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US: Medical Marijuana community confused by new guidelines

Allyson Weller

KAJ18.com

Tuesday 31 May 2011

MISSOULA - The medical marijuana community is still sorting through a lot of confusion as the second phase of law changes goes into effect this week.

The Montana Cannabis Industry Association filed a lawsuit against the state of Montana, which will be heard by a judge on June 20th and 21st. But Senator Dave Wanzenried says on Wednesday, the Department of Public Health will begin to issue new medical marijuana cards with different guidelines. These guidelines will require multiple examinations and second opinions.

Wanzenried says the confusion stems from the rush to get this law into effect.

"Being rushed through like this and having really really quick turn around dates is going to cause this confusion and my guess is we're probably going to have a lot of people out there unwittingly violating the law," said Wanzenried.

"This is an embarrassing thing for the sate of Montana. You've got patients and citizens who are confused, they feel left out, they feel like they don't count. I think a lot of this confusion spawns from having the bill forced down our throats, unlike any other bill that's passed in Montana history," said MT Cannabis Industry Association board member, Ed Docter.

Wanzenried says if we're going to have a law that works, the people need to be able to understand it and know what the requirements and deadlines are.

The Department of Public Health could not be reached for comment.

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