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US AR: Summary Of Three Approved State Marijuana Ballot
ccguide Wednesday 16 Feb 2000 Pubdate: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 Source: Northwest Arkansas Times (AR) Copyright: 2000 Community Publishers Inc. Contact: Address: 212 N. East Ave., P.O. Box 1607 Fayetteville, AR 72702 Website: http://www.nwarktimes.com Author: Jason Harmon, Staff Writer SUMMARY OF THREE APPROVED STATE MARIJUANA BALLOT INITIATIVES: The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Act Sponsored by the Alliance for Reform of Drug Policy in Arkansas 1) The Arkansas Department of Health will establish a registry of certified patients and their primary caregivers, if any. 2) Any patient or their primary caregiver may receive a registry card upon presentation of, "valid, written documentation from the person's physician, or copies of medical records, which demonstrate the person has been diagnosed with a debilitating medical condition and that the medical use of marijuana may mitigate the symptoms or effects of the person's debilitating medical condition. The card holder must pay an affordable fee to be used to maintain the program. 3) Card holders or their primary caregivers are exempt from criminal prosecution for under the state's drug laws, if they comply with certain standards of conduct. 4) At the location where marijuana is produced, card holders or their primary caregivers may legally possess up to 20 immature marijuana plants, and six flowering mature plants at one time. Usable marijuana up to six pounds can be possessed on the premises. 5) Away from the location where marijuana is produced, card holders or their primary caregivers can legally possess up to 4 ounces of usable marijuana. 6) No penalties may be levied against physicians which advise patients to use marijuana, or be penalized for providing documentation necessary for obtaining a registry card. 7) Patients or their primary caregivers may loose their right to participate in the registry program if they are found guilty of driving while under the influence, use marijuana in public, or deliver marijuana to a non-card holder. An amendment providing for the classification of the possession of half an ounce of marijuana as a misdemeanor and for the decriminalization of the possession of marijuana for medicinal purposes. Sponsored by Barry Emigh. 1) Possession of one-quarter of an ounce or less of marijuana will be a misdemeanor punishable by $75 fine and no jail time. 2) Possession of between one-quarter and one-half ounce of marijuana will be a misdemeanor punishable by $150 fine and no jail time. 3) Cultivation of marijuana will be decriminalized for people diagnosed by a physician to have terminal illness, chronic illness or chronic pain. No prescription is needed, only diagnosis of condition. 4) Medical users can legally possess less than one-half ounce of marijuana. 5) Possession charges will not be considered admissible in court for purposes of sentencing repeat offenders. 6) Prisoners currently serving sentences related to marijuana possession will have that portion of the conviction reduced from their sentence. An act to lessen the criminal penalty for possession of small amounts of marijuana. Sponsored by Glen Schwarz. 1) Possession of one ounce or less of marijuana will be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of $200 and no jail time. - --- MAP posted-by: Doc-Hawk
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