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Marijuana use among teens has been on the rise for some time–it’s become more popular than smoking cigarettes in recent years–but a provocative new study shows that legalizing pot for medical purposes doesn’t increase the chance that teens will abuse it or certain other drugs.
ALERT: Effective January 1, 2012, the application fee changes to $35 from $90.
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No Refund Policy: The Registry does not issue refunds. Please be sure to submit the accurate application fee based on the date of submission.
Applications submitted January 1, 2012 or later: The fee is $35 for applications received at the Registry on January 1, 2012 or later. The Registry will not issue a refund to patients who send the application in with more than $35. To submit a new application on January 1, 2012 or later, download form MMR1001 from the provided list.
Despite the CDPHE’s vagueness, we’ve learned that many the applications are being scrutinized because they were apparently completed by a physician’s assistant and only signed off on by a doctor.
Vincent Palazzotto, director of the Medical Marijuana Assistance Program of America, says one of the MMAPA’s doctors used physician assistants to perform the evaluations on about 800 patients for whom he subsequently signed recommendations — a practice that was permitted at the time by the CDPHE, he maintains.
We’ve received numerous e-mails from patients who went to Well Docs, where they were evaluated by physician assistants before a doctor signed the recommendation.
No word from the CDPHE when the issues may be resolved.
The Colorado Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division finally began licensing medical marijuana centers around the state this week. And while some activists say the licensing will likely bring more federal attention to Colorado dispensaries, several center owners say they feel more protected now, not less.
Dr. William Courtney of Willits, CA. has created a treatment plan for using cannabis to get the maximum benefits from the plant. Many people who don’t desire the “high” from THC can still get the maximum benefits of cannabis without it. If you would like to know more about this please visit CANNABIS INTERNATIONAL.ORG and read the PDF in it’s entirety. It’s excellent reading and you can educate yourself about the wonders of cannabis and it’s healing properties.
