Connecticut's Medical Cannabis Law Takes Effect Today

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This morning Connecticut officially became the 17th state since 1996 to allow for the physician-authorized use of cannabis as a therapeutic option for qualified patients.

House Bill 5389 – the Palliative Use of Marijuana Act – which was signed into law on by Democrat Gov. Dan Malloy on June 1, took effect today. Online registration for qualifying patients and their physicians is now available from the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection here.

Applicable qualifying medical conditions under the law include: cancer, glaucoma, positive status for human immunodeficiency virus or acquired immune deficiency syndrome, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, damage to the nervous tissue of the spinal cord with objective neurological indication of intractable spasticity, epilepsy, cachexia, wasting syndrome, Crohn's disease, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

The Department of Consumer Protection has until July 1 to submit regulations to the General Assembly regarding the eventual state-licensed distribution of cannabis. In the interim, qualified patients will be allowed to lawfully to possess up to 2.5 ounces of cannabis. However, "until state-approved sources of medical marijuana are established, transactions to obtain the drug will still be illegal," according to today's Norwich Bulletin. (Home cultivation is not explicitly addressed under the statute.)

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Source: hawaiinewsdaily.com
Author: Paul Armentano
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