Next month, the U of A College of Medicine Phoenix is going to host a lecture about marijuana and whether it is medicine. Dr. Sue Sisley, St. Joseph’s Hospital, will be giving the presentation at the Phoenix Theatre on October 11th at 5:30.
In an earlier blog, Dr. Laura Nelson, ADHS’s Chief Medical Officer, and I shared what we had compiled about the medical research concerning marijuana. We talked about how patients will likely ask their primary care doctor or go to their medical home to discuss whether marijuana is an option for them. And we emphasized how important it is to keep Arizona’s Medical Marijuana Program – Medical.
Hopefully, physicians will be able to take advantage of Dr. Sisley’s information in October as she examines “Marijuana – Is It Medicine?” The presentation is free, but you have to RSVP to Brigitte Jordan at [email protected] or (602) 827-2018.
So one lone doctor whose specialty is psychiatry is going to talk about Medical Marijuana? Psychological conditions (migraines, PTSD, depression) aren’t even on the list yet but you have a physician whose work is in this area leading the charge? There are quite a few more educated doctors about medical cannabis than a Scottsdale doctor who represents dispenary interests and why are you so hung up on the program being medical? It is all about the medicine and just because you are ignorant about the plant and want to kill the program you still throw a bone out there.
Of course you’ll censor this comment like all the other ones since you cannot stand dissent. What are you doing with the over 1 million dollars you collected off the backs of the seriously ill patients? Why aren’t you running the point on clinical trials in our state instead of putting up a link to the federal government’s database of negative trials dealing with cannabis?
I am concerned over recent arrests of patients and clubs trying to donate medical marijuana. With no dispensaries open I cannot obtain the medicine I need for medical relief. Is it okay to receive a donation from another patient? I do not want to be arrested for trying to obtain something I am legally allowed to use.
John Ohlund,
The Arizona Medical Marijuana Act allows for a Qualifying Patient to obtain medical marijuana in one of three ways besides buying it at a dispensary: Grow up to 12 plants – Designated a Caregiver who may grow for the Patient – or from another qualifying patient as long as nothing of value is exchange. Details are in the law – 36-2811.B.3
Thanks
What will happen with Arizona’s laws now that the feds are cracking down on dispensaries in California?
Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/10/07/20111007feds-crack-down-california-pot-dispensaries.html#ixzz1a7M9O9Xt
Proof pot is legal Federally For medical use District of Columbia (DC)
Amendment Act B18-622 (80KB) “Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Amendment Act of 2010” — Approved 13-0 by the Council of the District of Columbia on May 4, 2010; signed by the Mayor on May 21, 2010|
Effective: July 27, 2010 [After being signed by the Mayor, the law underwent a 30-day Congessional review period. Neither the Senate nor the House acted to stop the law, so it became effective when the review period ended.]
Approved Conditions: HIV, AIDS, glaucoma, multiple sclerosis, cancer, other conditions that are chronic, long-lasting, debilitating, or that interfere with the basic functions of life, serious medical conditions for which the use of medical marijuana is beneficial, patients undergoing treatments such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
Possession/Cultivation: The maximum amount of medical marijuana that any qualifying patient or caregiver may possess at any moment is two ounces of dried medical marijuana. The Mayor may increase the quantity of dried medical marijuana that may be possessed up to four ounces; and shall decide limits on medical marijuana of a form other than dried.
ive been smoking MJ. for 40years & i would love participate in any studies on patients INJESTING pot in several ways.i am a legal medical MJ. user.i use it daily &it works great for my ailments ! Im proof it works.
respectfully yours JACK WALDO COLEMAN
Proof pot is legal Federally For medical use District of Columbia (DC)
Amendment Act B18-622 (80KB) “Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Amendment Act of 2010″ — Approved 13-0 by the Council of the District of Columbia on May 4, 2010; signed by the Mayor on May 21, 2010|