AZ Health Dept. releases first draft of Medical Marijuana Rules

The Arizona Department of Health Services announced their draft of rules for Medical Marijuana Program. Proposition 203 was passed in November by Arizona voters.

Here's a couple of highlights:

Debilitating Medical Conditions


An individual applying for a qualifying patient registry identification card shall have a diagnosis from a physician of at least one of the following conditions:

1. Cancer;

2. Glaucoma;

3. Human immunodeficiency virus;

4. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome;

5. Hepatitis C;

6. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis;

7. Crohn's disease;

8. A chronic or debilitating disease or medical condition or the treatment for a chronic or debilitating disease or medical condition that causes cachexia or wasting syndrome;

9. A chronic or debilitating disease or medical condition or the treatment for a chronic or debilitating disease or medical condition that causes severe and chronic pain;

10. A chronic or debilitating disease or medical condition or the treatment for a chronic or debilitating disease or medical condition that causes severe nausea;

11. A chronic or debilitating disease or medical condition or the treatment for a chronic or debilitating disease or medical condition that causes seizures, including those characteristic of epilepsy;

12. A chronic or debilitating disease or medical condition or the treatment for a chronic or debilitating disease or medical condition that causes severe or persistent muscle spasms, including those characteristic of multiple sclerosis; or

13. A debilitating medical condition or treatment approved by the Department under A.R.S. § 36-2801.01 and R9-17-106.
 
 


To qualify for a dispensary, there are some important guildelines, some of which are:

Dispensary owners must be AZ residents for past 2yrs. Principal officer and board members.

Application fee for Dispensary $5000, Patient $150, Caregiver $200

No unpaid Judgements to goverment agencies (student loans etc, no missed child support etc)

Must provide remote access to computer system and unannounced inspections

Provide video cameras in dispensary and growing areas

Must cultivate 70% of your own medicine

Must offer education and support to patients

Food products must contain warning labels

If you are a Dispensary owner you can not use Medical Marijuana unless you are also a patient.

For the full rough draft of the new rules visit:


http://www.azdhs.gov/prop203/documents/Medical-Marijuana-Draft-Rules.pdf