Wednesday, March 15, 2017


Map: How do state medical marijuana laws compare? Advocates give report card

By Alicia Wallace and Polly Washburn, The Cannabist Staff

The organization measured each state by how well laws and regulations meet medical marijuana patients’ needs across five categories:
  • Patient rights and civil protection from discrimination: Includes aspects such as protection from arrest, employment safeguards, parental rights and reciprocity.
  • Access to medicine: Includes aspects such as distribution programs, access to dried flowers, delivery, local bans, THC limits, CBD minimums.
  • Ease of navigation: Includes aspects such as qualifying conditions, ability to add new conditions, reasonable access to minors, fees.
  • Functionality: Includes aspects such as access to cultivation or dispensaries, legal protections, financial hardship waivers, insurance coverage.
  • Consumer safety and provider requirements: Includes aspects such as staff training, storage protocols, security protocols, labeling.

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