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Hearing To Discuss Rules On Medical Marijuana
Posted by FoM on October 25, 2000 at 06:38:40 PT
By Leila Fujimori, Star-Bulletin
Source: Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Although a medical marijuana law was enacted this past legislative session, rules governing its use by cancer patients and others who would find it useful must first be put in place. The Department of Public Safety has scheduled a public hearing Nov. 22 to seek comment on proposed administrative rules to carry out the law.Pamela Lichty of the Drug Policy Forum will be watching that the rules do not become stricter than the intended law.
"We want to see that it mirrors the spirit and the letter of the law, but it doesn't have restrictions that are not in the legislation," Lichty said.Scott Foster, who procured marijuana for his wife while she underwent chemotherapy, said, "We've got to be certain that these rules allow the laws to function as we intended, that is, to allow the patient to access and use it with the least hassle."Foster recalls how afraid he was of arrest when trying to get marijuana.Lichty said last night she had not seen the proposed rules.How will it work? Lichty said the law is similar to the one in Oregon, where a person would get a recommendation from a doctor and patients must show registration or a certificate of legal use.Police would be able to check for verification because often, it is difficult to tell if a person is sick or not, Lichty said.Lichty, also president of the American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii, said that in other states, patients have not been abusing marijuana and arrests have not been made.Source: Honolulu Star-Bulletin (HI)Author: Leila FujimoriPublished: October 24, 2000Copyright: 2000 Honolulu Star-BulletinAddress: P.O. Box 3080, Honolulu, Hawaii 96802Fax: (808) 523-8509Contact: letters starbulletin.comWebsite: http://www.starbulletin.com/Feedback: http://starbulletin.com/forms/letterform.htmlRelated Articles & Web Sites:Drug Policy Forum 0f Hawaiihttp://www.drugsense.org/dpfhi/ Hawaii Medical Marijuana Institutehttp://www.medijuana.com/Big Isle Preacher Spreading Gospel of Marijuana http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread7359.shtmlHawaii Decriminalizes Marijuana for Medical Usehttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread6061.shtmlHawaii Governor Signs Medical Marijuana Billhttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread6060.shtml CannabisNews Medical Marijuana Archives:http://cannabisnews.com/news/list/medical.shtml
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