After rampant abuse in some areas, towns which supported medical marijuana plantations in California are backtracking on their previous policies. California's medical marijuana law was approved in 1996. Since, due to liberty given in some areas, a huge business has exploded.

There is big money in growing marijuana, a single room can yield up to $25,000 worth of the drug each three months, according to a report by NYT. At the center of the debate is the famed Mendocino County, considered a haven for medical marijuana growers and users.

A June 3 local ballot measure called for restrictions on the growing of marijuana in Mendocino, supported by both medical marijuana advocates and anti-dope activists. It appears that most residents are thinking the whole thing has gone too far, at least farther than they initially expected.

There's also the issue of cannabis clubs, more formally known as dispensaries. Although they are theoretically dispensing legal medical marijuana, in fact abuse takes place in a lot of them. Also, prescriptions for pot are easily available.

However, some medical marijuana supporters are against the ban, pointing out that people should try to make the system work and prevent abuse rather that throwing the medical marijuana legalization down the drain. Bruce Mirken, Dir. of Communications for the Marijuana Policy Project, says that the federal government refuses to acknowledge the scientific data showing marijuana's medical value.

 In another development, the LA Court of Appeal overturned last month a 2003 law that specified how much medical marijuana patients could possess.