Medical Marijuana

The Libertarian Party is probably most known to the general public for its pro-marijuana stance. I am hoping to change this, as I find it to be an issue far less important than many others.  Unlike our last few presidents, I have never used and have no desire to ever use marijuana.  As a representative in our government, however, I have no right to impose my opinions on everyone else. This is an issue where democracy should prevail. Currently, most voters in Arkansas do not want to legalize marijuana for any reason, and I support the vote. This could change. Medical marijuana proponents will undoubtedly bring the measure back to the ballot for another vote. I will support the results of that vote too, regardless of the outcome.
My personal take on the issue is this:
Many of the supporters of medical marijuana do so to bring about legal recreational marijuana, as has been done recently in Colorado and Washington.  A majority of minors that illegally use marijuana get their first supply of the product from somebody's medical supply. Marijuana can be a dangerous drug, the federal government made it illegal for a reason. The drug trade involved in bringing marijuana to this state and country is violent and immoral involving everything from assault and theft to human trafficking and murder. Even if the state legalizes the drug, it will still be a federal crime to buy, sell, grow, or possess it.  These are all good reasons to continue keeping marijuana illegal in our state.
Conversely, marijuana was used for many years for medical purposes, and synthetic derivatives are currently legally available by prescription. As more research is done, benefits are becoming known. The dangerous effects may be less than those for currently legal drugs, including opiates. The prosecution and incarceration for marijuana possession is taxing our crowded prison system. Taxing marijuana sales could be a lucrative source of income for the state. These are good reasons to legalize it.
About one percent of the population is immune to the effects of opiates, rendering most available painkillers useless to them. I am one of that unlucky one percent. My last two  kidney stones were rather painful, and morphine provided absolutely no relief. Fortunately, the intense pain of kidney stones lasts only days. For people suffering chronic pain I understand the desire for an alternative medicine that might work. The negative effects of legalizing marijuana could be somewhat mitigated if the people desired to legalize it for medical use only. The compound most responsible for the beneficial effects of marijuana appears to be CBD. The compound most responsible for getting people "high" is THC. There are strains of marijuana that are higher in CBD and lower in THC.  These would be less likely to be abused.  Limiting sales of medical marijuana to these low THC strains grown only in this state could limit the abuse of the drug. I think those hoping to pass a medical marijuana ballot measure should consider something like this.  Any tax levied on the sale of this marijuana (combined with all of the taxes on tobacco and alcohol) could be used solely to fund healthcare measures in the state, eliminating the perceived need for obamacare/private option medicaid funding.
Those are my personal opinions. As I said, it really isn't an important issue to me so I will go with what the majority of voters approve. That is how a representative democracy is supposed to work.