixed emotions about marijuana use and promotion on campus.<\/p>\n

Whether it is an advertisement in a magazine offering free marijuana edibles, a card offering free joints to students or just a slogan on clothing, marijuana is making its presence felt.<\/p>\n

A government-funded facility such as SJCC does not allow the cannabis to be used or advertised on its grounds.<\/p>\n

Blake Balajadia, director of student development and activities, will not give the stamp and date required to post ads at school for the controversial drug.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe welcome all lifestyles at San Jose City College but we get federal funding in many areas and don\u2019t want to jeopardize those funds in any way,\u201d Balajadia said.<\/p>\n

Luis Ramirez Martinez, 24, business communication major, said he feels students should be educated about cannabis.<\/p>\n

Martinez is known to wear hats and shirts with marijuana paraphernalia on them.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople think when you use medical marijuana, you\u2019re just getting high,\u201d Martinez said. \u201cI was prescribed multiple narcotics that are addictive for nerve damage after being hit by a car and I don\u2019t like to take the four or five pills for my pain when cannabis relieves multiple symptoms for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

SJCC has no in-depth course to take on the education of cannabis, but there is plenty of information in the community.<\/p>\n

Gary Ledesma, SJCC counselor, said he believes college is not the place to promote the use of the drug and does not agree with the recreational use of it, but admits there are some medical values and believes the penal system has harsh penalties.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou should have to do community service and go to drug counseling for a marijuana charge. Too much time is being given for crimes surrounding it,\u201d Ledesma said.<\/p>\n

The more medical marijuana is talked about, the more enlightened the community will be. Besides the Tetrahydrocannabinol, there is a drug called Cannabidiol that is linked to pain relief.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy older brother has Parkinson\u2019s and if cannabis would benefit him in any way, I\u2019m all for it. It\u2019s a good alternative for the harsher drugs, but people take advantage of it being legal for medical use,\u201d Ledesma said.<\/p>\n

Tommie Lee Prada, 32, said he has promoted cannabis for dispensaries for seven years but never on locations that do not permit it. \u201cIt is imperative to understand the vast possibilities of the medicine,\u201d Prada said. \u201cIt is, in fact, a drug. Whether it\u2019s recreational or medical, there are guidelines that must be met in order to continue being operable. Private, state and federal guidelines must always be met. If not, there are consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n

Martinez does not believe ther should be free joints promoted on campus, or banners that offer the drug, but thinks the school should offer more education on the drug\u2019s medical uses.<\/p>\n

When a parent gives cannabis to a kid in a pill, cream or edible from to help with their serious medical issues such (as) cancer, they\u2019re not thinking \u2018I\u2019m using a recreational drug,\u2019\u201d Martinez said. \u201cTo them it\u2019s medicine. They\u2019re thinking \u2018it makes me feel better,\u2019 not \u2018I want to get high.\u2019\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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