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How To Get Your Medical Marijuana Recommendation

September 29th, 2010

The California Medical Board now recognizes medical marijuana as an emerging treatment modality. For many Californians, how to get your medical marijuana recommendation remains a mystery. A consultation for a medical marijuana approval should be very similar to consulting with your doctor to discuss any other aliment or condition.

To qualify, you must be 18 years old and a resident of California and have a medical condition that cannabis may provide a cure or relief. Lastly you must consult with a licensed MD, medical doctor, or DO, doctor of osteopathy, that will approve or recommend the use of cannabis for your ailment or condition.

Your proof of residency must be done via a government issued photo ID. The most common of which is your driver’s license or state ID card. A passport will work but you must also provide proof of current residency. A current utility bill, car or voter registration are some common ways for proof of residency in lieu of a driver’s license or sate ID card.

There are many conditions and ailments that cannabis may provide a cure or relief. The most common and widely known are for HIV / Aids patients, chemotherapy patients for nausea relief, and appetite stimulation for patients afflicted with anorexia. Cannabis has been proven effective for a multitude of other aliments including chronic pain, MS, glaucoma, PTSD, and a host of other age related ailments.

Getting your medical marijuana approval requires a consultation with a licensed MD or DO. Your doctor may be willing to provide you an approval, but don’t be alarmed if he or she cannot assist you. Many physicians are unaware of the guidelines and requirements to approve medical marijuana and therefore are unable to service your needs. Consulting with a MD or DO familiar with California’s Medical Marijuana Program will insure your approval meets state requirements and will get you access to medical marijuana in your local community.

It seems incredible that 14 years since the passage of Prop 215 many Californians still do not know how to get your medical marijuana recommendation. The process is simple and straight forward. Continued scientific research will hopefully bring about change and support for a medicine that has been part of eastern pharmacopeia for thousands of years.

Learn more about how to get your medical marijuana recommendation. Stop by Hal Kemp’s site where you can find out all about medical marijuana and what it can do for you.


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New Colorado Medical Marijuana Law Regulations

June 12th, 2010

Colorado voters legalized medical marijuana in 2001, with the passage of a state constitutional amendment. The industry languished after the amendment became effective, since marijuana was still illegal under federal law. The risk of federal prosecution, even though medical cannabis was technically legal under state law, was simply too great. However, in 2009, the federal government indicated an unwillingness to enforce federal drug laws in contravention to the 14 state medical marijuana laws effective around the county. This led to an explosion of the medical marijuana industry in Colorado. Dispensaries have proliferated statewide, and the number of patients has increased exponentially.

The prominence of this legal drug trade has led to outcry for legislative limits on the medical marijuana industry. Colorado’s legislature has responded with HB 1284, a plan to hit dispensaries with new fees and regulations.

The new law dramatically hikes fees dispensaries must pay to stay in business. The state plans on collecting $2 million to help pay for enforcement of the new regulations. This will likely put the smaller dispensaries out of business.

Individual cities and counties will gain the ability to ban dispensaries altogether. However, individual caregivers will still be allowed to provide marijuana to up to five patients wherever a ban takes effect.

Other regulations include limits on who may own or invest in dispensaries. For example, owners must be Colorado residents and must pass a criminal background check. Investors must also pass a background check.

Under the new law, no medical marijuana dispensary may be located within 1000 feet of schools, universities, seminaries, or child-care facilities. The dispensaries must also grow 70% of their product.

Several attorneys in Colorado have been vocal about plans to sue for an injunction against the new law, claiming that the law violates the constitutional amendment. This will surely be a volatile issue over the next decade.

Mr. Laybourne is a Colorado accident attorney at the law firm of McDowell Laybourne & Rodemer, LLC. Mr. Laybourne’s practice as a lawyer in Colorado Springs. includes criminal defense, DUI/DWAI and misdemeanor matters. Get a totally unique version of this article from our article submission service


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What Does Being Mirandized Mean?

March 10th, 2010

Have you heard this before? “You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.” Generally, folks feel that a police officer has to provide every individual whom they stop or with whom they speak their Miranda statements. However, that is not precise. The Supreme Court has explained who needs to be informed of these rights and when.

While, Miranda statements are based on the famous Supreme Court case, Miranda v. Arizona, the protections do not have their beginnings in that case. Rather, the rights that we refer to as the Miranda rights are constitutional rights which the court decided needed to be provided to certain individuals in law enforcement custody.

The exact constitutional limitations that are commonly described as the Miranda rights include the right to remain silent, the right against self incrimination and the right to an attorney during questioning and in court. The court also decided that the warnings contain at least the same level of information as it set out in its ruling and that the warnings be meaningful for the suspects.

Many law enforcement add additional warnings to the typical Miranda statements that they think are important for the people in their jurisdictions. For example, some border states require officers to tell detainees that if they are not U.S. citizens that they have the right to contact their country’s consulate.

The Miranda warnings need to be spoken by a police officer to a person who is a criminal suspect and in state custody before they begin to question the suspect about the circumstances surrounding the situation. The person is considered to be in law enforcement custody if a reasonable person would believe that his or her freedom to leave is limited, regardless of whether the police have formerly arrested the person.

To make incriminating evidence admissible at trial, officials need to provide the person with his or her Miranda warnings prior to retrieving the evidence. A suspect who is in police custody must be informed of their rights preceding any police questioning. If the individual is arrested and the police do not intend to question the person then the Miranda warnings do not have to be spoken.

If you have been charged with a violent or marijuana crime in Northern NJ, do not speak to the police. Anything you say can and will be used against you in the court of law. Talk with a local Freehold NJ criminal lawyer.


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