Legalization_Of_Marijuana

Legalization Of Marijuana California Proposition 215 In November 1996 the residents of California approved Proposition 215, which is an initiative that makes marijuana legally available as a medicine in the United States for the first time since the 1930’s. Under the new law, patients or their primary caregivers that possess or cultivate marijuana for medicinal use are exempted from criminal prosecution. The treatment may be for “cancer, anorexia, AIDS, chronic pain, spasticity, glaucoma, arthritis, migraine, or any other illness for which marijuana provides relief. Physicians may not be penalized in any form by recommending marijuana as medicine, which may be written or oral (California Health and Safety Code Section 11362.5). “According to the Attorney General Dan Lungren, in order to be covered by the law, patients: (1) Must by California residents. (2) Must be seriously ill. Minor injuries and illnesses are not covered. Illnesses covered include cancer, anorexia, AIDS, chronic pain, spasticity, glaucoma, and migraines. (3) Must have had an examination by a physician, and the physician must have requested the treatment. (4) Must not be engaged in behavior that endangers others or have any relation with non-medical purposes. (5) Cannot posses or cultivate amounts greater than their personal need.” It marijuana, patients, cannabis, medical, drug, been, treatment, medicine, physicians, oral, california, patient, must, because, available, aids, states, smoke, since, pain, one, drugs, united, under, therapeutic, serious, schedule, research, potential, often, needed, muscle, much, law, form