State sets limit on 60-day medical marijuana supply
Thursday, October 2, 2008 3:00 PM PDT
By The Associated Press
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E-mail this articleSEATTLE — The state Health Department has set a final rule defining a 60-day supply of medical marijuana at 24 ounces and up to 15 plants.
The rule approved Thursday takes effect Nov. 2.
Previously, Washington’s medical marijuana law allowed qualifying patients to have up to a 60-day supply, but didn’t say how much that was. The result was a lot of confusion, with patients unsure how much they were allowed to have and police officers arresting people who they thought had too much.
State officials say the 24-ounce limit is the same as Oregon’s, and more than allowed in some other states with medical marijuana laws, but less than allowed in several California counties.
Patient advocates argued for a higher limit.
Editor's note: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that the rule approved takes effect Nov. 1. The rule takes effect Nov. 2.
DUH wrote on Oct 2, 2008 2:39 PM:
" With marijuana now available by prescription, does that mean that anyone caught with it without a prescription will be charged with a felony? No matter what quantity? It only makes sense. You get caught with any other prescription drug without a prescription it's a felony. Why not pot? "
beazelbud wrote on Oct 2, 2008 3:04 PM:
" There has to be more info than tdn is putting out. This is sad for all the medical cannabis patients out there that don't have the skills to grow two pounds of meds from 15 plants. This is just going to clog up the courts with victimless crimes, putting more sick people in jail is a crime in it's own.
Shame on the health department. Mabey you or a close friend or family member will get cancer and waste away without cannabis because of your own stupid laws. People need to stop making up others minds for them. Let people do as they will as long as they are not hurting others. "
Shame on the health department. Mabey you or a close friend or family member will get cancer and waste away without cannabis because of your own stupid laws. People need to stop making up others minds for them. Let people do as they will as long as they are not hurting others. "
Rosey Glasses wrote on Oct 2, 2008 3:47 PM:
" 3 ounces a week! I don't know anyone that has ever had to smoke, eat or drink (tea) that much in a week! It is good that Washington has finally set up amounts and such. I still wonder though why a person needs 3 ounces a week! When I smoked an ounce would last almost a month! (maybe I was just a lightweight... LOL). Now to get the feds out of the medical patients stash! "
transplant wrote on Oct 2, 2008 4:33 PM:
" Please. Victimless crimes? Sick people in jail? First, the majority of the people in jail ARE sick- from the drugs that they are taking. Second, marihuana is NOT medicine. There are so many other, more effective drugs available for the control of all manner of side effects that this argument is simply a crock. It's a well organized strategy pushed forward by folks like George Soros and NORML to prey on people's fears and emotions. Marihauana makes people stoned, pure and simple. But it's no more medicine than a straight shot of Jim Beam. And it's no more a victimless crime than the meth that tweakers are buying from the copper wire they steal. "
bmoc wrote on Oct 2, 2008 4:50 PM:
" transplant obviously needs a head transplant. Marijuana has allowed me to get off medications that kill many people. MJ has never killed anyone! "
biasmedia wrote on Oct 2, 2008 5:13 PM:
" for people who think medical marijuana is a good idea they should see how easy it is to get a green cross card yes thats what its called and the rules let almost anyone to get it, so its another law they was suppose to help people in pain and cant eat because of cemo being abuse by drug addicts and yes we are paying for there fixs change the rule so only the truly sick get it or get ride of it and people rember heroin was once said to have medical uses "
kelsograd wrote on Oct 2, 2008 5:38 PM:
" Re; biasmedia:
Heroin and it's derivatives are being used medically. "
Heroin and it's derivatives are being used medically. "
mclovin it wrote on Oct 2, 2008 5:45 PM:
" Obviously the doctors are prescribing marijuana because it is beneficial to their patients. Unlike all the others drugs that the pharmaceutical companies pay doctors to push, marijuana is being prescribe because it is an effective drugs that under proper use helps people with certain illnesses. Any drug is bad if abused and marijuana is no different. People need to get over their prejudices about marijuana and do some research and educate yourself to the facts. Alcohol has destroyed more life's than any illegal drug and is legal to anyone over 21 years of age so maybe they should start to whine about that instead of a beneficial prescription drug that is given to patients who are dying and in pain. "
opinionated 1 wrote on Oct 2, 2008 6:26 PM:
" I can't believe the people at the DOH . Way to bow down to law enforcement . What spineless cowards . They should of stuck with there initial limit of a 10 X 10 canapy . 15 plants isn't going to be able to get most patients their 60 day supply of 24 ounces . I know many people who only get roughly 10 - 14 grams per plant . That's around 7.5 ounces , 16.5 ounces short of their 60 day supply . Now they will have to either risk committing a crime by going over the plant count or come up with around an extra $4125 ( $250 an ounce ) every 60 days for their medicine . I bet all the pot dealers in Washington are jumping for joy knowing the state has now given them so many new customers . I also see a lot of unintelligent comments being made on this post . First , transplant - you are so out of touch with reality and common sense it makes me sick . You obviously have no knowledge what so ever when it comes to marijuana . Maybe people don't want to take an assortment of different pills with dangerous , sometimes fatal side effects . Also , their NOT more effective . Yes , it is a victimless crime . No one is stealing copper wire or anything else to get their marijuana . "
opinionated 1 wrote on Oct 2, 2008 6:37 PM:
" biasmedia : I'm a medical marijuana patient and it's not a green cross card . I have no idea what you're talking about and from the comments on your post either do you . I know from experience that it's not easy to get a medical marijuana perscription . You or the rest of the tax payers are not paying for anyones " fix " of marijuana . The patient pays for 100% of their own medicine . Become informed before you just say things that are totally untrue . "
biasmedia wrote on Oct 2, 2008 6:58 PM:
" Re kelsograd Heroin is not being used in the USA but you are right few derivatives are being used but without the high that they would get with Heroin and they are manily used to help people kick the habbit of heroin "
bluE wrote on Oct 2, 2008 7:01 PM:
" 24 ounces in 60 days is a lot of weed, thats not even good on your home furnishings , must less your lungs, that would last me six months. but hey, its all good, at least the masses are coming to terms with how senseless it is to carry on with this pointless drug war. "
DUH wrote on Oct 2, 2008 8:06 PM:
" I think most people's problem with it's medicinal value is its unconventional way it is taken. It's not a pill or tablet. It's not a liquid. It isn't given by injection. Aspirin, Tylenol, Motrin, and a host of other drugs are available over the counter and yet they can kill if not taken correctly. I have yet to hear of anyone overdosing on marijuana. No I am not a pothead. I have never even tried it in my life but I won't second guess doctors that know whats best for their patients. "
beazelbud wrote on Oct 2, 2008 8:49 PM:
" To rosey glasses, most people that have been using cannabis medicaly for a long period of time are not after the plant itself, nor the buds like most people think. We are after the true medicine that this plant produces Tetrahydrocannabinol, also known as THC, Δ9-THC, Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol), Δ1-tetrahydrocannabinol. A normal plant that takes 3 to 4 months + from start to finish will only yeild 7% to 15% of the total plant weight pure thc using the water extraction method. That's not much medicine at all. To transplant, If a person steals they have victimized the person they have taken from. How is a tweeker victimizing anyone by being a tweeker? Your all messed up, pull your head out and yawn. Mabey that might help ya some. "
beazelbud wrote on Oct 2, 2008 9:17 PM:
" To biasmedia, You need to check your spelling and how you put your words together so you can be understood better. There are hundreds of opiates and synthetic opioids being prescibed in the u.s. for pain and many other medical reasons. Methadone is what is prescibed to help kick heroin. Vicodine to oxycontin with hundreds in between for pain and other illnesses. All have killed and hooked there users. Not good old mary jane. TRUELY THE SAFEST MEDICINE ON THE PLANET. I thank god for creating the cannabis plant everyday. "
SPARROW wrote on Oct 2, 2008 9:25 PM:
" I plant a garden every spring. It includes tomatoes, squash, and a few other common varieties of vegetables. I buy my seeds from distributors like Burpee that have beena in business for a long time. They do not give me any reasonable guarantee of what my plant will produce in any set grow season. I don't know where the people who can grow pot legally get their seeds from, but I doubt there is any guarantee of what each plant will yield either. Any dirt farmer can tell you there is more to growing a quality high quality plant of any kind than just watering it and hoping for the best. This whole theory of how many plants will yield x amount of usable product is crazy. Talk about taking up time in the legal system, this will be like watching the paint dry to determine if someone has actually broken the law before sitting on the park bench and being accused of defacing public property. Maybe everyone attempting to grow pot should be required to watch 13 weeks of Green Acres reruns, before giving them their license to grow their weed. "
transplant wrote on Oct 2, 2008 10:38 PM:
" Beazelbud- mediicaly? yeild? Your? Mabey? Perhaps, it is your spelling that requires some attention. But then again, no one has ever argued that smoking dope makes you smart. Just stoned. Keep drinking the cool aide. "
opinionated 1 wrote on Oct 3, 2008 12:04 AM:
" To biasmedia : The pills you are talking about are turning people in our community into junkies . People all over Longview/Kelso are addicted to pills like oxycontin and methadone . Those pills do more harm than good . Their just like heroin , if the person using doesn't get their fix they get dope sick . And to cure their sickness they will do anything from stealing to prostitution or even worse to get "well" . I've seen it with my own eyes . beazelbud and SPARROW have the only intelligent comments I've read on this post ( besides myself....lol ) "
biasmedia wrote on Oct 3, 2008 12:05 AM:
" wow opinionated 1 it just show that you dont know anything a bought the issue and are just trying to tote your beliefs because this is just one step closer to make it totally legalize it it shows that you never had anything with the issue but if it makes it one step closer to that plant your hiding in your house to be legal you are all for it and will try to yell lies and tell others they have no clue when its just covering up you empty shell "
biasmedia wrote on Oct 3, 2008 12:08 AM:
" BTW ask any drug addict what the first drug they got hooked on and you will see
the domino effect it has "
the domino effect it has "
Bounder wrote on Oct 3, 2008 5:00 AM:
" biasmedia, after reading your posts and the post from opinionated 1. I would have to say that you are the one growing something in your closet. I think opinionated 1 does know something about this issue. This isn't one step closer to making it totally legal. It just sets guidelines for what is legal now. I believe you're the one that doesn't have a clue about marijuana. Comparing marijuana to heroin shows how little you know about marijuana. Now don't even accuse me of being a pothead. I will take a random urine test any time. I already do for my job. BTW I think any drug addict might say marijuana was the first drug the got hooked on. But I bet every one of them tried alcohol first. They just forget that alcohol is a drug as well. "
lucky1 wrote on Oct 3, 2008 6:16 AM:
" I dont know what a lot or a little is, but I would think only the people needing it would know how much they need. If its for pain management, what if one person is in more pain then another? I dont see how they will ever be able to really regulate this. "
AnotherLameOpinion wrote on Oct 3, 2008 7:16 AM:
" Bias Media: I used to be a druggie years back. I did alcohol first, then LSD, mary jane came waaaaaay down the road!!! Not everyone fits in your neat little box. My Uncle died of Aids, and during his "process" marijuana was the only thing that would enable him to eat of ALL the medications he tried. I see too many people on both sides of this arguement spouting uneducated drivel. If your going to state stomething as fact, better be prepared to back up those facts!!! "
AnotherLameOpinion wrote on Oct 3, 2008 7:45 AM:
" Transplant, as your busy pointing out others spelling errors, here's one for you, it's Kool-aide, not cool aide. Perhaps you should look in the mirror?!? "
mranman wrote on Oct 3, 2008 11:57 AM:
" HAHAHAHA.. lets see, where shall I begin? To all you know-it-all's that thought it would NEVER be legalized... bone up baby! What flavor of spices do you want on ur weed now? Great move, DOH. Oh ya, speaking of people that can't spell.. I think all of you better take Webster's 101. "
beazelbud wrote on Oct 3, 2008 12:30 PM:
" To mranman, You make little to no sense at all. What do you mean by spices? does bone up baby mean to pay up? "
MOLE wrote on Oct 3, 2008 4:39 PM:
" NOBODY LIKES FACTS,FACT IS I WILL LIGHT ANOTHER, AND LAUGH AT THE PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE A CLUE. "
opinionated 1 wrote on Oct 3, 2008 10:57 PM:
" biasmedia : you are funny . I'm sure I know more about this than anybody you know . I myself have been a medical marijuana patient since 2004 . You just ramble on sounding like the obvious unitelligent person you are . If I were you I would be embarrassed with my very poor attempts to spell and put a sentence together . "
opinionated 1 wrote on Oct 3, 2008 11:02 PM:
" mranman : I'd also like to know what you mean by " what flavor of spices do you want on ur weed now " ? Also it hasn't been legalized , so I guess nobody has to " bone up baby " . It's being used as medicine and has been in Washington state since 1998 . "
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