In 1997 California was the first State within the United States of America to legalize Marijuana for Medical reasons. This Medical Marijuana program allowed patients with debilitating diseases to be able to obtain Marijuana in order to treat their unique condition. They would only be able to enter into this program with a recommendation from a registered physician. In turn once they have been deemed fit for the program they would be eligible to obtain their own Medical Marijuana cards.
The Medical Marijuana card looks like a normal driver’s license but provides protection to the patient or caregiver in terms of Federal marijuana laws. Having Medical Marijuana cards basically is like having a license to smoke and grow marijuana.
Each state has their own specifications in terms of what the Medical Marijuana cards allow patients to do. The general rule of thumb is that a patient would have access to at least an ounce, in most cases two ounces, and can grow anywhere between 6-10 plants with only 3-4 mature plants at a time. Some States vary on these numbers, for instance in Oregon a patient can have up to 24 ounces of useable marijuana without facing legal repercussions.
The Medical Marijuana system allows patients to have safe access to a lifesaving drug that not only alleviates symptoms, but in recent studies show that it has the potential to cure many different types of cancers and other chronic diseases.
The License doesn’t work in states that don’t have Medical Marijuana programs, in fact only in a few Medical Marijuana states. These States have what are called “Reciprocity laws” which means that patients from “out-of-state” and that are qualified Medical Marijuana patients are eligible to participate in the “in-state” program.
The Medical marijuana system has provided billions of dollars in tax and has created a thriving industry and helped thousands of suffering patients. The problem however is that the Federal prohibition of Cannabis still interferes with the State operations. In most cases all Federal action within a State needs to be addressed in State courts meaning that if the DEA or any other Federal agency does decide to raid a medical marijuana facility, the States generally overturn the charges. Yet even a mere raid can cost a dispensary millions of dollars to get back to its previous status.
Currently the United States has more than 50% support of full scale Marijuana legalization. Washington, Oregon and Colorado will vote this November on the fate of Marijuana. If the people manage to win majority vote, you would not require Medical Marijuana Cards to obtain marijuana in these states if you are an adult above the age of twenty one. There have been an incredibly amount of resistance from the Federal Government, but they are facing a losing battle. Every single day the opinion of the general public is swaying in favour of marijuana legalization. Once that occurs, the world will begin to see the dawn of commercial and industrial cannabis.
The Medical Marijuana card looks like a normal driver’s license but provides protection to the patient or caregiver in terms of Federal marijuana laws. Having Medical Marijuana cards basically is like having a license to smoke and grow marijuana.
Each state has their own specifications in terms of what the Medical Marijuana cards allow patients to do. The general rule of thumb is that a patient would have access to at least an ounce, in most cases two ounces, and can grow anywhere between 6-10 plants with only 3-4 mature plants at a time. Some States vary on these numbers, for instance in Oregon a patient can have up to 24 ounces of useable marijuana without facing legal repercussions.
The Medical Marijuana system allows patients to have safe access to a lifesaving drug that not only alleviates symptoms, but in recent studies show that it has the potential to cure many different types of cancers and other chronic diseases.
The License doesn’t work in states that don’t have Medical Marijuana programs, in fact only in a few Medical Marijuana states. These States have what are called “Reciprocity laws” which means that patients from “out-of-state” and that are qualified Medical Marijuana patients are eligible to participate in the “in-state” program.
The Medical marijuana system has provided billions of dollars in tax and has created a thriving industry and helped thousands of suffering patients. The problem however is that the Federal prohibition of Cannabis still interferes with the State operations. In most cases all Federal action within a State needs to be addressed in State courts meaning that if the DEA or any other Federal agency does decide to raid a medical marijuana facility, the States generally overturn the charges. Yet even a mere raid can cost a dispensary millions of dollars to get back to its previous status.
Currently the United States has more than 50% support of full scale Marijuana legalization. Washington, Oregon and Colorado will vote this November on the fate of Marijuana. If the people manage to win majority vote, you would not require Medical Marijuana Cards to obtain marijuana in these states if you are an adult above the age of twenty one. There have been an incredibly amount of resistance from the Federal Government, but they are facing a losing battle. Every single day the opinion of the general public is swaying in favour of marijuana legalization. Once that occurs, the world will begin to see the dawn of commercial and industrial cannabis.
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