Oregon one of the more saner states ,in dealing with the use and possession of cannibis .
The state has a medical MJ program . At the time of its implementation, (1999),it cost 150 dollars to registar with the Dept of Human Resources,Health Division. You had to have a Dr.'s note stating that marijuana Might relieve the syptoms of what ever disease you were suffering from . Also provided that was one of the illnesses that the health dept accepted under the program.
For example Irritible bowel syndrome ,a disease that affects over 30 million people in this country (generally caused by stress)was accepted .
You were issued a wallet sized card ,and also given a certificate suitable for framing from the Oregon Health division.
The cost to registar has come down .I do not know how much . You were allowed to grow 7 plants .Plus there were other rules ,like you could only take 1 once of medicine off a plant at a time .
When this program became law ,in 1999, due to a referendum(you vote on everthing in Oregon) It was a great day for orgonians because it put the people's medicine back in the hands of the people .
The way the Medical MJ program is set up in Oregon ,should be used as a model for all of the other states to follow .
Federally it is still against the law .
Yet is our Government gonna lock up people that are too sick to grow it themselves?, (oregon law allows that if you are too sick to grow your own medicine you may appoint someone to do it for you ) or their caregivers . This has not happened that I know of in 5 years . And there is safety in numbers .The price (of registering with the state )has come down because so many people have registered .
