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Medical Marijuana Legalized in Connecticut
Posted by CN Staff on June 01, 2012 at 12:41:19 PT
By Mary Ellen Clark
Source: Reuters
Reuters -- Connecticut on Friday became the 17th U.S. state to legalize the medical use of marijuana. The state's Governor Dannel Malloy signed into law legislation allowing licensed physicians to certify an adult patient's use of marijuana for medical purposes, according to a statement from the governor's office.
The new law puts in place restrictions to prevent the kind of abuse that has plagued some of the 16 other states and the District of Columbia where pot is legal for medical use."For years, we've heard from so many patients with chronic diseases who undergo treatments like chemotherapy or radiation and are denied the palliative benefits that medical marijuana would provide," Governor Malloy said."With careful regulation and safeguards, this law will allow a doctor and a patient to decide what is in that patient's best interest," he said.Under the bill, patients and their caregivers must register with the Department of Consumer Protection. In addition, a doctor must certify there is a medical need for marijuana to be dispensed, including such debilitating conditions as cancer, glaucoma, HIV, AIDS, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis or epilepsy.Finally, only a pharmacist with a special license can dispense medical marijuana, according to the new law. Editing by Barbara Goldberg and Andrew HaySource: Reuters (Wire)Author: Mary Ellen ClarkPublished: June 1, 2012Copyright: 2012 Thomson ReutersCannabisNews Medical Marijuana Archiveshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/list/medical.shtml 
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Comment #5 posted by ripit on June 01, 2012 at 19:39:50 PT
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from his dealer?sorry couldnt resist! haha
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Comment #4 posted by FoM on June 01, 2012 at 18:30:51 PT
From The Day Article
Excerpt: Qualified patients must obtain a doctor’s prescription for a one-month supply of marijuana and only licensed pharmacists can give it out from a set number of approved “dispensaries.”How can pharmacist dispense marijuana?
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Comment #3 posted by Paul Pot on June 01, 2012 at 17:50:42 PT:
Sweet but Ridiculous
It's really nice to see some advance and important that sick people are getting their medicine but it really is absurd that "the safest therapeutic substance known to man" (Judge Francis Young. DEA) has to be bound up in strict regulations.Legalize it and let it grow everywhere like the weed it is for the benefit of all.
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Comment #2 posted by runruff on June 01, 2012 at 17:01:17 PT
For some reason I love dumb jokes.
I love all jokes on some level. [except dirty or mean jokes] I was once told that you could tell a lot about a person by their sense of humor.My third grade teacher said that you could tell everything about a man by his shoes.What does this say about someone who has no sense of humor at all...or shoes?
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Comment #1 posted by FoM on June 01, 2012 at 12:45:02 PT
Malloy Signs Medical Marijuana Law 
June 1, 2012Hartford – As anticipated, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy today signed into law a bill that legalizes medical marijuana starting Oct. 1 for adult patients who suffer from certain debilitating conditions.The state Department of Consumer Protection will oversee the new strict regulatory framework for dispensing the drug.Qualified patients must obtain a doctor’s prescription for a one-month supply of marijuana and only licensed pharmacists can give it out from a set number of approved “dispensaries.”URL: http://www.theday.com/article/20120601/NWS12/120609958/1047/NWS
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