cannabisnews.com: Attorney Gen. Thinks Mendocino Allows Too Much MMJ Attorney Gen. Thinks Mendocino Allows Too Much MMJ Posted by FoM on September 14, 1999 at 19:57:36 PT Source: Sacramento Bee UKIAH, Calif. California's attorney general has deemed Mendocino County's maximum daily allowance of medical marijuana -- equivalent to 12 pot cigarettes -- "excessive." County officials said Attorney General Bill Lockyer's complaints were designed to draw attention away from problems the state Legislature is having in regulating the legal use of medical marijuana.On Monday, District Attorney Norman Vroman said the county's maximum allowance is "fair and reasonable.""If the state wants to provide some definitive guidance, we will be happy to attempt to bring our policy into conformance," Vroman said. "Until then, we're going to continue the way we are."Lockyer's complaints came in the form of an Aug. 24 letter to Vroman and to the sheriff of Mendocino County.The Legislature adjourned Friday without acting on a bill that would have created a statewide version of Mendocino County's program, which uses an ID card system for patients.The bill will likely be taken up in the next legislative session, said a spokesman for Sen. John Vasconellos, D-San Jose, who wrote the bill.In related news, a federal appeals court decided Monday that seriously ill patients may have a right to use marijuana despite federal narcotics laws. A Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals judge told a federal judge to rethink a decision he made last year, which resulted in the closure of a number of medical marijuana clubs.Prescribing marijuana for medical reasons was made legal in California when voters approved Proposition 215 in 1996. Pubdate: September 14, 1999Copyright © The Sacramento Bee END SNIP --> Snipped Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help Comment #5 posted by Dania on May 30, 2001 at 01:04:37 PT: I have cancer and pot helps I AM currently undergoing treatment for cancer. I am 40 and a full time mom of two great kids. After chemotherapy I have medication that I can take but if puts me to sleep and I still get sick. Then I smoke a few hits of a marijuana smoke and I feel 99% better. It cost less than my medication and seems more natural. [ Post Comment ] Comment #4 posted by Marcus Echols on February 10, 2001 at 14:39:06 PT: Comment I think that the governmet should allow farmers to grow the plant.Let the people make their own choices. [ Post Comment ] Comment #3 posted by NONE on July 24, 2000 at 00:54:48 PT: What you dont know about Marjuiana in Mendocino What you dont have in theis letter is the part about how mendocino resedints are going to vote on legalization of marjuiana in Mendocino County! I think you should add that on the letter so people know that it is soon to be for more than just medical use... [ Post Comment ] Comment #2 posted by Doc Hawk on September 15, 1999 at 18:33:35 PT Government Standards It would appear that the Federal government thinks that 7.1 pounds per years is about right. That is the amount that they supply to each of the remaining eight patients of the now defunct Compassionate Investigative New Drug Program. That's 300 commercially rolled joints per month each. Seems only fair. (Oops, that's only 10 joints per day." [ Post Comment ] Comment #1 posted by cerebus on September 15, 1999 at 14:04:06 PT hehe but anyone know? yea maybe 12 is a bit much think i smoked that much in college with maybe all my friends over the course of a day. but then again im not a medical doctor anyone know how often a seriously ill patient would need to smoke for relief? believe for glaucoma its every 3 hours or so to keep occular pressure down, but not sure . truth and moderation in all things! [ Post Comment ] Post Comment Name: Optional Password: E-Mail: Subject: Comment: [Please refrain from using profanity in your message] Link URL: Link Title: