1. Home
  2. News
  3. Forum
  4. Pics
  5. Shop
  6. Cooking
  7. Cultivation
  8. Seeds
  9. Smoke Shop
  10. Pass Drug Test
  11. Legal Bud
  12. K2
  13. Dispensary
  • Legal Buds · 
  • Herb Grinders · 
  • Vaporizers · 
  • Rolling Papers · 
  • Pass Any Drug Test · 
  • 420 Music · 
  • Marijuana Dating · 
  • Pot · 
  • Medical Marijuana · 
  • Advertise


Go Back   Marijuana.com > News > The Drug War Headline News
Reload this Page D.C: Swift action sought on medical marijuana
Register FAQ VB Image Host Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

Hot Products!

Orange Krush - Legal Bud

The latest and greatest legal bud available! Orange Krush is a sweet smelling exotic herbal smoking bud that burns smooth and tastes great. Try this new legal bud now! More

Black Magic Solid Smokes

NOT LABELED AS HERBAL HASH by FDA LAW. An all natural and legal herbal solid. one-of-a-kind! More

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes

legal buds
herbal vaporizers
k2 spice style incense

420 music
mood enhancement pills digital scales 420DATING

Old 12-15-2009, 09:32 AM   #1
Ganjika
Head News Admin
 
Ganjika's Avatar
 

Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 1,225
Grams: 3,836
Grams: 3,836
Ganjika Is becoming more Godlike everydayGanjika Is becoming more Godlike everydayGanjika Is becoming more Godlike everydayGanjika Is becoming more Godlike everydayGanjika Is becoming more Godlike everydayGanjika Is becoming more Godlike everydayGanjika Is becoming more Godlike everydayGanjika Is becoming more Godlike everydayGanjika Is becoming more Godlike everydayGanjika Is becoming more Godlike everydayGanjika Is becoming more Godlike everyday
Thanks: 1,530
Thanked 795 Times in 375 Posts

Stock Portfolio
Total Value:
Gain/Loss: %
Post D.C: Swift action sought on medical marijuana


D.C: Swift action sought on medical marijuana

The Washington Post | 12/15/09 | Tim Craig

D.C. Council Chairman Vincent C. Gray (D) said Monday that he wants to move swiftly to establish regulations for distributing medical marijuana now that Congress has voted to lift restrictions on city drug policy.

Gray said the council will use Initiative 59, which voters overwhelmingly approved in 1998, to begin crafting a policy that allows doctors to prescribe marijuana to patients with serious illnesses.

"We've waited 10 years. . . . I think the opportunity to send it is now," Gray said. "There is no reason to sit on it."

But one day after Congress voted to lift the Barr amendment, there was widespread confusion across city government about how the policy might be implemented.

Attorney General Peter Nickles said Monday that he has instructed his staff to review whether the council can use Initiative 59 to legalize medical marijuana or whether it is too dated to withstand legal scrutiny.

Even if it is valid, Nickles said, under home rule the initiative would still have to survive a 30-day congressional review period because the original proposal was never sent to Capitol Hill.

But Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.), who played a key role in having the amendment removed in the spending bill, said she doesn't think the measure needs to go back before Congress.

In making its decision to remove the Barr amendment, Norton said Congress was under the assumption that the city would use administrative regulations to implement its medical-marijuana policy.

ad_icon

"Congress thought they were simply taking the ban off and the District would simply proceed or not proceed," Norton said. "After all we have gone through, I can tell you, the Congress is not anxious to see this issue here again. It's taken me 10 years."

Norton said she cannot guarantee that Congress would not try to block medical marijuana if the issue appeared before it without being entangled in a massive government spending bill.

But Gray said he doubts the House and Senate would intervene if the issue lands before them. He noted that Congress has passed only three disapproval resolutions on council bills since home rule began in 1973.

During the congressional review period, Gray said that city health and public safety officials would begin establishing regulations on how the marijuana should be prescribed and distributed.

The biggest question facing city leaders is whether the city or another organization should get into the business of growing and distributing marijuana.

Thirteen states allow for medical marijuana. But Bruce Mirken, a spokesman for the Marijuana Policy Project, said many of those state laws call for patients to grow their own marijuana, or to designate someone to legally grow it for them, to avoid government involvement in the cultivation of an illegal substance.

But Mirken noted that California, New Mexico and, beginning next year, Rhode Island and Maine have embraced policies that allow for the creation of government-sanctioned distribution centers.

Mirken says that strategy -- made easier by the Obama administration's pledge not to use federal law to arrest medical marijuana distributors -- makes more sense for the District.

"The grow-your-own provisions simply don't work for everybody, particularly in urban areas," Mirken said. "We think a regulated system of dispensaries is ideal, but there needs to be rules. It shouldn't just be a free-for-all."

On Monday, the medical community was also scrambling to examine the ramifications of legalizing medical marijuana in the District.

The Whitman-Walker Clinic, which specializes in treating and preventing HIV/AIDS, was a key sponsor of putting Initiative 59 on the ballot.

But clinic spokesman Chip Lewis said Whitman-Walker would still have to undertake an extensive study of medical marijuana before it could recommend that any of its patients use the drug.

"Whitman-Walker believes people living with HIV/AIDS and other chronic medical conditions should have access to any legal medication under physician treatment," Lewis said. "But we would have to do some careful planning and thought . . . around the issues of care before we could implement anything."

The biggest question facing city leaders is whether the city or another organization should get into the business of growing and distributing marijuana.

Thirteen states allow for medical marijuana. But Bruce Mirken, a spokesman for the Marijuana Policy Project, said many of those state laws call for patients to grow their own marijuana, or to designate someone to legally grow it for them, to avoid government involvement in the cultivation of an illegal substance.

But Mirken noted that California, New Mexico and, beginning next year, Rhode Island and Maine have embraced policies that allow for the creation of government-sanctioned distribution centers.

Mirken says that strategy -- made easier by the Obama administration's pledge not to use federal law to arrest medical marijuana distributors -- makes more sense for the District.

"The grow-your-own provisions simply don't work for everybody, particularly in urban areas," Mirken said. "We think a regulated system of dispensaries is ideal, but there needs to be rules. It shouldn't just be a free-for-all."

On Monday, the medical community was also scrambling to examine the ramifications of legalizing medical marijuana in the District.

The Whitman-Walker Clinic, which specializes in treating and preventing HIV/AIDS, was a key sponsor of putting Initiative 59 on the ballot.

But clinic spokesman Chip Lewis said Whitman-Walker would still have to undertake an extensive study of medical marijuana before it could recommend that any of its patients use the drug.

"Whitman-Walker believes people living with HIV/AIDS and other chronic medical conditions should have access to any legal medication under physician treatment," Lewis said. "But we would have to do some careful planning and thought . . . around the issues of care before we could implement anything."
__________________
Marijuana Is Only Addictive In The Sense
That All Good Things In Life Are Worth Repeating...
Ganjika is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to Ganjika For This Useful Post:
dedbr (12-17-2009)
Marijuana.com Sponsor
Ganjika
View Public Profile
Send a private message to Ganjika
Find More Posts by Ganjika

Reply

« CO: Romer Proposes State Support Medical Marijuana | CA: Redwood City City Council passes marijuana collective moratorium »


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Show Printable Version
Email this Page Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Linear Mode
Hybrid Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode
Threaded Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On

Forum Rules

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
WA: Input sought for new medical marijuana rules Hashishi The Drug War Headline News 0 08-21-2007 12:25 PM
MT: Changes sought for medical marijuana Lit_Match The Drug War Headline News 0 01-28-2007 08:20 AM
Medical Marijuana - TAKE ACTION Mamabudz Medicinal Marijuana 6 03-22-2005 04:28 AM

New To Site? Need Help?
  • Advertising
  • Register to Participate
  • View Forum Leaders
  • Contact Us
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Did you forget your password?
  • Mark Forums Read

All times are GMT. The time now is 07:41 AM.


Contact Us - Marijuana.com - Archive - Top

Advertise on Marijuana.com · Home · Cannabis · Vaporizers · Smoke Shop · Urine Drug Test
Marijuana Drug Tests · Legal Weed · Marijuana Personals · How to Pass any Drug Test · K2 Incense · RSS Feeds

Powered by vBulletin®
Copyright ©2000 - 2010, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
SEO by vBSEO 3.0.0
Template-Modifikationen durch TMS
vBCredits I v. 1.5.1 Gold ©2001-2010, PixelFX Studios Ltd.
Marijuana.com © 1995-2010
Ad Management by RedTyger


Your Ad Here | Marijuana Info
LinkBack
LinkBack URL LinkBack URL
About LinkBacks About LinkBacks
Bookmark & Share
Digg this Thread! Digg this Thread!
Add Thread to del.icio.us Add Thread to del.icio.us
Bookmark in Technorati Bookmark in Technorati
Furl this Thread! Furl this Thread!

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 359 360 361 362 363 364 365 366 367 368