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State Medical Marijuana Programs 2002 - California, Colorado & Hawaii (Complete)
1:01:59  - 2 years ago
Moderated by Donald Topping, PhD, Drug Policy Forum of Hawaii, three states with Medical Cannabis programs are represented at the 2002 Clinical Cannabis Therapeutics Conference in Portland, Oregon. First, Michael Aldrich, PhD, Ex.Director of C.H.A.M.P.(Californians Helping Alleviate Medical Problems)describes problems in implementing and amending Proposition 215, which made medical marijuana legal in California. Dr. Aldrich oversaw changes to the law that allow a primary caregiver to be the director of a dispensary and he insists that decentralized growing and distribution is superior to a State-only system. Then, Gail Kelsey, BS, registry administrator for Colorado's medical marijuana program(Amendment 20, backed by Coloradians for Medical Rights, was ratified by the voters in Nov.2000), says progress is slow since the law was implemented in June, 2001. Lastly, Pamela Lichty,BA MPF, Drug Policy Forum of Hawaii, describes problems implementing Hawaii's Medical Marijuana law, signed by Gov. Cayetano in June of 2000 and believes that apprehension by patients and physicians could be relieved by moving the program out of the Dept. of Public Safety (a law enforcement agency) and into the Dept. of Public Health. Conference hosted by Patients Out of Time. DVDs are available.
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