Great news for medical marijuana patients and their providers in the state of Michigan: Yesterday, the Michigan House just passed numerous medical marijuana bills, which has to go to the State Senate for further review. The bills passed were: HB 4834, HB 4851, HB 4853 and HB 4856 .
Well, here is some very interesting news that should make potential D.C. area medical marijuana patients happy: by the end of March, the city will make a decision on who will be given the go ahead to operate dispensaries, which would allow marijuana on shelves by the summer. Wow! This is great news for the [...]
In the state of Nevada, the medical marijuana program is administered by the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services. In order to apply for a medical marijuana card in the state, you must send a written request, including a check or money order in the amount of $50. Send your request and payment to: [...]
I just stumbled across an interesting post about the Nevada medical marijuana law here and thought I’d do the same thing for my home state of California: 55.6 Percent of California voters who approved of the Compassionate Use Act of 1996 to allow medical marijuana in the state. In 2003, Senate Bill 420 was [...]
In a decision earlier this month, the Colorado Court of Appeals just overturned a ruling made by 18th Judicial District Judge Carlos Samour, which previously allowed probationer Leonard Charles Watkins to use medical marijuana. In their ruling, the Colorado Court of Appeals has ruled that people who are on probation for a crime in the [...]
There have been hot debates on whether or not a person who is an apartment renter should be allowed to smoke marijuana indoors. I just stumbled on an article concerning a Colorado renter here and a California landlord discussing his tenant here regarding this very topic!
In the case of the renter in the article in Colorado, the renter was denied a chance to rent an apartment at The Minnequa Shores in Pueblo because he is a medical marijuana patient, according to the 9news.com article.
Was the apartment manager justified in refusing to lease an apartment to this person? Let us know how you feel …
As for the forum post in which the California landlord talks about his options as far as an eviction goes … is this discrimination?
What is your opinion on this issue?
Leave your comment below!
Well, here is some very interesting news that should make potential D.C. area medical marijuana patients happy: by the
end of March, the city will make a decision on who will be given the go ahead to operate dispensaries, which would allow
marijuana on shelves by the summer.
Wow! This is great news for the medical marijuana industry.
But the laws will be much more strict on what patients can or cannot do in regards to marijuana in the city.
Compared to the lax marijuana laws in California, you won’t be able to smoke in public or at the dispensary where the pot
is purchased.
Still, this is a step in the right direction.
Well, here is some good news in the right direction for a small California city.
The City Council in Needles, California has approved a special election on June 5, which would create a medical marijuana business tax.
According to the proposal, this tax would take 10 percent of the gross sales form marijuana businesses.
The city will decide sometime today whether or not they still want to hold this special election.
Yesterday, I did an interesting post about the medical marijuana program in the state of California here, so I thought I would try the same thing with our neighbors north of us on the Pacific Ocean (Oregon); all of these numbers are accurate as of January 1st, 2012 … enjoy!
54,440 people cited severe pain as their reason for applying for a medical marijuana card. Well, if you think that number is big, persistent muscle spasms is the 2nd leading causes of ailments in patients: 15,051
9,804 patients in live in Multnomah County, which is home to Portland, Oregon.
57 cards were issued for agitation related to Alzheimer’s disease, which is also the lowest amount of cards issued for all of the sicknesses cited.
7,210 medical marijuana card holders live in Jackson County, which had a population of 203,206 citizens in 2010.
The source of these numbers were furnished courtesy of the states website. To see the full list, go here.
In the state of Nevada, the medical marijuana program is administered by the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services.
In order to apply for a medical marijuana card in the state, you must send a written request, including a check
or money order in the amount of $50.
Send your request and payment to:
Nevada State Health Division
4150 Technology Way, Suite 104
Carson City, Nevada 89706
It is very important to note that the application request must be made in writing ONLY (your request must be sent by UPS, USPS or
FEDEX ONLY). If you show up at their office asking to sign up for the program, you will be turned away!
When making your written request, please include the following:
(1) Your mailing address, so that you can receive your application
(2) If you are applying on someone else’s behalf, include that persons basic information (name and address)
(3) If you are acting as a caregiver, you will have to request the “caregiver packet”
(4) If you are applying on behalf of a minor, you will have to include a request for a “minor release”
(5) If you possess a Commercial Drivers License, you are not eligible to apply for a Medical Marijuana Card.
For more detailed information, please visit their website here:
http://health.nv.gov/medicalmarijuana.htm
In addition, here’s their telephone numbers:
Phone: 775-687-7594
Fax: 775-684-4156
Just as medical marijuana backers are ending their plans to push a new ballot initiative in November, television evangelist Pat Robertson vocalized support in favor of marijuana legalization.
In a report by the New York Times, Robertson was quoted as saying “I really believe we should treat marijuana the way we treat beverage alcohol,” and “I’ve never used marijuana and I don’t intend
to, but it’s just one of those things that I think: this war on drugs just hasn’t succeeded.”
Although Mr. Robertson supports legalization, he do not have any plans to campaign on behalf of medical marijuana patients, stating “I’m not a crusader”.
Nevertheless, this is big news.
I just stumbled across an interesting post about the Nevada medical marijuana law here and thought I’d do the same thing for my home state of California:
55.6
Percent of California voters who approved of the Compassionate Use Act of 1996 to allow medical marijuana in the state. In 2003, Senate Bill 420 was passed to extend and clarify Prop 215 (the Compassionate Use Act of 1996).
30
Days it will take to find out whether or not your application is approved for a medical marijuana card.
1
Year is the time that your marijuana card is valid. After your first year, you would have renew your card. During the renewal process, the county health department will check to make sure your information from the previous year have not changed before issuing another card. In addition, they will take this time to verify all new information.
8
Eight ounces is the maximum amount of dried marijuana that a qualified patient or primary caregiver may possess at any given time. Also, the patient or caregiver may not maintain more than 12 immature or 6 mature plants for cultivation purposes.
1,000
Thousand feet is the distance that marijuana users MUST keep away from the following: schools, recreation centers, and youth centers (the only exception to this rule is when the medical use is done within the confines of a residence).
In addition, common sense (and the medical marijuana program) dictates that you may not smoke in a place where smoking is prohibited by law, or while operating a motor vehicle such as a car or boat.
This might be old news to some because it first happened near the end of November 2011 … but it is very relevant here:
According to TheDomains.com and TechCrunch.com, the domain name Marijuana.com was bought by the publicly traded company, General Cannabis Inc., which is the operator of WeedMaps.com. The purchase price for this transaction was $4,200,000.
In addition to being the ultimate domain name, this is an active website with a huge medical marijuana community.
In a press release, the company is reporting a registered user base of 300,000 members.
Although it was reported to be a “domain name” sale, technically this was the sale of a website.
Congrats to both the buyer and seller!
In a decision earlier this month, the Colorado Court of Appeals just overturned a ruling made by 18th Judicial District Judge Carlos Samour, which previously allowed probationer Leonard Charles Watkins to use medical marijuana.
In their ruling, the Colorado Court of Appeals has ruled that people who are on probation for a crime in the state of Colorado may not use medical marijuana, even if they have obtained a medical marijuana card from a doctor authorizing them to do so.
Appeals Court Judge Robert Kapelke wrote that “We concluded that the trial court erred in approving such use by defendant”.
Judge Samour’s decision was appealed by Senior Deputy District Attorney David Jones of the 18th Judicial District.
This decision by the Court will have serious ramifications for those probationers in Colorado in need of an alternative medical treatment that medicinal marijuana offers, and as such, this is a very important case for Colorado medical marijuana patients to keep an eye on.
This case is being sent back to Judge Samour’s court in order to revise the terms of Watkins’ probation.
It should also be noted that medical marijuana attorney Sean McAllister of Denver have plans to appeal this case to the Colorado Supreme Court. He is also in touch with Watkins for a possible shot at representing him in this matter.
According to McAllister, “The Court of Appeals is undermining Colorado law and trying to enforce federal law on their own”.
The Appeals Court based its decision on the finding that Colorado’s Medical Use of Marijuana Amendment does not permit a court to exempt a probationer from complying with federal law, which prohibits possession and the use of marijuana.
May 4th, 2012 
MMJ 