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San
Francisco
to
Implement
Medical
Marijuana
ID
Cards
to
Protect
Patients
5/26/00
(courtesy NORML Foundation,
http://www.norml.org)
San Francisco, CA:
San Francisco will be joining the growing list of cities in California
that issue medical marijuana identification cards to protect patients from
criminal prosecution under state law.
San Francisco officials announced
that the city Department of Public Health (DPH) will begin to issue the
cards to patients within the month. The cards will be valid for two
years at a cost of $25. Patients over age 18 will need to show the
DPH proof of residency and a valid doctor's recommendation. Patients
under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian when applying
for the card.
The San Francisco city government
passed Supervisor Mark Leno's proposal for the ID cards in January and
since then have been finalizing details with the DPH, city lawyers and
medical marijuana activists.
Patients who possess the
card will be able to get their marijuana supply from any of the several
marijuana buyers' cooperatives operating in the San Francisco Bay area.
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Issue #138, 5/26/00
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