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US CO: Kaiser Approves Medicinal Marijuana
ccguide Saturday 07 Jul 2001 Pubdate: Sat, 07 Jul 2001 Source: Gazette, The (CO) Copyright: 2001 The Gazette Contact: Website: http://www.gazette.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/876 Author: Associated Press KAISER APPROVES MEDICINAL MARIJUANA DENVER -- In another step toward legitimizing the medical use of marijuana in Colorado, Kaiser Permanente has tentatively given its doctors permission to endorse the use of marijuana for patients who qualify under a new state law. It's unclear how patients would get the marijuana. "It is our preliminary decision that physicians should be afforded the responsibility as to whether to endorse medical marijuana," said Dr. Kim Adcock, assistant medical director for Kaiser in Colorado. Adcock stressed that the decision will not become company policy until a Kaiser executive who has the authority to make it official returns from vacation. A state registry that opened in June gives people suffering from certain medical conditions the ability to apply for a license to use marijuana. So far, 34 applications have been received, 28 have been approved and six are under consideration. It remains illegal under state law to buy or sell marijuana. It's expected that medical-marijuana users will grow their own. - --- MAP posted-by: Beth
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