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Posted by CN Staff on May 11, 2011 at 15:18:41 PT By Chad Livengood Source: Delaware Online 
Dover -- The Delaware Senate sent Gov. Jack Markell legislation late this afternoon that would make Delaware the 16th state to legalize marijuana use for medical purposes.The Senate voted 17-4, also approving amendments the House added to the bill last week requiring medical marijuana be distributed in tamper-proof containers and prohibiting smoking the drug in vehicles and buses. Markell is expected to sign the bill soon in order to initiate a one-year licensing and regulatory-writing process at the Department of Health and Social Services, a spokesman said. Under Senate Bill 17, physicians could recommend marijuana for patients suffering from cancer, HIV/AIDS, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Alzheimer's disease and post-traumatic stress disorder. People with other chronic disease or debilitating medical conditions could qualify if other medicines or surgical procedures have failed to relieve their pain or caused seizures, severe or persistent muscle spasms and intractable nausea. Physicians and patients would have to have a “bona fide physician-patient relationship” and other medical treatments would have to be exhausted before marijuana is recommended, according to the legislation. The state would issue medical marijuana identification cards to patients 18 years and older or their assigned caregivers, who would have to be 21 years old and have no prior felony offenses. Qualified patients could obtain up to 6 ounces of marijuana each month from one of three not-for-profit dispensaries in each county that would be licensed and inspected by the Department of Health and Social Services. Source: Delaware Online (DE) CannabisNews Medical Marijuana Archives Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help
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| Comment #1 posted by FoM on May 11, 2011 at 15:35:50 PT |
| Governor O'Malley Signs Bill as Maryland Becomes "15th and a Half" Medical Marijuana State *** May 11th, 2011 Qualified patients still susceptible to arrest, prosecution and $100 fine despite medical defense Annapolis, MD -- Governor O'Malley signed Senate Bill 308 into law yesterday, making Maryland the "15th and a half" medical marijuana state according to advocates. The Maryland legislature passed SB 308 in April attempting to improve upon the current Darrel Putnam Compassionate Use Act, which allows for a "medical necessity" defense but can still result in a misdemeanor conviction and a $100 fine. The new law is aimed at removing the misdemeanor conviction, but qualified patients can still be forced to pay a punitive fine. URL: http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=6435 [ Post Comment ] |
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