Alabama governor still reviewing medical marijuana bill
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MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT AN INVOICE ALREADY APPROVED BY LAWYERS BUT NOT YET SIGNED ON ALABAMA’S MEDICAL MARIJUANA BILL, THE MEASURES ARE STILL ON THE GOVERNOR’S DESK. SHE TELLED US EARLIER THIS WEEK THAT SHE IS STILL CHECKING IT IF THE INVOICE WERE SIGNED, ALLOWING PEOPLE IN STATE WITH CERTAIN MEDICAL CONDITIONS TO RECEIVE A REGULATION. FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA AND A STATE ABOUT A MEDICAL MARIJUANA APPROVED BY VOTERS IN MISSISSIPPI, THE STATE COURT OF JUSTICE HAS BEEN WORKING ON BUT A MAYOR IS NOT REQUESTED FOR THE PROCESS. THE STATE SAID EVERYTHING
The Alabama governor is still reviewing the medical marijuana bill
Updated: 1:20 p.m. CDT May 15, 2021
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey is still reviewing a medical marijuana bill that will allow registered patients with qualified conditions to safely access and use medical cannabis. If Ivey signed the law, Alabama would be the 37th state in the US to legalize medical marijuana. Find out more in the video above. Alabama law passed the bill last week. On Thursday, Ivey signed three bills, including the wine supply legislation and the permanent daylight saving time medical cannabis card. To qualify, they must have a qualification requirement and a medical certificate. There is a fee of up to $ 65. The prerequisites are autism. cancer-related pain, nausea, or weight loss; Crohns; Epilepsy; HIV / AIDS-related nausea; persistent nausea that, with exceptions, did not respond significantly to other treatments; PTSD; Sickle cell anemia; Panic disorder; Tourette; Parkinson’s Disease; Spasticity associated with multiple sclerosis, motor neuron disease, or a spinal cord injury; incurable disease; or a condition causing persistent or chronic pain “where conventional therapeutic intervention and opiate therapy are contraindicated or proven ineffective.” The Senate-approved version includes anxiety, menopause, premenstrual syndrome and fibromyalgia. The version passed by the House contains depression. Patients under the age of 19 need a parent or legal guardian to collect their cannabis Patients can have up to 70 doses of cannabis per day. Patients generally cannot be denied organ transplants or other medical care based on medical cannabis. Role and regulation of physicians In order to certify patients, physicians must be authorized by the state board to be medical examiners. You must meet the qualifications set by the board. The House version also requires doctors to pay a fee of up to $ 300 to certify patients. Certifying physicians must complete a four-hour medical cannabis continuing education course and pass an exam. Courses can cost up to $ 500. A two-hour refresher is required every two years. The board develops rules for certifications, including patient-doctor relationship requirements, detailed requirements for informed consent, and how long a certification can be valid for which may not exceed a year. This would likely require participating doctors to violate federal law. If this is not overhauled, it would likely affect participation dramatically. Click here for the full invoice breakdown.
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey is still reviewing a medical marijuana bill that will allow registered patients with qualified conditions to safely access and use medical cannabis. If Ivey signed the law, Alabama would be the 37th state in the US to legalize medical marijuana. Find out more in the video above.
The Alabama Legislation approved the bill last week.
Ivey on Thursday signed three bills, including legislation on the supply of wine and permanent summer time.
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SUMMARY OF THE COMPASSION LAW
Qualification for the program
- In order to legally use and access medical cannabis, patients must apply for and obtain a medical cannabis card. To qualify, they must have a qualification requirement and a medical certificate. There is a fee of up to $ 65.
- The qualification requirements are autism; cancer-related pain, nausea, or weight loss; Crohns; Epilepsy; HIV / AIDS-related nausea; persistent nausea that, with exceptions, did not respond significantly to other treatments; PTSD; Sickle cell anemia; Panic disorder; Tourette; Parkinson’s Disease; Spasticity associated with multiple sclerosis, motor neuron disease, or a spinal cord injury; incurable disease; or a condition causing persistent or chronic pain “in which conventional therapeutic intervention and opiate therapy is contraindicated or has been shown to be ineffective”.
- The version passed by the Senate covers anxiety, menopause, premenstrual syndrome, and fibromyalgia. The version passed by the House contains depression.
- Patients under the age of 19 will need a parent or legal guardian to collect their cannabis.
Legal protection
- Qualified patients, nurses and medical cannabis facilities and their staff are not subject to any criminal or civil sanction for measures approved by the bill.
- The patients could have up to 70 daily doses of cannabis.
- Patients could generally not be denied organ transplants or other medical care based on medical cannabis.
Role and regulation of doctors
- To certify patients, physicians must be authorized by the State Board of Medical Examiners. You must meet the qualifications set by the board. The House version also requires doctors to pay a fee of up to $ 300 to certify patients.
- Certifying physicians must complete a four-hour medical cannabis continuing education course and take an exam. Courses can cost up to $ 500. A two-hour refresher is required every two years.
- The Board will develop rules for certification, including patient-doctor relationship requirements, detailed requirements for informed consent, and how long a certification can be valid, which cannot exceed one year.
- Certifying physicians must disclose the daily dosage and type. This would likely require participating doctors to violate federal law. If this is not overhauled, it would likely affect participation dramatically.
Click here to read the full breakdown of the bill.
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