AIDS TREATMENT NEWS Issue #236, December 1, 1995
John S. James
The official title and summary of the proposed California ballot measure has now been released by the state Attorney General:
"MEDICAL USE OF MARIJUANA. INITIATIVE STATUTE. Provides that patients or defined caregivers, who possess or cultivate marijuana for medical treatment recommended by a physician, are exempt from general provisions of law which otherwise prohibit possession or cultivation of marijuana. Provides physicians shall not be punished or denied any right or privilege for recommending marijuana to a patient for medical purposes. Declares that the measure not be construed to supersede prohibitions of conduct endangering others nor to condone diversion of marijuana for non-medical purposes. Contains severability clause. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Because this measure restricts the use of marijuana to only those persons for whom it is prescribed by a licensed physician, it would probably have no significant state or local fiscal impact."
The ballot petition is now being circulated in all 58 counties of California. To learn how you can help, contact Californians for Compassionate Use, at 1444 Market Street, San Francisco, California 94102, 415/621-3986, fax 415/621- 0604; or at 730 Marine Street, Santa Monica, California 90405, 310/314-4049, fax 310/314-3380.
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