Next and last state to legalize mmj?

Deffinetly a new england state next possibly Rhode Island they are right behind california with there medicinal plant regulations which are VERY leniant

fourtwentychat said:

Hey thanks for this information. I haven't been able to make it to Michigan yet due to a very close family member's illness involving surgery and a month long hospital stay (my first exposure to seeing first hand what a lengthy healing process can be like). It has also been my sole responsibility to care for this person during recovery. That said, Michigan is still high on my priority list.

The only thing that I am wondering about is this statement: " If you have a medical condition that qualifies, you can be "legal" in less than a month."

From what I understand, a person first needs to establish residency, and then it takes a month after residency to become legal. Am I wrong in that a person *can* become legal in less than a month even after having *just* moved there? I also believe there is something regarding homeless persons not having to issue proof of residency; I suppose that I would technically be "homeless" at the beginning of a move.

PS Time to establish residency? Strategies (rent simple/single/cheap room in a renter's home?)?

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The thing is you need a state I.D Card or a drivers license so you want to look at what their requirements are to get this, I am pretty sure that to be a resident you just simply need to say that you live here and have a valid mailing address and thats pretty much it.

Maybe not relevant but it does relate: I worked with medicaid health insurance and part of my job was to establish the county and state of residence for the client, we did this by simply asking them where they live and if its a privately owned residence,if it wasnt a privately owned residence and a homeless shelter or something we had to use their last known independent address - basically what im trying to say is that I know our state insurance program bases residence on those words - LAST KNOWN INDEPENDANT ADDRESS (which means a privately owned building that you lived at)







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If you have a drivers license or state I.D. card you can be legal in as little as 21 days, legal enough so that your case would be herd by a judge and likely dismissed if your within the rules and regulations. It takes currently around 3 to 4 months for you to obtain your card, this card protects you from arrest and prosecution if you are within the limits.


furthermore, we the people of michigan have additional protections to protect a medical marijuana patient before he/she ever gets his card or even sees a doctor but you need a strong case to pull this off you better have good medical documentation lol- additionally - some cities have decriminalized marijuana, its only a 25$ to 100$ ticket for possession under and ounce in some cities



for medical growers we have one of the best systems because collectives are allowed, our plant numbers are high at 12 per patient....to get these high plant #'s we had to make some sacrifice, if you are a medical grower and get found as going outside the guidelines the penaltys can be so harsh that you should of just grow illegally in the first place (additional felonies possible)...

while we do have the most mature plants allowed in the country bar California...we are only allowed to posses 2.5 ounces per patient at one of the lowest limits on marijuana product in the country..not a big deal if you know how to grow perpetually but kind of a pain in the ass really for someone just trying to grow for themselves 12 plants. (really easy to do if you got a lot of patients)...there is more patients then growers so we are definitly in high demand as growers...

nope south carolina will be dead last just u wait and see

Utah will be the last ones. The next will be in New England.

I don't think Texas will be the LAST state to legalize MMJ, but I do believe that it won't be legalized here anytime soon. However, mark my words, RIU, when the battle comes down to one last stand, the "war on MMJ" will end right where it began, here in El Paso. We were on the verge of legalizing ALL marijuana for persons 21 years of age and older ONLY IN THE COUNTY OF EL PASO, until the federal government told good ol' DICK Perry that if the DISCUSSION even took place that we would forfeit any federal funds issued by the U.S. Treasury. However, the biggest drug offenders live less than a mile away from most of us, and the citizens of this city are beginning to realize that the only way to stop the citizens of Ciudad Juarez in the long run will be to AT LEAST decriminalize substantial amounts of marijuana and possibly even cocaine. As long as marijuana is decriminalized I will be good because I hate cocaine anyway lol...and I'll still eat shrooms whether they're illegal or not because I don't do them that often anyway.

The sun will burn out from old age before Utah will allow any form of marijuana consumption.

Hopefully within the next 3 years something gives with most of the states to legalize mj...

i fell u eastman. im from houston and i know its gonna be a battle for our state to get this one through. but i gotta keep faith and keep hoping and i know one day it will happen for us. just keep on keeping on.

Yeah eventually something will give its just a shame that other states havi ok and the rest of the states still want to lock you up..

idk man personally i see no logic involved....only cash flow and once these idiots find a way to make money and monopolize the sale of marijuana they will legalize it, i have no proof but seems to be the case for most products in America

mr.swishas&herb said:

idk man personally i see no logic involved....only cash flow and once these idiots find a way to make money and monopolize the sale of marijuana they will legalize it, i have no proof but seems to be the case for most products in America

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Yea you are right hopefully if they do that the tax wont be much if any.

for all you nut-holding haters out there sayin Texas will never have medical access, i would humbly direct you to HB (House Bill)164 as enacted on Sept 1, 2009. Affirmative Defense legislation concerning the possession of marijuana as a medical patient & the doctor's rights to make such a recommendation without fear of recrimination. I had to read it ten times before it really sunk in; and i have excellent reading comprehension skills. I'm still half ass skeptical after reading it on the State Legislation website myself! But it's true! They just don't want people knowing about it! and they're doing a hell of a job keepin it on the DL...
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB00164I.pdf#navpanes=0

Like i said before, i know my way around the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure so i whipped this up for potential Texas patients; enjoy! The State mis-spells marijuana as "marihuana" so I included this spelling, just to make sure it's in compliance with "the letter of the law," per se. Get your legal on...

^^^ some very interesting legislation, i don't know what to make of it
any other Texas residents that have some knowledge of this?

growone said:

^^^ some very interesting legislation, i don't know what to make of it
any other Texas residents that have some knowledge of this?

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LMAO!!! I know, I know... it's hard to believe. that's why i posted the official state website link instead of just a pdf of the bill. Texas NORML are a buncha crybaby bitches; refusing to even acknowledge this as a victory for our side cuz they didn't get full legal access, i say it's a first step in the right direction.

thanks for sharing this very important information, one more stone out of the wall
apparently, Texas is now a more progressive state than NY(no offense intended)

Tis my pleasure, thanks for recognizing my efforts; you'd be shocked by how many people that i tell about this are either A. apathetic, or B. incredulous to the point where they dismiss it out of hand. i went around handing out copies of the bill till i realized people are idiots that don't care. So be it; i got's me a Dr's recommendation for tinnitus so it's all gravy.

put it to use.

Soium said:

As of July 28th 2010 there are 8 states with pending legislation or ballot measures to legalize medical marijuana. Arizona, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and South Dakota.


Alabama, Delaware, Iowa, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, Wisconsin and Virginia all have movement attempts that were squashed.

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IA's wasn't necessarily squashed, they were indecissive and said they were gonna revote on it in a year or so... Not really sure what's happenin now

Illinois is probably next up on the slate. Theyve been close to passing for awhile now.

I'd say Washington DC is the absolute last place in the US to get MMj, even though theyre not technically a state lol