Wednesday 23 February 2011
US MT: OPED: How Law Enforcement, Judicial System Deal With
Sidney Herald Leader, 20 Feb 2011 - Fifteen states and the District of Columbia have medical marijuana laws. The Montana Medical Marijuana Act was voter initiated in November 2004 by 62 percent of Montana voters. The act permits the "qualifying patient or caregiver" to "acquire, possess, cultivate, manufacture, deliver, transfer, or transport marijuana not in excess of 1 ounce per patient and six plants per patient." The patient must have a "qualifying medical condition" as deemed by a physician in order to obtain a card. The patient obtains his or her medical marijuana from caregivers. A caregiver may receive "reasonable compensation" to help with administering medical marijuana. Currently 30,000 people in Montana have medical marijuana cards; the majority of cardholders are between the ages of 18 to 35. As of Feb. 1, 11 caregivers and 145 cardholders were registered in Richland County.
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