Zaldivar, now a 21-year-old mixed martial arts coach, has renewed his medical marijuana recommendation each year since, always using the same health claim. In the months leading up to legal recreational pot sales, they've noticed many of the heavily guarded medical dispensaries they frequent are letting them stroll in without their state-issued IDs. He got his medical marijuana card to treat stomach problems he said he's suffered since childhood, and plans to keep it for now. One age group caught between medical and recreational marijuana are those 18 to 20. There also could be a financial incentive for some to seek a medical card even if they don't have a health problem because medical marijuana will be taxed at a lower rate than recreational marijuana.

Source: ABC News December 28, 2017 08:37 UTC