cannabisnews.com: Governor Approves Medical Marijuana Rules Governor Approves Medical Marijuana Rules Posted by FoM on December 19, 2000 at 16:28:48 PT By The Associated Press Source: S.F. Gate Gov. Ben Cayetano has approved rules governing the possession and use of marijuana for medical purposes. They take effect next week Thursday. Under a law passed earlier this year, doctors can get a registration certificate for their patient to use marijuana to ease pain caused by debilitating diseases such as cancer and AIDS. The fee is $25. Ted Sakai, director of the Department of Public Safety, announced the rules Tuesday, allowing certified patients to possess up to three ounces of marijuana and to grow up to seven plants -- three mature and four immature Otherwise, the cultivation or possession of marijuana remains illegal under state law. It remains illegal even for medical purposes under federal law, but Sakai said the state is seeking to resolve the conflict with the federal government. Medical marijuana is now legal in nine states, although the U.S. Supreme Court agreed last month review the conflict between the state and federal laws. The medical marijuana law left it up to the Department of Public Safety to come up with rules to administer the use of the otherwise illegal drug. ``The program is designed to alleviate suffering in the community and get some experience and make it work properly,'' Sakai said. Source: Associated PressPublished: Tuesday, December 19, 2000 Copyright: 2000 Associated Press Related Articles & Web Sites:Drug Policy Forum of Hawaiihttp://www.drugsense.org/dpfhi/Hawaii Medical Marijuana Institutehttp://www.medijuana.com/Let Liberty Take a Precedent in Ruling http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread8017.shtml Hawaii Senate Approves Medical Marijuana Bill http://cannabisnews.com/news/5/thread5510.shtmlCannabisNews Medical Marijuana Archiveshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/list/medical.shtml Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help Comment #12 posted by dddd on December 21, 2000 at 04:26:42 PT down south Zy....Thanx for the info.....dddd [ Post Comment ] Comment #11 posted by zypherpn on December 20, 2000 at 16:47:43 PT: Note on last post this was written for someone but i wrote so much i saved it, so its geared for someone that was down south :) hope this helps those in need... [ Post Comment ] Comment #10 posted by Zypherpn on December 20, 2000 at 16:46:47 PT: Medical Card yes u can get one for stress, go figure, you can get a medical recomendation in california for just about anything, i have one for anxiety, ADD, insomnia and stomach problems......but you can get them for alcoholism even....go figure, hey Doc, im a drunk, gimme some pot too! if u can convince the doctor that marijuana helps you more than the conventional drug for the problem then you can get it (as long as the doctor is willing to give recomendations) if you think you have a reason and live in california, read this...... -----Posting----well just to let you know, its only a doctors "recomendation" because of thefact that its agaist state and federal law and prop 215 only covers statelaw,luckly enough your in southern california because theres no clubs to buyfrom in central cali, David Bearman M.D. 1821 Santa Monica, Ca 90403 (310) 998-8283Call and say this, "I would like to make an appointment for a recomendation on a wendsday or afriday"....those are the magical words99% of the time fridays are booked solid, but for the most part, you cancall up on a tuesday and make it in THAT wendsday,this will give you a doctors recomendation to smoke/grow pot in californiain the privacy of your own home....How much cannabis can you have?sence there are no state guidelines, the amount varies from the fatherliberal oakland, santa cruz and calaveras county, to the draconiansacramento, with there "arrest anyone and let the courts decide" is officialpolice policy. one of the calaveras county task force guidelines was on howmuch marijuana a seriously ill patient can posses or cultivate per year areamongst the most liberal. 1) at a primary residence or the place of cultivation of the patient orprimary caregriver, or transported directly between those 2 places -- 60plants and 4 pounds, NOTE: this is genrally more than most jurisdictionswill allow before aresting someone for intent to sell. A conservativestandard would be 4 plants and a couple ounces... 2) at a transient hotel, motel, trailer, or rented campsite -- 2 ounces 3) in a vehicle operated on a public highway -- 1/4 to 3/4 of an ounce..(had a friend busted w/ recomendation and 4oz seperatly packaged in his car,he got off w/ a $250 fine and a night in jail or somethin.. 4) at a public place or event, or a private place open for publicattendance -- 2 grams (under an 1/8th) 5) at a school, event or gathering intended for juveniles or is attendedmostly by juveniles -- *NONE*this is just one set of guidelines, other jurisditions vary, oakland saysyou can have 2lbs, the Feds provide seven lbs per year to eight independentnew drug patients try not to have any scales or baggies anywhere outside being hidden in thekitchen drawers.. (even in the kitchen they will bust ya for digitalssometimes if they can turn a legal thing into sales)here are a couple clubs off of my list that are in southern californiaSan Diego CAMC (619) 688-9510 (Could be closed down)Santa Monica Patients Society (310) 453 2700havent visited either of those, most of the clubs are up north, the onlyclubs ive visited was a caregiver in fresno for the CBC (cannabis buyersclub) andSanta Cruz Med Ex (831) 425-3444 (they had some GOOOOOOOOOD hash oil, pricesare kinda steep here tho)here are a few listed reasons for a medical recomendationalcoholism, anxiety, migranes, sleep and relaxation problems, stress,appetite dysfunctions, back pain, (and depression is suppose to be one, iused that reason too, but it didnt seem to go over well so i wouldnt use it) --Genesis 1:29 "For i have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yeilding seed; to you it shall be food" im agnostic, but i cant get over the fact that i can shove it in the faceof those damn god-lovers that seem to find stuff like ritalin and prozac andother drugs ok but not a harmless herbal like marijuana....... Good Luck, if you have any question feel free to ask,1 more thing, dont get caught selling anything, you can give give give,trade, whatever, do not sell, its not worth it, your allready saving money,do you really want to push your luck?(and only give/trade w/ other people w/ recomendation if u wanna steer from trouble) ....Zy [ Post Comment ] Comment #9 posted by FoM on December 20, 2000 at 08:27:34 PT Stripey and dddd Stripey and dddd! You crack me up!Can you get a MMJ card for stress relief? =) I sure HOPE SO! LOL!no big thaing Dont worry about it Dan.If Jesse Ventura hadnt gotten so much press,no one would know he was the governor of Texas. Thanks for the laugh guys! [ Post Comment ] Comment #8 posted by Stripey on December 19, 2000 at 23:08:46 PT Glad I read the comments. . . Cuz I just about asked a stupid question. . . =)It is nice to see that a governor (any governor =)is finally ready to pass laws that should supercede federal law. . . but we're going to throw out the 10th amendment under interstate commerce or something. . .Can't wait for the more conservative landlocked states to follow. . .Can you get a MMJ card for stress relief? =) [ Post Comment ] Comment #7 posted by dddd on December 19, 2000 at 22:52:28 PT no big thaing Dont worry about it Dan.If Jesse Ventura hadnt gotten so much press,no one would know he was the governor of Texas. [ Post Comment ] Comment #6 posted by FoM on December 19, 2000 at 22:13:15 PT Hi Dan! Hi Dan,I'm getting ready to call it a day. We have nice fluffy snow and it's really pretty. I'll take my puppy we named Kaptin for a walk before I put another log on the fire and visit the land of nod. Please add your link or links in each post you make if you want. If you want a web page I make them for friends and don't charge money or anything because I just like helping people I like. I can't do fancy things but I can do a basic page. When the news is slow it is fun for me to do. I usually have time after the holidays so let me know. Don't ever feel foolish. The newspaper should feel foolish for forgetting the state and they since then have released another article with Hawaii in it. I know Hawaii's where I would want to go for a vacation. My husband said that would be nice but he doesn't want to fly anymore (two tours in Vietnam )and I said well let's just drive and he laughed! Take care, Peace, FoM! [ Post Comment ] Comment #5 posted by Dan B on December 19, 2000 at 21:52:15 PT: Man, do I feel foolish... Okay, Big mistake. I didn't realize that it was about Hawaii, although I was suspicious when I didn't recognize the governor of "California's" name. I should have checked first. At any rate, you won't find such mistakes at the trivia quiz linked below (I linked to it in the first comment on this page, but I thought some of you might want some reassurances after this oops). I'll sign out with a Dear Abby name:Feeling Foolish in Texas Drug War Trivia: Part II [ Post Comment ] Comment #4 posted by FoM on December 19, 2000 at 18:47:31 PT: Related Article Medical Marijuana Rules OK’dNewsHawk: http://www.cannabisnews.com/Source: Honolulu Star-Bulletin (HI)Author: Janine Tully, Star-BulletinPublished: Tuesday, December 19, 2000Copyright: 2000 Honolulu Star-BulletinAddress: P.O. Box 3080, Honolulu, Hawaii 96802Fax: (808) 523-8509Contact: letters starbulletin.comWebsite: http://www.starbulletin.com/Feedback: http://starbulletin.com/forms/letterform.htmlPatients will be allowed to possess up to three ounces,but a federal ban remains.New rules to allow patients in Hawaii to use marijuana for medical purposes have been approved by Gov. Cayetano and will go into effect next Thursday. Under the rules, patients will be allowed to possess up to three ounces of marijuana and grow up to seven plants -- three mature plants and four immature plants.Department of Public Safety Director Ted Sakai said even though the state will allow the use of marijuana for medical reasons, it is still illegal under federal law and the state is trying to work with the federal government to resolve the conflict.Physicians will be able to issue written certificates for patients to use marijuana to ease their pain, Sakai said at a press conference this morning."The program is designed to alleviate suffering in the community and get some experience and make it work properly," Sakai said.Licensed physicians in Hawaii can obtain the certificates beginning today at the Department of Public Safety, Sakai said.The department will issue a temporary registration certificate to patients upon receipt of the physician's written certificate and payment of a $25 fee.Physicians will be required to notify the department if a patient no longer requires the medical use of marijuana.The Legislature passed a law last year allowing medical use of marijuana, but left it up to the Department of Public Safety to come up with rules to administer its use. Public hearings were held last month. [ Post Comment ] Comment #3 posted by FoM on December 19, 2000 at 18:06:28 PT They sure did forget the State! Well by golly it didn't mention the state dddd! It's Hawaii. The first state and as of now only state where the Governor signed the bill into law. What are they going to do with these wonderful rebel Governors! I love it!Peace, FoM! [ Post Comment ] Comment #2 posted by dddd on December 19, 2000 at 17:44:13 PT Not California The article fails to mention what state.I am a resident of California,and I believe our governor is Gray Davis.I am assuming the article is referring to Hawaii.If I didnt live here,I would have made the same assumption,so dont feel bad Dan...........dddd [ Post Comment ] Comment #1 posted by Dan B on December 19, 2000 at 16:48:23 PT: This is good news. It looks like the most populous (and therefore the most politically important) state in the country is thumbing its nose at the federal government's war on drugs, and it has been a long time coming. We will see the end of the war on drugs soon. Bush may even surprise us; he's already said that medical marijuana is a states' rights issue, not a federal one.This makes me very optimistic.Dan B Drug War Trivia: Part II [ Post Comment ] Post Comment Name: Optional Password: E-Mail: Subject: Comment: [Please refrain from using profanity in your message] Link URL: Link Title: