The Medical Marijuana Act provides for a system of designated caregivers. The caregiver's name, address, and birth date must be provided to the state at the time of a patient’s registration. The department will issue a registry identification card to the caregiver who is named by a qualifying patient on his/her application. The caregiver must sign a statement agreeing to provide marijuana only to the qualifying patients who have named the individual as their caregiver.

To be a caregiver, you will need to register your personal information (name, address, and birth date) with the state. A qualifying patient must name you at the time he/she registers as a patient. Individuals convicted of a felony drug offense are not eligible to be caregivers. You may be a caregiver for more than one patient.

Yes. A “qualifying patient” who is approved and registered by the state may grow medical marijuana--up to a limit of six plants and one ounce of dried marijuana in possession.

Patients and primary caregivers are allowed to grow medical marijuana. For more information, contact Green Cross Patient Co-op at (206) 762-0630.

You can possess no more than a sixty-day supply of medical marijuana. How much marijuana constitutes a sixty-day was not defined by I-692. This is one of the biggest "problems" with Washington's medical marijuana law. In many cases where a patient is arrested, police and prosecutors accept that they are a patient but claim that they have more than a 60-day supply.

I-692 states that "Nothing in this chapter requires any physician to authorize the use of medical marijuana for a patient." In many cases, doctors will not recommend medical marijuana. They often fear the federal government, which has in the past threatened doctors who recommend medical marijuana. However, a federal appeals court ruled in October of 2002 that the government cannot penalize doctors who recommend medical marijuana to their patients. See Conant v. Walters.

Washington’s medical marijuana law (Chapter 69.51A RCW) was enacted by voters in 1998 as an initiative. It allows doctors to legally recommend medical marijuana to patients for some medical conditions. Under state law, patients may possess a 60-day supply of medical marijuana if it is based on a doctor’s written recommendation. However, a 60-day supply has not yet been defined in law or rule.

Primary caregivers” were renamed “designated providers” and were defined as people: The Medical Quality Assurance Commission (MQAC) added several conditions that lawmakers rolled into the law, including Crohn’s disease, Hepatitis C, and diseases that include nausea and vomiting, like anorexia, when standard care is not effective.

Presuming you are registered with the state patient registry and carrying your registry identification card, you may consume medical marijuana on your property or elsewhere.

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SB 420, section 11362.77. states that qualified patients and primary caregivers may " . . .maintain no more than six mature or 12 immature marijuana plants . . ." However, the physician may legally recommend that certain qualified patients need more. Counties and cities may set guidelines exceeding, but not reducing, the state limits.

This is up to the employer. Even if you are a registered patient, your employer may still forbid medical marijuana use in the workplace.

Marijuana is the third most popular recreational drug in America (behind only alcohol and tobacco), and has been used by nearly 80 million Americans. According to government surveys, some 20 million Americans have smoked marijuana in the past year, and more than 11 million do so regularly despite harsh laws against its use. Our public policies should reflect this reality, not deny it. See About Marijuana.

Probably not. The law specifically excludes government and private insurance entities from being required to cover any costs associated with medical marijuana.

We always have standby caregivers as well as caregivers coming on & off jobs. Call us if you need a replacement or relief caregiver.

No. Many orchids thrive under normal household temperatures. For best results, provide nighttime temperatures of 60 to 65?F and daytime temperatures 75 to 85?F. Other orchids, such as Cymbidiums, Miltonias and Odontoglossums, tend to prefer cool temperatures. For best results, provide nighttime temperatures of 50 to 55oF and daytime temperatures of 60 to 80oF. Place the plants near a cool window in the home. In temperate regions, the plants may be grown outside under a protected patio.

Your Employee is entitled to sick leave as specified in Provincial Legislation. Do not force your Employee to work if he/she is ill. Your Employee should be covered under the required Health and/ or Worker's Compensation Plan of the Province or Territory of work. Your responsibility would depend on what coverage is provided under these plans. Your Employee may also be eligible to collect Employment Insurance Sickness Benefits. Compensation legislation in most Provinces and Territories.

You should contact us as soon as possible with details of the dates concerned and medical certificates. We consider each case individually, however we can allow up to 13 weeks sick leave (per year) in addition to the normal studentship funding. Any time taken off in excess of this will be unpaid, but extensions of time may be granted depending on the circumstances of the individual case.

ldquo;Qualifying patients” must register with the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Licensure Bureau, 2401 Colonial Drive, P.O. Box 202953, Helena, MT, 59620-2953. Phone: 406-444-2676. To register, the patient must submit (on forms provided by the department) the following information:

Not under Montana state law. A physician may not be arrested, prosecuted, or penalized in any manner, or be denied any right or privilege, including but not limited to civil penalty or disciplinary action by the Board of Medical Examiners or the Department of Labor and Industry, for providing written certification for the medical use of marijuana to qualifying patients.

The Medical Marijuana Act allows a patient or caregiver to grow no more than six plants or possess no more than one ounce of usable marijuana. The state does not give advice or referrals to obtain a supply of marijuana.

Pharmacies can only dispense medications that are prescribed. Marijuana is currently classified by the federal government as a Schedule I drug, which means it cannot be prescribed by any health care professional. CI-148 only allows doctors to recommend medical marijuana. The Medical Marijuana Act allows patients or their caregivers to grow medical marijuana for the patient’s private use. The Montana Medical Marijuana Act makes no provisions for a supply or source.

The department enforces provisions of the act that are concerned with registration, such as making sure applications are complete before issuing a registry identification card, denying incomplete or fraudulent applications, and suspending cards if individuals violate the act. Local and state law enforcement agencies may check to see if patients or caregivers possess or are growing the amount of medical marijuana allowed by law.

The California Department of Health Services (CDHS) manages the State's MMP as authorized by SB 420. Several counties also use the term "MMP" for their programs. The MMP developed the "Medical Marijuana Identification Card" or "MMIC" and operates the internet system to verify these MMICs.

The MMIC identifies the cardholder as a person protected under the provisions of Prop 215 and SB 420. It is used to help law enforcement identify the cardholder as being able to legally possess certain amounts of medical marijuana under specific conditions.

Twelve states — Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Vermont, Washington and Rhode Island — have effective laws protecting qualified patients from arrest and imprisonment for using marijuana under the advice of a physician. In addition, voters in six cities — Ann Arbor, Detroit, Ferndale, Flint, and Traverse City, Michigan and Columbia, Missouri — have approved medical marijuana measures.