Post by lyle on Mar 18, 2008 12:57:01 GMT -5
A BILL WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE SENATE TO TRY TO LEGALIZE MEDICAL MARIJUANA. IT IS TIME AS A SOCIETY, TAKE A STAND AND HELP SUPPORT THE SICK AND DIEING CITIZENS. THIS COULD HELP A FAMILY MEMBER. SPEAK UP CALL A SENATOR AND TELL HIM OR HER YOU SUPPORT THE OHIO COMPASSIONATE ACT AND THEY SHOULD TOO! IF YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW TO CONTACT THEM LET ME KNOW I WILL GET YOU THE INFORMATION!
THIS IS WHAT IS BEING PRESENTED!
This is a Summary of the Ohio Compassionate Act
Medical Use of Cannabis: Exemptions
The following provisions are l based upon the 1999 Maine Medical Marijuana Initiative along with various amendments passed by Maine's state legislature.
The following provisions govern the medical use of cannabis:
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person who is at least 18 years of age may lawfully possess a usable amount of cannabis for medical use if, at the time of that possession, the person has available an authenticated copy of a medical record or other written documentation from a physician, demonstrating:
(1) The person has been diagnosed by a physician as suffering from one or more of the following conditions: (a) Persistent nausea, vomiting, wasting syndrome or loss of appetite as a result of: acquired immune deficiency syndrome or the treatment thereof; or Chemotherapy or radiation therapy used to treat cancer; (b) Heightened intraocular pressure as a result of glaucoma (c) Seizures associated with a chronic, debilitating disease, such as epilepsy; or (d) Persistent muscle spasms associated with a chronic, debilitating disease, such as multiple sclerosis; (e) Persistent or chronic pain associated with a debilitating disease
(2) A physician, in the context of a bona fide physician-patient relationship with the person;(a) Has discussed with the person the possible health risks and therapeutic or palliative benefits of the medical use of cannabis to relieve pain or alleviate symptoms of the person's condition, based on information known to the physician, including, but not limited to, clinical studies or anecdotal evidence reported in medical literature or observations or information concerning the use of cannabis by other patients with the same or similar conditions;
(b) Has provided the person with the physician's professional opinion concerning the possible balance of risks and benefits of the medical use of cannabis to relieve pain or alleviate symptoms in the person's particular case; and (c) Has advised the person, on the basis of the physician's knowledge of the person's medical history and condition, that the person might benefit from the medical use of cannabis to relieve pain or alleviate symptoms of the person's condition;
(3) The person has disclosed to the physician that person's medical use of cannabis; and
(4) The person is under the continuing care of the physician.
B. A person under the 18 years of age may lawfully possess a usable amount of cannabis for medical use if: (1) The person meets the requirements of paragraph A, subparagraph's (1) to (4); and the person has available a signed written authorization from that person's parent or legal guardian consenting to that person's medical use of cannabis.
C. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a designated care giver may lawfully possess a usable amount of cannabis for medical use by an eligible patient if the designated care giver is acting within the scope of the designated care giver's duties to the eligible patient.
D. The fact that a person produces documentation described in paragraph A does not constitute a waiver of the physician-patient privilege in any other respect.
E. A physician who, in the context of a bona fide physician-patient relationship, advises a patient that the patient might benefit from the medical use of cannabis may not be deemed to have violated any provision of the Ohio Revised Code or be held liable for the patient's medical use of cannabis.
F. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph A, medical use of cannabis by an eligible patient is not authorized by this section if such use occurs in a public place or in a workplace where such use is not permitted.
G. It is an affirmative defense to prosecution for possession, use or cultivation of a usable amount of
cannabis. H. It is an affirmative defense to prosecution for possession, possession with the intent to furnish,
Furnishing or cultivation of a usable amount of cannabis if the defendant was a designated care
Giver under this subsection if the person to whom the cannabis was to be furnished or for whom it was cultivated was an eligible patient. I. "Usable amount of cannabis for medical use" means 3 ounces or less of harvested cannabis and a total of 7 plants, of which not more than 3 may be mature, flowering plants.
This bill would make the following changes to the laws governing the possession and use of cannabis.
1. It authorizes an eligible patient diagnosed with one or more specified debilitating conditions, including cancer and acquired immune deficiency syndrome, to use cannabis for medical purposes when a physician determines that a patient might benefit from cannabis use and when other requirements are met.
2. It limits the amount of cannabis that an eligible medical patient may possess without violating civil or criminal laws to no more then 3 ounces of harvested cannabis and 7 cannabis plants, of which not more than 3 may be mature flowering plants.
3. It allows a person who is legally designated to care for an eligible medical patient to assist that patient in using cannabis for medical purposes.
4. For a person under the age of 18, it authorizes medical use of cannabis only if both the listed medical eligibility requirements have been met and a parent or legal guardian had given written consent to this use or the person is entitled to consent to all health care services pursuant to existing law.
5. It prohibits medical use of cannabis by an eligible patient in a public place or in a workplace where this use is not permitted
THIS IS WHAT IS BEING PRESENTED!
This is a Summary of the Ohio Compassionate Act
Medical Use of Cannabis: Exemptions
The following provisions are l based upon the 1999 Maine Medical Marijuana Initiative along with various amendments passed by Maine's state legislature.
The following provisions govern the medical use of cannabis:
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person who is at least 18 years of age may lawfully possess a usable amount of cannabis for medical use if, at the time of that possession, the person has available an authenticated copy of a medical record or other written documentation from a physician, demonstrating:
(1) The person has been diagnosed by a physician as suffering from one or more of the following conditions: (a) Persistent nausea, vomiting, wasting syndrome or loss of appetite as a result of: acquired immune deficiency syndrome or the treatment thereof; or Chemotherapy or radiation therapy used to treat cancer; (b) Heightened intraocular pressure as a result of glaucoma (c) Seizures associated with a chronic, debilitating disease, such as epilepsy; or (d) Persistent muscle spasms associated with a chronic, debilitating disease, such as multiple sclerosis; (e) Persistent or chronic pain associated with a debilitating disease
(2) A physician, in the context of a bona fide physician-patient relationship with the person;(a) Has discussed with the person the possible health risks and therapeutic or palliative benefits of the medical use of cannabis to relieve pain or alleviate symptoms of the person's condition, based on information known to the physician, including, but not limited to, clinical studies or anecdotal evidence reported in medical literature or observations or information concerning the use of cannabis by other patients with the same or similar conditions;
(b) Has provided the person with the physician's professional opinion concerning the possible balance of risks and benefits of the medical use of cannabis to relieve pain or alleviate symptoms in the person's particular case; and (c) Has advised the person, on the basis of the physician's knowledge of the person's medical history and condition, that the person might benefit from the medical use of cannabis to relieve pain or alleviate symptoms of the person's condition;
(3) The person has disclosed to the physician that person's medical use of cannabis; and
(4) The person is under the continuing care of the physician.
B. A person under the 18 years of age may lawfully possess a usable amount of cannabis for medical use if: (1) The person meets the requirements of paragraph A, subparagraph's (1) to (4); and the person has available a signed written authorization from that person's parent or legal guardian consenting to that person's medical use of cannabis.
C. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a designated care giver may lawfully possess a usable amount of cannabis for medical use by an eligible patient if the designated care giver is acting within the scope of the designated care giver's duties to the eligible patient.
D. The fact that a person produces documentation described in paragraph A does not constitute a waiver of the physician-patient privilege in any other respect.
E. A physician who, in the context of a bona fide physician-patient relationship, advises a patient that the patient might benefit from the medical use of cannabis may not be deemed to have violated any provision of the Ohio Revised Code or be held liable for the patient's medical use of cannabis.
F. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph A, medical use of cannabis by an eligible patient is not authorized by this section if such use occurs in a public place or in a workplace where such use is not permitted.
G. It is an affirmative defense to prosecution for possession, use or cultivation of a usable amount of
cannabis. H. It is an affirmative defense to prosecution for possession, possession with the intent to furnish,
Furnishing or cultivation of a usable amount of cannabis if the defendant was a designated care
Giver under this subsection if the person to whom the cannabis was to be furnished or for whom it was cultivated was an eligible patient. I. "Usable amount of cannabis for medical use" means 3 ounces or less of harvested cannabis and a total of 7 plants, of which not more than 3 may be mature, flowering plants.
This bill would make the following changes to the laws governing the possession and use of cannabis.
1. It authorizes an eligible patient diagnosed with one or more specified debilitating conditions, including cancer and acquired immune deficiency syndrome, to use cannabis for medical purposes when a physician determines that a patient might benefit from cannabis use and when other requirements are met.
2. It limits the amount of cannabis that an eligible medical patient may possess without violating civil or criminal laws to no more then 3 ounces of harvested cannabis and 7 cannabis plants, of which not more than 3 may be mature flowering plants.
3. It allows a person who is legally designated to care for an eligible medical patient to assist that patient in using cannabis for medical purposes.
4. For a person under the age of 18, it authorizes medical use of cannabis only if both the listed medical eligibility requirements have been met and a parent or legal guardian had given written consent to this use or the person is entitled to consent to all health care services pursuant to existing law.
5. It prohibits medical use of cannabis by an eligible patient in a public place or in a workplace where this use is not permitted