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- Introduced by Sen. Roger Kahn (R) on June 21, 2011, to revise the conditions under which a physician may prescribe and authorize medical marijuana for a person, limiting this authority to “bonafide physical-patient relationships,” as defined in the bill. This would require the doctor to take a medical history of the patient; perform a relevant physical examination; review prior treatment, treatment responses and diagnostic test results; discuss advantages, disadvantages, alternatives, etc.; provide for monitoring; create and maintain records; and notify the patient's primary care physician, if any. Because the state’s medical marijuana law was adopted in a popular vote, the measure would require a three-fourths vote.
- Referred to the Senate Health Policy Committee on June 21, 2011.
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1) Re: 2011 Senate Bill 506 (Revise medical marijuana law prescription procedures ) by Beerme on August 26, 2011The drug war has been ongoing for over forty years and the purchase of drugs hasn't stopped, yet, has it? How much of everyone's liberty do you think it is fair to take in exchange for the removal of drugs from the environment? Because, I'm pretty sure you could totally get rid of drugs in a totalitarian dictatorship but you might not like the rest of THAT society...
Most doctors are afraid of law enforcement repercussions of actually giving patients a medical excuse to use marijuana. They have very good reasons to be afraid, as law enforcement is doing everything it can to undermine this law and the peaceful application thereof. Add to that illegal effort the work of legislators like Mr. Khan's to make it nearly impossible for someone to have marijuana use for their conditions authorized by a doctor and you get the will of the people undermined by special interests. I want to see anyone who interferes with this law unelected asap! That includes Rep. Khan!
It's a start to slow down the purchase of drugs
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