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United Press International; Monday, December 15, 1997 - 09:30 EST
Hallinan says potential loopholes in Friday's appellate court ruling may allow the order to be circumvented because it makes it nearly impossible for qualified users to obtain marijuana.
Hallinan told the San Francisco Chronicle, "I don't really see how people deathly ill with full-blown AIDS can be expected to cultivate their own marijuana."
The 1st District Court of Appeals ruling bars San Francisco Cannabis Cultivators Club owner Dennis Peron from selling marijuana because he does not meet the criteria for a primary caregiver.
Hallinan says, however, that the definition of "caregiver" remains broad since last year's passage of Proposition 215. He says an arrangement could be worked out for a system where specific plants are designated for specific people.
Peron told the newspaper that his club, the largest in the nation with more than 5,000 members, has some "wiggle room" on the definition of primary caregiver.
Peron says, "The ruling said we can't sell marijuana, but it also said that people who provide it to a patient can be remunerated for production costs."
California Attorney General Dan Lungren says his agents will close down Peron's club and other medical marijuana outlets at the end of 30 days.
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