Medical Marijuana Registration Begins Oct. 1

[Truth Seeker]

It could be a while before medical marijuana becomes a bonafide Connecticut business, but the law formally goes into effect on Oct. 1 when people can start applying to use the plant for medicinal reasons.

CT.com reports that although the law soon goes into effect, patients are unable to legally purchase marijuana or the seeds to grow their own supply. It could be another year until patients can find places to legally make the purchase as that state works out that aspect of the new law.

Despite the gap between registering and buying, the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection website details how to register online for using marijuana.

When the law passed the Connecticut Senate in May, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy stressed that the Department of Consumer Protection would regulate the industry to prevent any problems.

"I understand many of the concerns raised by opponents. We don't want Connecticut to follow the path pursued by some other states, which essentially would legalize marijuana for anyone willing to find the right doctor and get the right prescription," Malloy said.

"In my opinion, such efforts run counter to federal law. Under this proposal, however, the Department of Consumer Protection will be able to carefully regulate and monitor the medicinal use of this drug in order to avoid the problems encountered in some other states."

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Author: Anthony Karge
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[Propa Gator]

The 'problems in other States' are always about the money from sales, never about the medical need and benefits from use.

 

[BigIrishDoode]

propa i agree i dont see where medical need has much to do with a high profit dispensary' if a patient can grow their own or assign someone the task it works well and the patient does better and maintains a more steady healthier supply, i see it in my state, but many patients will be aleinated and cut off from medicine after the dispensaries open, right now the patients and care givers ,and the occasional co/op ,club are doing just fine taking care of each other, i dont see how it helps to have some agency butting into ppls lives ,telling them how/when,how much they should need for their individual situation, after all its a simple herb that you cant overdose on

 

[Propa Gator]

Harrassment of dispensaries accomplishes preservation of high mark-up/profits which is the target of legislators and other appointed and/or elected government employees. They are looking for lucrative replacement for expected loss or reduction of bribes from the profiteer industries now served by the war of prohibition. Our government(s) employ(s) crooks, not idiots.

 

[Cmitch55]

I hope to be envolved from day one in CT's Medical marijuana program...I have friends and family memebers who have cancer parkinsons epilepsy and PTSD i hope to become a caregiver for those I care about soon