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Posted at: 07/24/2008 09:38:20 AM
By: The Associated Press
Public hearing planned on medical marijuana SANTA FE (AP) - New Mexicans will be able to have their say on proposed rules for the state’s medical marijuana program.
The state Department of Health has scheduled a September 8th public hearing in Santa Fe to take comments on the proposed regulations.
Rules are to be set up for patient identification cards and for a regulated system for licensing, distributing and manufacturing medical marijuana.
A state law that took effect in July 2007 allows marijuana for pain or other symptoms of specified debilitating illnesses.
The department has approved 169 people for medical marijuana.
Health Secretary Alfredo Vigil says New Mexico has been careful in drafting its regulations because no other state has developed rules for a distribution and production system.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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