CONTACTs; California.
SUMMARY:
Fifty-six percent of voters approved Proposition 215 on November 5, 1996. The
law took effect the following day. It removes state-level criminal penalties on
the use, possession and cultivation of marijuana by patients who possess a
"written or oral recommendation" from their physician that he or she
"would benefit from medical marijuana." Patients diagnosed with any
debilitating illness where the medical use of marijuana has been "deemed
appropriate and has been recommended by a physician" are afforded legal
protection under this act. Conditions typically covered by the law include but
are not limited to: arthritis; cachexia; cancer; chronic
pain; HIV or AIDS; epilepsy; migraine; and multiple
sclerosis. No set limits regarding the amount of marijuana patients may
possess and/or cultivate were provided by this act, though the California
Legislature adopted guidelines in 2003.
AMENDMENTS:
Yes. Senate Bill 420, which was signed into law in October 2003 and took effect
on January 1, 2004, imposes statewide guidelines outlining how much medicinal
marijuana patients may grow and possess. Under the guidelines, qualified
patients and/or their primary caregivers may possess no more than eight ounces
of dried marijuana and/or six mature (or 12 immature) marijuana plants.
However, S.B. 420 allows patients to possess larger amounts of marijuana when
such quantities are recommended by a physician. The legislation also allows
counties and municipalities to approve and/or maintain local ordinances permitting
patients to possess larger quantities of medicinal pot than allowed under the
new state guidelines.
Source: http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=4525&wtm_view=medical (INF)
CONTACT INFORMATION: For more information on
California’s medical marijuana law, you can contact:
California NORML (ORG) California
chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.
2215-R Market Street #278
San Francisco, CA 94144
(415) 563-5858
http://www.canorml.org
For a list of California doctors who recommend medical cannabis, please
visit:
http://www.canorml.org/prop/215physicians.html
Cannabis
Patients' Cooperatives and
Support Groups. For a list of
California medical cannabis providers, please visit: http://www.canorml.org/prop/cbclist.html
(source: http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=4525&wtm_view=medical
)
(NEWs)
... Epis sentenced to 10 year mandatory minimum in
first federal trial of medical cannabis club grower (Oct 8, 2002). ... Feds
launch war on medical cannabis clubs in California. Visit: http://www.canorml.org/
American Civil Liberties
Union : California Reinstates Medical Marijuana Card Program (NEWs, Org) After ACLU and Drug Policy Alliance
Threaten Lawsuit (7/19/2005) SACRAMENTO
-- The Schwarzenegger administration today complied with demands from the
American Civil Liberties Union and the Drug Policy Alliance and reinstated California's
medical marijuana card program.
"California's
reinstatement of the card program squarely confirms that state medical
marijuana laws across the country remain completely valid and in force,"
said Allen Hopper, an attorney with the ACLU's Drug Law Reform Project.
"Patients can breathe a sigh of relief today, and we applaud the Attorney
General's prompt attention and resolution of this issue." Visit: http://www.aclu.org//drugpolicy/medmarijuana/20086prs20050719.html
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Orange County Norml
PO Box 11016
Costa Mesa CA 92627
714.210.6446
http://www.ocnorml.org/
Orange County NORML located in Irvine, California, is a chapter of The NORML Foundation,
a sister organization to NORML. We are a nonprofit foundation established in 2003 to educate
the public about marijuana and marijuana policy options including medical marijuana and
industrial marijuana, and to assist victims of current laws. Orange County Norml has been
granted 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status by the Internal Revenue Service. Donations are tax-deductible
to the fullest extent of the law.
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Orange County NORML sponsors public advertising campaigns providing
information about the costs of marijuana prohibition and the benefits of alternative policies; distributes
press releases to the media and citizen activists focusing on recent developments pertaining to marijuana
research and policy. We also provide limited legal assistance and support to victims of current marijuana
laws. Memberships and donations support our all volunteer efforts. Remember......freedom isn't free.
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Forums and LINKs (WebRings),
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Angel
Justice: Index. (ORG) Home
» Index. Background How the Raich v. Ashcroft federal medical
cannabis lawsuit born, and who is involved... visit: http://www.angeljustice.org/
American
Alliance for Medical Cannabis - California.
(INF,
Org) AAMC, California chapter
... helping patients. AAMC -
American Alliance for Medical Cannabis - Calendar of Events.
visit: http://www.letfreedomgrow.com/aamccalifornia.htm
California
Cannabis Medical Group (CCRMG). (ORG)
Organization dedicated to medical
research, and maintain an ambulatory medical clinic to provide medical care to
the public. Society of
Cannabis Clinicians. The
CCRMG is dedicated to conducting quality medical cannabis research, to ensuring
the safety and confidentiality of all research subjects. Visit:
http://ccrmg.org/
Green
Aid: The Marijuana Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. (ORG) Green Aid: The Medical
Marijuana Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. is a
California charitable corporation with 501(c)(3) non-profit ... visit: http://www.green-aid.com/
Medical
Marijuana / California Prop 215. (INF, Org) Community
Action Coordinators for the 1996 California
medical marijuana initiative. California Proposition 215. Passed by 56% of
California voters in ... visit: http://www.chrisconrad.com/expert.witness/Prop215.html
MedicalMJ.org
- Medical Marijuana News and Facts. (INF, Org) A coalition of
pro-legalization groups provide this site to unite persons interested in being
informed of the cannabis movement.There are links to lawmakers ... visit: http://www.medicalmj.org/
Musicians
for Medical Marijuana - Home. (ORG)
Musicians for Medical Marijuana is
dedicated to raising public awareness of the challenges facing medical cannabis
patients, their caregivers and... visit:
http://www.m4mmj.org/
Welcome
to OCBC's Home Page. (ORG) Oakland
Cannabis Buyers Club (OCBC) Supporting patients who
benefit from medical cannabis. ... and exists because the voters of California
said yes to providing cannabis for medical use. Visit: http://www.rxcbc.org/
Patients Out of Time (ORG) Patients
Out of Time is the only national non-profit in
the United States that focuses only on therapeutic cannabis issues. Medical
marijuana, cannabis, Clinical Conference. ... by the Univ...
visit: http://www.medicalcannabis.com/
WAMM - Wo/Men's Alliance
for Medical Marijuana Homepage. (ORG) A
patient collective that provides information,
facilitates education and offers medical marijuana for patients with a letter
of recommendation from their ... visit: http://www.wamm.org/
www.marijuana.org (NEWs, Org) “A judge ordered the
federal government to keep away from WAMM, a California medical marijuana group
that grows and distributes cannabis for its sick members” ... visit: http://www.marijuana.org/
Medical
Marijuana / California Prop 215. (INF,
Org) California's Proposition
215 was the first statewide medical marijuana voter
initiative adopted in the USA. It's the law. visit: http://www.hr95.org/Prop215.html
Drug
Policy Alliance (DPA): Medical Marijuana (INF, Org) Home > Marijuana: The
Facts > Medical Marijuana. Join the Drug Policy
Alliance's work to promote drug policies based on science, compassion, health,
and human rights. ... Angel Raich, a med ... visit: http://www.drugpolicy.org/marijuana/medical
Dennis Kucinich on Medical Marijuana (INF,
Legis) Americans support legalizing medical marijuana.
Alaska,
Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine ... from cancer have discovered
that marijuana reduces pain without the myriad ... visit:
http://www.kucinich.us/issues/medicalmarijuana.php
INFO (Links)
Medical Marijuana in California. (INF) An brief overview and bibliography on the medical
marijuana issue in California, with a focus on legislation and leading court
cases. “Whether or not to permit the use of
marijuana for medical purposes is both a public policy issue and a contentious
legal issue, especially in California. Under federal law (the Controlled Substances Act of 1970)
marijuana use for any purpose is illegal. The federal law has not stopped a
number of states from enacting medical marijuana legislation. California was
one of the first. In 1996 California voters passed Proposition 215, the
Compassionate Use Act, legalizing marijuana for medical use. Proposition 215
permits seriously ill Californians to use marijuana, provided they first obtain
a doctor's recommendation. Proposition 215 also gives doctors a legal defense
against professional or legal sanctions for recommending marijuana use.” Visit: http://www.igs.berkeley.edu/library/htMedicalMarijuana2003.html
Distribution
of Medical Cannabis in California. (INF) The
Compassionate Use Act: On November 4, 1996, California voters passed
Proposition 215, also known as the Compassionate Use Act (“CUA”), to “ensure
that seriously ill Californians have the right to obtain and use marijuana for
medical purposes” without criminal penalty.
Since then, hundreds of medical marijuana patients and those who supply
them with the medicine they need have been searched, arrested and prosecuted
for marijuana violations, in large part because the CUA has been interpreted in
a very obscure manner. The CUA provides basic protections for medical marijuana
patients and their primary caregivers from prosecution for cultivation and
possession of marijuana for medical use. visit: http://www.bccla.org/prohibition/Distribution.htm
Safe
Access Now - Reasonable Medical Marijuana Guidelines. (INF) Click here to read online
Cannabis Yields and Dosage, Chris Conrad's guide to the
science and legalities of calculating medical marijuana. visit: http://www.safeaccessnow.net/
ASA:
Medical Cannabis 101. (INF, Org)
Americans for Safe Access (ASA).
“Choosing Medicine” by Don
Duncan. “Most of California’s legally-qualified patients
obtain their medication from dispensaries. In fact, there are more than one
hundred cooperatives, collectives, dispensaries, and the like across the state.
Patients are now confronting a surprisingly large number of choices when
deciding what medicine to use. This booklet is designed to help you make the
best choice for you.” Visit: http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=1732
Medical
Marijuana Pro/Con. (INF, Org) Pros
& cons on medical marijuana.
Science, risks, policies, & laws.
Factbook:
Medical Marijuana. (INF, Org) Info. “Since 1996, ten states have
legalized medical marijuana use: AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ME, NV, ... California
Medical Association; California Nurses Association.”
Accepted
Medical Use of Cannabis: Medical Professionals. (INF,
Org) DrugScience.org.
Medical Professionals. Cannabis's accepted medical use in the United States is
increasingly recognized by health care professionals and the medical community.
Erowid
Cannabis Vault : Medical Use. (INF) Links to
medical marijuana sites and select media articles about medical marijuana. ...
Court Rules that Private, Medical Cannabis Use is Interstate Commerce - June
... 2000. California Sup...
“Marijuana has many possible medical uses. Positive effects are claimed for
ailments such as cancer, AIDS, and glaucoma. AIDS can cause a loss of appetite
known as "wasting syndrome", which can lead to drastic weight loss
and weakness.” Visit: http://www.erowid.org/plants/cannabis/cannabis_medical.shtml
Medical
Marijuana (INF)
The debate over the use of marijuana for medical purposes rages
on. Visit: http://arthritis.about.com/od/medmarijuana/index.htm
Medical
cannabis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
(INF) The term medical marijuana post-dates
the U.S. Marijuana Tax Act of 1937, the effect of ... the "Compassionate
Use Act" medical marijuana initiative, California Proposition 215 (1996)
.... visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_marijuana
Medical
Marijuana. (INF) Research
medical marijuana at the world's largest online library.Visit: http://www.questia.com/
California
Medical Marijuana Information. (INF) In
California there is no state regulation or standard of the
cultivation and/or distribution medical marijuana. California leaves the
establishment of any ... visit: http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/ongoing/calimarijuana.html
Medical
Cannabis Verification - San Diego, CA (INF)
Citysearch.com Get details on Medical Cannabis Verification - San
Diego, CA, at Citysearch - over 1 million user reviews & editorials about
local businesses. Visit: http://san-diego.citysearch.com/profile/32618276
(INF, Org)
Stichting Institute of Medical Marijuana (SIMM) was launched in The ... patients with high quality medical
cannabis, at the lowest ... for production of medical cannabis starting
material for ... visit: http://
NEWs
Alternet.org
- Rosenthal's Federal Drug Trial Turns Surreal. (Article)
describes the federal prosecution's case against medical marijuana grower
Ed Rosenthal, which ignored California medical marijuana laws. visit:
http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=15045
Allen's
Story - Cancer and Medical Cannabis (Marijuana). (Article) Account
of a California man who used marijuana as part
of his therapy for cancer. Includes information about Proposition 215. Visit:
http://www.thesteward.net/allen/
British
Medical Journal - U.S. Medical Marijuana Distribution. (Article)
Deborah Josefson reports on
a judge's approval of distributing marijuana for medicinal purposes from a
cannabis club in Oakland, California. “A federal judge in Oakland, California, has approved the
distribution of marijuana for medicinal purposes from a "medical
marijuana" club. The decision marks the first time a federal judge has
overturned a federal injunction against marijuana and may lead to more
widespread approval of marijuana for medical purposes.
US district court judge Charles Breyer ruled that
the Oakland Cannabis Buyers Cooperative could provide marijuana to club members
who required it for medicinal purposes and would face "imminent harm"
without it.” Visit: http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0999/is_7256_321/ai_64452878
CA
Cities Scramble to Regulate or Ban Medical Marijuana (Article) Claim cannabis clubs not good
neighbors. Since
California enacted a law allowing patients to use marijuana for medical
reasons cities across the state have been scrambling to restrict or even ban medical
marijuana dispensaries, or ... Dateline: July 13, 2004. “In January 2004, California enacted a state law
allowing patients to use marijuana for medical reasons with a doctor's
prescription. Since then, cities across the state have been scrambling to
restrict or even ban medical marijuana dispensaries, or "cannabis
clubs" from locating inside their boundaries. Two cities located within a
puff of the California Legislature in Sacramento, Rancho Cordova and Rocklin,
typify these efforts.
"There is no such thing as medical
marijuana," Rancho Cordova Councilman David Sander told the Sacramento
Bee. "I cannot support marijuana distribution in this
community." Visit: http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/rightsandfreedoms/a/medipotban.htm
Medical
Marijuana and Cannabis - Understanding Patient Access to THC. (INF, Links) Cannabis Hemp, a.k.a. Marijuana, is
among the oldest drugs in the world, and for thousands of years was used
for a wide variety of ailments. In 1937, corruption in the U.S. Government led
to marijuana prohibition, though today several states are working to correct
this injustice so that patient in need can have access again. Here is a
collection of links relating to the medical uses of THC. Visit:
http://civilliberty.about.com/od/medicalmarijuana/index.htm
Online
NewsHour: Medical Marijuana -- May 14, 2001. (Article) The
Supreme Court unanimously rules against California's
medical marijuana law. ... The Oakland, California, Cannabis Club was one of
the organizations that ...
“MARGARET WARNER: Today's eight to nothing ruling against marijuana's medical
use came in a case brought by the federal government after California voters
passed a 1996 initiative legalizing such use. This case marked the High Court's
first foray into the medical marijuana debate. Here to discuss today's ruling
and its impact is Marcia Coyle, Supreme Court correspondent and Washington
bureau chief for the National Law Journal. NewsHour regular Jan Crawford
Greenberg is on maternity leave.” Visit: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/jan-june01/medmarijuana_5-14.html
MarijuanaNews.Com,
Freedom has nothing to fear from the truth.
(NEWs) Davis Makes SB 420 The Law For Now. California
Medical Cannabis Movement Split, But So Are The Narks ... Get Nasty For The
Medical Cannabis Community In California. Feds Likely to ... visit: http://www.marijuananews.com/medical_cannabis.htm
cannabisnews.com:
California Medical Cannabis Club Under Fire.
(NEWs)
California Medical Cannabis Club Under Fire. Posted August 31, 2002 by Jeffrey
Anderson, Los Angeles Daily Journal. “Mere mention of ‘medical
cannabis’ ... visit: http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread13936.shtml
Supreme
Court Bars Distribution of Marijuana for Medical Purposes. (NEWs) The U.S. Supreme Court
votes 7-1 to bar the distribution of marijuana for
medicinal purposes. visit: http://usgovinfo.about.com/library/news/aa083000a.htm
Media Awareness Project -
Pot Activists Want DEA Out of Building.
(NEWs, Org) Reports
that demonstrators protested the Drug
Enforcement Administration outside an Oakland, CA, building in 2003 for
preventing patients from using medical marijuana.
visit: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v03/n278/a02.html?999
Medical
Marijuana Full Coverage on Yahoo! News (NEWs) Search: All News & Blogs Yahoo!: Medical
Marijuana ... Science of Medical Marijuana - com ...
visit: http://news.yahoo.com/fc/health/medical_marijuana
USATODAY.com
- Justices doubtful about medical marijuana (NEWs) WASHINGTON - Liberal and conservative Supreme Court justices
expressed doubt Monday that sick patients should be allowed to use
doctor-recommended marijuana to relieve pain. (Related video: Court
hears marijuana arguments)
Visit: http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2004-11-29-scotus-marijuana_x.htm
FORUMS & Chat Rooms
Cannabis Truth Ministries
Message Board Forum Index -> Current MMJ News.
(Article, FORUM) “California -- Citing a recent Supreme Court ruling that federal laws barring the use, distribution or
possession of marijuana trump state statutes allowing the medicinal use of the
drug, the California Department of Health Services (CDHS) halted a medical
marijuana ID pilot program Friday.
The action comes a month after a five-to-four Supreme Court ruling found
that federal interstate commerce laws can be used to prosecute medical
marijuana users even if medical use has been legalized by the state, no
monetary exchange takes place, and the plant never crosses state lines.” Visit:
http://winnsboromerchants.com/v-web/bulletin/bb/viewtopic.php?t=126
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