A senator in Alabama, a state in the US, is saying that the way they are letting people use medical marijuana there is either very bad or very messy. He thinks it's not working well and cannabis, which is another name for marijuana, should be treated as medicine but they are not doing a good job of it. The senator compares getting a license to sell marijuana to getting a license to run a casino, both are very hard to get and need careful management. Read from source...

- The title of the article is misleading and sensationalized. It implies that the senator is accusing Alabama's medical marijuana program of being corrupt or incompetent, but he is actually criticizing the process of licensing and regulating cannabis as medicine. He does not directly attack the current state of the program, but rather the flaws in the design and implementation of it.
- The article quotes the senator's comparison between getting a marijuana dispensary license and getting a casino license, which is an unfair analogy. A casino license involves more stringent background checks, financial requirements, zoning restrictions, and regulatory oversight than a marijuana dispensary license. The senator should have compared it to another type of license that has similar or lesser barriers to entry, such as a liquor store license or a pharmacy license.
- The article does not provide any details about the specific issues that the senator raised with the medical marijuana program, such as who is going to run it, where are the facilities going to be located, how is it going to be managed, and who is going to decide who gets what. These are important questions that need to be addressed by the authorities and stakeholders involved in the process. The article should have explored these aspects more thoroughly and provided some context and perspective on the challenges and opportunities of creating a regulated cannabis market in Alabama.