Ron Strider
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The state Department of Health will begin accepting applications for medical marijuana registration cards Friday, the same day the Medical Marijuana Commission will begin accepting applications for licenses to grow and sell marijuana.
Under the voter-approved Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment, patients with a certifiable medical condition or their caregivers will be able to purchase 2.5 ounces of marijuana every 14 days from dispensaries stocked with plants grown from in-state cultivation facilities.
Applicants for a marijuana registration card would be required to pay a $50, non-refundable registration fee, provide a copy of a valid Arkansas driver’s license or other state-issued identification and provide written certification from a physician that the patient has a qualifying medical condition.
Those conditions include: cancer, glaucoma, HIV, AIDS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, post-traumatic stress disorder, severe arthritis, fibromyalgia, Tourette syndrome, Alzheimer’s disease and hepatitis-C. Various medical conditions causing “intractable pain” also qualify for medical marijuana use.
Physicians’ letters will not be accepted; only a certification written on Health Department forms can be submitted for consideration, a Department of Health news release reads. Physician Certification Forms can be downloaded from the Health Department's website, Arkansas Department of Health.
The Medical Marijuana Commission will issue licenses for five cultivation facilities to grow marijuana and 32 licenses for dispensaries to sell it. Those applications, which can be downloaded at mmc.arkansas.gov, will be accepted from June 30 until Sept. 18. The commission will then evaluate the applications and award the licenses sometime after mid-September.
Registration cards will be issued to patients and caregivers approximately 30 days before medical marijuana is available for legal purchase in the state, which is likely to be early next year, a Health Department news release says.
A link to the Health Department’s online application system is available at the Health Department’s website at Arkansas Department of Health. Patients are strongly encouraged to use the online system, the news release states, but paper forms can be requested by contacting the department’s medical marijuana program.
Registration cards must be renewed at least annually, with the $50 application fee being paid every renewal. Cards may be issued for less than a year’s time if specified by the patient’s doctor.
For more information or to request an application, contact the Health Department’s medical marijuana program at adh.medicalmarijuana@arkansas.gov.
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Under the voter-approved Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment, patients with a certifiable medical condition or their caregivers will be able to purchase 2.5 ounces of marijuana every 14 days from dispensaries stocked with plants grown from in-state cultivation facilities.
Applicants for a marijuana registration card would be required to pay a $50, non-refundable registration fee, provide a copy of a valid Arkansas driver’s license or other state-issued identification and provide written certification from a physician that the patient has a qualifying medical condition.
Those conditions include: cancer, glaucoma, HIV, AIDS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, post-traumatic stress disorder, severe arthritis, fibromyalgia, Tourette syndrome, Alzheimer’s disease and hepatitis-C. Various medical conditions causing “intractable pain” also qualify for medical marijuana use.
Physicians’ letters will not be accepted; only a certification written on Health Department forms can be submitted for consideration, a Department of Health news release reads. Physician Certification Forms can be downloaded from the Health Department's website, Arkansas Department of Health.
The Medical Marijuana Commission will issue licenses for five cultivation facilities to grow marijuana and 32 licenses for dispensaries to sell it. Those applications, which can be downloaded at mmc.arkansas.gov, will be accepted from June 30 until Sept. 18. The commission will then evaluate the applications and award the licenses sometime after mid-September.
Registration cards will be issued to patients and caregivers approximately 30 days before medical marijuana is available for legal purchase in the state, which is likely to be early next year, a Health Department news release says.
A link to the Health Department’s online application system is available at the Health Department’s website at Arkansas Department of Health. Patients are strongly encouraged to use the online system, the news release states, but paper forms can be requested by contacting the department’s medical marijuana program.
Registration cards must be renewed at least annually, with the $50 application fee being paid every renewal. Cards may be issued for less than a year’s time if specified by the patient’s doctor.
For more information or to request an application, contact the Health Department’s medical marijuana program at adh.medicalmarijuana@arkansas.gov.
News Moderator: Ron Strider 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: June 30 first day for marijuana ID card applications
Author: SCOTT LILES
Contact: Contact Us | Baxter Bulletin
Photo Credit: Thinkstock Photos
Website: The Baxter Bulletin
