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Your medical marijuana card (MMC) is what shop owners use to identify you as a licensed marijuana patient. It shows that you can legally use, buy, and grow cannabis products in your state. The card itself looks like a student ID card from your local college. It contains your photo, name, date of birth, address, and patient license number. How Long Does My Medical Marijuana Card Last? Your patient license, and therefore your card, are valid for 2 years for a normal license. Some states also offer short-term licenses which last 60 days from the date of issuance. Your state government and physicians have the power to revoke your license if they deem it necessary. Get Your Physician’s Recommendation Applying for your card varies from state to state, though the process is similar. All states require a physician’s recommendation. Some states say speaking with doctors over the phone is fine, while others require you to do it in person. Unfortunately, if speaking with doctors isn’t your thing,...

Get A Cannabis Card For Medical Marijuana Treatment

A cannabis card allows the owner to use, possess, and in some cases grow cannabis in states that have legalized marijuana as a form of medicine. There are currently 15 states where cannabis can be recommended by licensed doctors for the alleviation of illness, chronic symptoms, or certain ailments. Each of these fifteen states has its own laws regulating how medical marijuana can be proscribed, distributed, grown or used. Generally, a cannabis card gives the owner protection from prosecution by state law enforcement, though because weed is still classified as a drug by the federal government, no protection is granted at a federal level. Therefore, even if the user is in accordance with all state laws, and is in the state itself, it is possible to arrested or fined by federal law enforcement. And because each state that has legalized marijuana as a form of medicine has different regulations, legal immunity in one state may not carry over to another. Laws can also vary from county to cou...

How To Get A Medical Cannabis Card Online (in 5 Minutes)

You’ll notice we offer a medical cannabis card for just $49, which is up to 50% cheaper than what you’ll find walking into a traditional cannabis clinic. We’re able to do this by partnering with doctors who are compassionate, well-informed, and excited to move the medical marijuana industry forward. Plus you’ll notice there’s no wait, and you don’t need an appointment, because we pair you with a doctor in real-time for a truly on-demand experience. You can finally forget the days of walking into the 420 evaluations center down the street, and instead… Keep in mind that if you already use Nugg, our separate-but-affiliated site that lets you order cannabis delivery online from dispensaries in your area, you can just login with your existing profile. Rest assured, your information is secure (we store it in a HIPAA compliant database), confidential, and only shared with the doctor with whom you have your cannabis evaluation. If you’re skeptical about submitting your private health informat...

Here’s Why You’ll Still Need A California Medical Marijuana Card

While “can I buy marijuana in California” was once an uncertainty, now all Californians have two choices: recreational and medicinal. But is one better than the other? Ever since voters passed Prop 64 last November, they’ve been eager to see how the new law will affect them. Beginning in January, those effects will be felt across the state. Cannabis users of all sorts, from casual to continual, need to know how to stay compliant with the law, and how to use it to get access to better and more affordable marijuana. What’s New About Prop 64? The new proposition changes the rules on growing. Possessing marijuana set by 2004’s SB 420. The bill outlined the guidelines for Prop 215, which allowed medical marijuana use in California. For the first time in state history, Prop 64 will make it possible for people to buy cannabis recreationally. Recreational marijuana sales are slated to begin as early as January 2018-though that’s unlikely to happen. Individual California cities must still deter...

Alabama Legislature Drops Resistance, OKs Medical Marijuana

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Alabama lawmakers overcame years of resistance and gave final passage to medical marijuana legislation on Thursday, capping a long and emotional debate in which key Republican lawmakers described switching sides in favor of the proposal. The House of Representatives voted 68-34 to pass the bill, which would allow people with a qualifying medical condition to purchase medical marijuana with the recommendation of a doctor. The Alabama Senate late Thursday voted to accept House changes and sent the legislation to Gov. Kay Ivey. The state Senate had already approved the bill last February by a 21-8 vote after just 15 minutes of debate. But the House of Representatives had traditionally been more skeptical of medical marijuana proposals. Sent the bill through two committees before it reached the House floor. Ivey spokeswoman Gina Maiola said the governor’s office would review the bill. “We appreciate the debate from the Legislature on the topic. This is certainly an emoti...

'Fake Pot' Causing Zombielike Effects Is 85 Times More Potent Than Marijuana

Separating a portion of herbs contained in the package, Gerona and his colleagues used mass spectrometry to identify them. "You really don't know what to look for," he explained, so any of the typically used drug-testing panels are not helpful. Gerona and his co-researchers discovered that the package contained the synthetic cannabinoid known as AMB-FUBINACA, an analogue of AB-FUBINACA, which was developed as a potential pain medication by Pfizer in 2009. Three years later, Japanese authorities identified AB-FUBINACA as a potent illicit drug, and by January 2014, the United States had designated it a Schedule I controlled substance, explained Gerona. Within months, an analogue, AMB-FUBINACA, appeared on the streets in Louisiana as the psychoactive ingredient within a product called "Train Wreck 2." By July 3, 2014, the State of Louisiana prohibited it by an immediate emergency rule. Most of these drugs are distributed as mixtures of herbs, spices or shredded pla...

Hemp Won't Get You High (and Other Things To Know Now That It's Legal)

Hemp has been treated like marijuana For decades, the federal government has treated hemp just like any other cannabis plant. Since 1970, it had been classified as a schedule 1 drug on the Drug Enforcement Administration's list of controlled substances, alongside heroin, LSD and marijuana. The DEA defines schedule 1 drugs as having no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. The new bill takes hemp off that list. The schedule 1 designation made universities reluctant to get involved in hemp research, according to Lawrence Smart, a professor of horticulture at Cornell University. "With hemp being legalized now, those restrictions and hesitations about legal jeopardy have been removed," Smart said. "I expect that we'll see many more researchers willing to get involved in hemp research." Hemp won't get you high Hemp and marijuana aren't the same thing. They both come from the same species of cannabis, but if you try to smoke hemp, ...