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	Marin Alliance For Medical Marijuana - Proposition 215
		Proposition 215 created a new exemption from state criminal penalties for medical use of marijuana (codified as California Health and Safety Code Section 11362.5).
		Proposition 215 was designed to protect seriously and terminally ill patients from state-level criminal penalties for using marijuana medically.
		215 is now law it is still not possible to get a standard prescription for marijuana from a doctor.
	www.cbcmarin.com /proposition_215.htm (710 words)

	May 13, 1998 Order from the District Court
		Indeed, Proposition 215 on its face purports only to exempt certain patients and their primary caregivers from prosecution under certain California drug laws-it does not purport to exempt those patients and caregivers from the federal laws.
		Proposition 215 may exempt defendants' conduct from prosecution under California's criminal laws and, for purposes of the federal government's motion, the Court has assumed that it does.
		Proposition 215 does not conflict with federal law because on its face it does not purport to make legal any conduct prohibited by federal law; it merely exempts certain conduct by certain persons from the California drug laws.
	biotech.law.lsu.edu /cases/drugreg/case01.htm (7751 words)

	Proposition 215 Can Be Used Retroactively and to Counter Marijuana Transportation Charges, Says State Appeals Court (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		California's new medical marijuana law, Proposition 215, which legalized marijuana for medical use under certain conditions, can be used as a defense for cases that arose earlier and were not yet final when the initiative passed last November, ruled the 1st District Court of Appeal in California on August 15.
		The court also ruled that Proposition 215, which specifically provides a defense for the charges of cultivating and possessing marijuana for medical use, can also be used as a defense to charges of transporting marijuana, provided the amount and method of transport are "reasonably related to the patient's current medical needs" ("Court: Prop.
		In a hearing in Contra Costa County Superior Court before Proposition 215 passed, Trippet was convicted of the charges, despite her claim that the marijuana was for religious and medical purposes.
	www.ndsn.org /AUGUST97/PROP215.html (243 words)

	The California marijuana vote - vote to authorize the medical use of marijuana - On the Right - Column National Review ...
		Proposition 215, voted in by a heavy majority (56 per cent), imposes new laws respecting marijuana.
		Proposition 215 is as indefinite in the authority given to doctors to authorize marijuana as Roe v.
		It is vital for those who welcome Proposition 215 to bear in mind that effectively eliminating the legal penalty against nonchalant pot is no reason to abandon educational warnings against its use, and medical warnings against its abuse.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1282/is_n24_v48/ai_18971907 (810 words)

	Pray for Peace Notebook
		Proposition 215 allows physicians to recommend marijuana in writing or verbally, but if the recommendation is verbal, the doctor can be required to verify it under oath.
		Proposition 215 allows patients to cultivate their own marijuana simply because federal laws prevent the sale of marijuana, and a state initiative cannot overrule those laws.
		Proposition 215 is based on legislation passed twice by both houses of the California Legislature with support from Democrats and Republicans.
	surrealist.org /prayforpeace/1996e.html (969 words)

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		Proposition 215 was approved by the voters on November 5, 1996.
		Soon after the passage of Proposition 215, the federal government made several announcements in reaction to the new law.
		Under Proposition 215 and Judge Smith's ruling, a physician can freely and openly discuss the medical use of cannabis with a patient.
	www.canorml.org /prop/MDGuide.html (896 words)

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		Proposition 215 also allows patients and his or her "primary care givers" to possess and cultivate marijuana for their personal use; however, the transaction of buying marijuana seeds and seedlings itself is still illegal and patients must go to fl market to obtain them.
		Even after the passage of California's Proposition 215, a diseased individual who is qualified and finds the remedy in marijuana faced difficulty in obtaining marijuana for their medical use.
		California Proposition 215, or Medical Marijuana Initiative, is a measure passed by voters aiming to protect the patient from legal punishment for cultivation, possession, and use of medical marijuana.
	sulcus.berkeley.edu /mcb/165_001/papers/manuscripts/_147.html (4786 words)

	NORML News - November 14, 1996
		Although Proposition 215 makes concessions for patients who possess and use marijuana for a legitimate medical need, it does not address the question of distribution.
		Proposition 215 supporters are hoping to propose some form of legal licensing system for CBC's via implementory legislation in the state legislature next year.
		Proposition 215 supporters contest claims by opponents, such as Attorney General Dan Lungren, that the initiative was written loosely so as to encourage abuses.
	www.druglibrary.org /olsen/norml/weekly/96-11-14.html (1157 words)

	cannabisnews.com: Marijuana Record Contradicts Claims of Critics
		If she sees a Proposition 215 issue come along, and it appears to be valid, I fully believe that she backs away from it.""She has a very difficult tightrope to walk," Hughes added.
		215 is constitutional, but whether "medical necessity" can override the federal ban on marijuana.Meanwhile, a California Senate bill currently in committee would establish a central registry for medical-marijuana users and require the state health department to hold hearings on appropriate possession amounts.
		215, called medical-marijuana enforcement "a quagmire." His guidelines call for 18 plants and 2 pounds of dried pot."Part of the problem, and everyone will tell you, is the law is drafted poorly," he said.
	www.cannabisnews.com /news/thread9341.shtml (3430 words)

	MEDICAL MARIJUANA IMPLEMENTING PROPOSITION 215
		The Compassionate Use Act of 1996, or Proposition 215 as it is commonly known, essentially says that a person who suffers from a serious illness and whose physician recommends using marijuana for therapeutic reasons may grow and have marijuana in their possession.
		Prop 215 further provides that a patient may designate a primary care-giver who may also grow or possess marijuana for the patient.
		For example, the proposition does not require a written prescription from the doctor, but merely a recommendation, which can be verbal.
	www.pacificsites.com /~mendoshf/Prop215.htm (540 words)

	DM: Proposition 215 puts pressure on UM's marijuana project
		While California's Proposition 215 could be a boon to the production of marijuana cultivated at the Ole Miss marijuana research plant, many connected to pharmaceutical studies at the university say California is taking the wrong approach.
		Proposition 215, voted on favorably by California residents, legalizes marijuana for medical purposes where use is deemed appropriate by a physician.
		Under Proposition 215, patients obtaining marijuana for medical purposes are not subject to criminal prosecution.
	www.olemiss.edu /news/dm/archives/96/9611/961118/981118N2maryjane.HTML (909 words)

	Drug Policy Alliance: Proposition 215 and You
		Proposition 215 has created a new exemption from criminal penalties for medical use of marijuana.
		Proposition 215 was designed to protect seriously and terminally ill patients from criminal penalties for using marijuana medically.
		215 does not specifically prevent arrests, police officers are now being trained in ways to determine legitimate medical use versus illegal, social use, when they discover a person with marijuana.
	www.drugpolicy.org /library/cmrguide.cfm (1969 words)

	...........Michael Pollan...........
		Proposition 215 was framed by its supporters as a question of patients' rights, and their most effective television ads told the stories of cancer patients for whom smoking marijuana brought dramatic relief.
		Proposition 215 has not only expanded the market but also conferred a kind of quasi respectability on marijuana growing that appears to be drawing new legions into the field.
		Corral was instrumental in persuading the drafters of Proposition 215 to include the provision allowing patients and their care givers to cultivate marijuana.
	michaelpollan.com /article.php?id=42 (7948 words)

	laws (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Proposition 215 was an initiative put on the ballot by voters in California known as the Compassionate Act of 1996.
		The arguments compiled in favor of Proposition 215 were made chiefly by doctors including oncologists, nurses, and patients.
		The arguments against Proposition 215 were made chiefly by law enforcement officials, drug abuse prevention program leaders, and Californian district attorneys.
	www.msu.edu /user/manteuff/law.htm (525 words)

	California's Proposition 215: Medical Marijuana
		It is named after Proposition 215, the groundbreaking voter initiative that legalized the use of marijuana for medicinal use in California back in November, 1996.
		Specifically, Proposition 215 exempted patients from arrest as long as the patient had written or oral recommendation from a physician to use marijuana for medicinal purposes.
		When Proposition 215 was passed in California, medical marijuana patients breathed a sigh of relief.
	www.bmstahoe.com /Libertarian/CAprop215.html (784 words)

	Yes on Proposition 215
		You can vote Yes on Proposition 215, and give doctors the right to prescribe marijuana as medicine.
		Proposition 215 - the Compassionate Use Initiative - will allow doctors to prescribe marijuana as part of the treatment of a variety of illnesses.
		Proposition 215 will not legalize recreational use of marijuana, and it prohibits the diversion of medical marijuana for recreational use.
	www.antiwar.com /berkman/prop215b.html (622 words)

	Local Prop 215 Guidelines
		215 allows them to possess and cultivate whatever is necessary for their personal medical needs.
		Despite supposed protections of SB 420 and Prop 215, patients may still be arrested if law enforcement suspects they are outside the law, for example, by being involved in illegal sales or distribution, or growing plants with excessive yields.
		215, as explained in a letter to local law enforcement officials.
	www.canorml.org /prop/local215policies.html (1838 words)

	Medical use (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Proposition 215 is a badly needed initiative that would let cancer and AIDS patients obtain relief by smoking marijuana, one of the co-authors of the initiative, William Panzer, told a group of Stanford law students on Wednesday.
		Proposition 215 would give people who possess or cultivate marijuana a legal defense if they are arrested for possessing or cultivating the drug.
		Panzer is an Oakland criminal defense lawyer who wrote an earlier version of Proposition 215 in a bill that passed the legislature but was vetoed by the governor.
	www.paloaltoonline.com /weekly/morgue/news/1996_Nov_1.PROP215.html (519 words)

	Proposition 215 sends wrong message (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The approval of Proposition 215 will only hinder efforts to convince young people to remain free of drugs.
		Proposition 215 is the measure that allows the cultivation, sale and use of marijuana for medical purposes.
		Opponents of the measure further contend that Proposition 215 will allow unlimited amounts of marijuana to be grown in backyards or near school yards.
	www.csulb.edu /~d49er/fall1996/v3n5/v3n5oprop.html (330 words)

	index
		In November of 1996 56 percent of California voters passed Proposition 215, also known as the Compassionate Use Act.
		One student states, “I figured that it was legal to have on campus if you had a 215 card." According to Chief of Police, Nate Johnson, this is not the case.
		Proposition 215 did pass on a local state level, but did not pass on a federal level.
	www.sonoma.edu /star/issue6/medical_marijuana.html (520 words)

	In The Courts \| California Supreme Court Rules Proposition 215 Protects Medical Marijuana Users From State Prosecution ...
		The California Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously ruled that state residents who cultivate or use marijuana for medical purposes with a physician's recommendation are protected from state prosecution under Proposition 215, the
		Proposition 215, a ballot measure approved by California voters in 1996, allows patients with chronic diseases such as cancer and AIDS to use medical marijuana to treat pain (
		His attorneys appealed the case, arguing that Proposition 215 provided Mower, who had a recommendation from a physician to use medical marijuana, with "complete immunity" from the charges.
	www.kaisernetwork.org /daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=1&DR_ID=12443 (369 words)

	MAPS Policy After Proposition 200 and Proposition 215
		Proposition 200 also mandates treatment and probation instead of incarceration for most people convicted of drug use and possession.
		Proposition 200 will not make it any easier to conduct marijuana or psychedelic research in Arizona, since federal approval remains a prerequisite.
		The minimal standards required by Proposition 200 can already be met by research in the scientific literature (see MAPS' electronic bibliography of peer-reviewed scientific research related to the medical uses of psychedelics and marijuana located on the MAPS web page: http://www.maps.org/).
	www.maps.org /mmj/hatch2.shtml (1102 words)

	Legal Haze Clouds Medical Pot Law
		Peron, Proposition 215's pied piper, has drawn criticism from other pot club operators who don't allow smoking on premises chafe every time TV news reports include shots of Peron's patrons toking in his smoky Market Street club.
		The local district attorney's office had sued to close the club, contending that it was acting as a pharmacy and failing to comply with Proposition 215.
		FADING AWAY (side bar) Fueled by passage of Proposition 215, the state's medical marijuana intitiative, close to 30 medical pot dispensaries were operating in California by October 1997.
	www.mapinc.org /drugnews/v98.n270.a11.html/pot (1398 words)

	California Proposition 215 (1996) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Proposition 215 was a proposition in the state of California on the November 5, 1996 ballot.
		Also known as the Compassionate Use Act of 1996, the proposition was a state-wide voter initiative authored by Dennis Peron, Dale Gieringer, William Panzer, Steve Kubby [1], San Francisco oncologists Richard Cohen and Ivan Silverberg, and by nurse Anna Boyce of Orange County, and approved by California voters.
		Todd McCormick was the first person to be arrested for medical marijuana related charges after the passage of California Proposition 215.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Proposition_215 (236 words)

	DrugSense Weekly, November 5, 1998 #072
		Undaunted by the fact that the proposition received 56% of the popular vote, he continued to implacably oppose the measure after it became law.
		The new AG and governor should be contacted immediately for their thoughts on approaching 215 as the expressed will of the people of California, a will echoed nationally in every venue where the issue has ever been put to a vote.
		November 3rd confirmed that Proposition 215 was no fluke, it's an issue that resonates with voters throughout America.
	www.drugsense.org /dsw/1998/ds98.n72.html (1765 words)

	October 31, 1996
		Supporters of Proposition 209 wax poetic about creating a colorblind society where no one would receive preference based on gender or the color of their skin, and where advancement would be based on merit alone.
		215 is designed solely as a platform to generate high-publicity court cases, and (they hope) public sympathy.
		215 is a "stealth" proposition attempting to mask repeal of state marijuana laws behind a pretense of concern for the terminally ill.
	www.ccsf.edu /Events_Pubs/Guardsman/103196/103196opinion.html (1807 words)

	Golden Gater Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Proposition 215 would exempt patients who smoke marijuana for medical purposes from prosecution under state law provided they have a prescription from their doctor.
		If the proposition passes, California would be the first state in the nation to allow marijuana possession, cultivation, and consumption for medical use.
		Advocates of Proposition 215 argue that marijuana has therapeutic value for the side effects of treatments for AIDS and cancer, and for those who suffer from excessive muscle spasms, glaucoma and multiple sclerosis.
	www.journalism.sfsu.edu /www/pubs/gater/fall96/oct15/04.html (943 words)

	Medical Marijuana in California
		Proposition 215 also gives doctors a legal defense against professional or legal sanctions for recommending marijuana use.
		Proposition 215 put California law in direct conflict with federal law, and litigation ensued.
		The Supreme Court took the case and unanimously overturned Proposition 215 in a May 2001 decision.
	www.igs.berkeley.edu /library/htMedicalMarijuana2003.html (1279 words)

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