Pot backers get approval for CA ballot petitions

BudSniffer · 07-25-2011, 06:03 PM

Pot backers get approval for CA ballot petitions - Yahoo! News

farmergiles · 07-25-2011, 06:25 PM

This is far superior to prop19.

The Rev · 07-25-2011, 06:46 PM

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It also directs the state and local governments to avoid assisting the federal government in prosecuting marijuana crimes and seeks to remove marijuana from the federal government's list of controlled substances.

The Rev

Roach · 07-25-2011, 06:56 PM

but only for california.

farmergiles · 07-26-2011, 12:17 PM

Where Cali leads the rest of the US will follow.

kamikazi89 · 07-26-2011, 12:25 PM

that's not necessarily true..New Jerseys medical marijuana law is far more tightly controlled then Californias

Jester4yall · 07-26-2011, 12:34 PM

It's a start and I like it. Now if only Indiana would jump on Medical Marijuana bandwagon I'd be stoked.

kamikazi89 · 07-26-2011, 12:42 PM

this is what jerseys program looks like
NJDHSS, Medicinal Marijuana Program

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Frequently Asked Questions about the Medicinal Marijuana Program

How do I get approved to use medicinal marijuana?
Your physician must register with DHSS to participate in the program, and must attest that you are undergoing treatment for an active debilitating medical condition, and may benefit from the use of medicinal marijuana to relieve symptoms. This must be a physician who has ongoing responsibility for your care.

How soon can patients register and obtain medicinal marijuana?
Patients’ physicians must first register with the Medicinal Marijuana Program. Once registered and verified by DHSS staff, physicians will then be able to certify their patients as having qualifying conditions. Physicians will receive access codes to provide to their patients so that their patients can register either on-line or through a paper application. Patient registration will begin later this year and patients can watch this webpage for information.

What is a bona fide physician relationship?
The physician has seen the patient for at least one year OR;
the physician has seen the patient four times for the patient’s debilitating condition OR;
the physician assumes responsibility for providing management and care of the patient’s debilitating condition after conducting a comprehensive medical history and physical examination, including a personal review of the patient’s medical record maintained by other treating physicians reflecting the patient’s reaction and response and response to conventional medical therapies.

What conditions qualify someone to participate?
Patients must be certified by their physicians as having a debilitating medical condition, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, terminal cancer, muscular dystrophy, or inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn’s disease. Terminal illness also qualifies if the physician determines the patient has less than 12 months to live.

The following conditions qualify if they are resistant to conventional medical therapy: seizure disorder, including epilepsy; intractable skeletal muscular spasticity; or glaucoma.

The following conditions qualify if severe or chronic pain, severe nausea or vomiting, cachexia, or wasting syndrome results from the condition or its treatment: positive status for AIDS, HIV or cancer.

My condition is debilitating but it’s not on that list. What can I do?
After an initial assessment of the program, patients can file a petition with the program once a year.

It’s too difficult for me to travel. Can someone help me get medicinal marijuana?
Yes. A qualified patient can identify a primary caregiver, who will be registered with the Alternative Treatment Center that provides your medicinal marijuana. The caregiver must undergo a criminal background check.

Can dispensaries deliver?
No, there will be no home delivery.

How much medicinal marijuana can an approved patient get each month?
A maximum of two ounces in any 30 day period.

Can I share or give away medicinal marijuana?
No. Only qualifying patients may obtain, possess and use marijuana that has been lawfully obtained through an ATC. You may not share or give away your medicinal marijuana. Any person who obtains, possesses, uses or sells marijuana in any manner that is not authorized under the Compassionate Use Law will be subject to arrest and criminal prosecution.

Can patients consume medicinal marijuana on-site at the Alternative Treatment Center that supplies their marijuana?
No.

Can dispensaries provide food products with marijuana in them?
No.

Can I grow my own medicinal marijuana?
No.

Is there a fee to register?
Yes. The registration fee for patients and caregivers is $200, which is valid for two years. A reduced fee of $20 would be paid by patients who qualify for certain state or federal assistance programs.

Is medicinal marijuana covered by Medicaid?
Medicinal marijuana is not a covered service under Medicaid.

Who will grow the medicinal marijuana?
Nonprofit growers were chosen through a public, competitive process.

How many Alternative Treatment Centers will there be?
There are 6 nonprofit ATCs chosen through a competitive process.

Where will the ATCs be located?
ATCs selected for dispensing medicinal marijuana will be located in the north, central and southern parts of the state. The proposed rules have established three regions based on New Jersey counties. Specifically they are central (Hunterdon, Middlesex, Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean, Somerset, and Union); northern (Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Sussex and Warren) and southern (Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem).

What other states have passed medicinal marijuana laws?
New Jersey was the 14th state to enact a medicinal marijuana law. The other states are Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington. The District of Columbia has also enacted a law.

and federal intervention looms over everything

Roach · 07-26-2011, 02:25 PM

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Where Cali leads the rest of the US will follow.

every one but Pennsylvania

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Jester4yall Spark It or Park It Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Africa Posts: 3,654 Thanks: 2,760 Thanked 1,317 Times in 943 Posts	It's a start and I like it. Now if only Indiana would jump on Medical Marijuana bandwagon I'd be stoked. __________________ http://i.imgur.com/CTV2E.gif In matters of style, swim with the current; In matters of principle, stand like a rock. -Thomas Jefferson You will encounter many distractions and many temptations to put your goal aside: The security of a job, a wife who wants kids, whatever. But if you hang in there, always following your vision, I have no doubt you will succeed. - Larry Flynt

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