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Arizona - Proposition 203 |
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Written by odamnews
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Tuesday, 03 November 2009 |
Proposition 203
Passed 2010 with 50.1% vote. Allow a "qualifying patient" who has a "debilitating medical condition" to obtain an "allowable amount of marijuana" from a "nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary" and to possess and use the marijuana to treat or alleviate the debilitating medical condition or symptoms associated with the condition. The Arizona Department of Health Services (DHS) would be required to adopt and enforce a regulatory system for the distribution of marijuana for medical use, including a system for approving, renewing and revoking the registration of qualifying patients, designated caregivers, nonprofit dispensaries and dispensary agents. The costs of the regulatory system would be paid from application and renewal fees collected, civil penalties imposed and private donations received pursuant to this proposition.
A "qualifying patient" is defined as a person who has been diagnosed by a physician (a doctor of medicine, osteopathy, naturopathic
medicine or homeopathy) as having one of the following debilitating medical conditions:
1. Cancer.
2. Glaucoma.
3. Positive status for human immunodeficiency virus.
4. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
5. Hepatitis C.
6. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
7. Crohn's disease.
8. Agitation of Alzheimer's disease.
9. A chronic or debilitating disease or medical condition that produces any of the following:
a. Cachexia or wasting syndrome.
b. Severe and chronic pain.
c. Severe nausea.
d. Seizures (including those characteristic of epilepsy).
e. Severe and persistent muscle spasms (including those characteristic of multiple sclerosis).
10. Any other medical condition added by DHS through a public petition process.
In order to register with DHS, a qualifying patient must submit a signed written certification issued by the physician that states the physician's professional opinion that the patient is likely to receive therapeutic or symptom-relieving benefits from the medical use of marijuana to treat or alleviate a debilitating medical condition. The certification must specify the debilitating medical condition and must be made in the course of a physician-patient relationship after the physician has completed a full assessment of the patient's medical history. If the qualifying patient is under 18 years of age, the patient's custodial parent or legal guardian must submit written certifications from two physicians and the custodial parent or legal guardian must consent in writing to control the patient's medical use of the marijuana.
A qualifying patient who is registered with DHS (or a registered designated caregiver on behalf of the qualifying patient) may obtain up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana in a 14-day period from a registered nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary. If the qualifying patient's home is located more than 25 miles from the nearest nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary, the patient or designated caregiver may cultivate up to 12 marijuana plants in an enclosed, locked facility.
A registered nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary must be operated on a not-for-profit basis, but may receive payment for all expenses incurred in its operation. DHS may not issue more than one nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary registration certificate for every ten pharmacy permits issued by the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy under current law. The dispensary may cultivate marijuana only in an enclosed, locked facility and may acquire marijuana from a registered qualifying patient or designated caregiver if the patient or caregiver is not compensated for the marijuana. This proposition specifies various security, record-keeping and verification requirements relating to the operation of dispensaries.
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TBD
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Guidelines (Yes Vote)
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ID Card Costs
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Possession Requirements
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2010 |
Ballot Measure 8 (58%) |
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2.5 oz usable; 12 plants if patient/caregiver lives greater than 25 miles from a dispensary |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 15 November 2010 )
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