Egyptian medical scroll the Ebers Papyrus mentions medical use of cannabis for
treating a wide variety of ailments.
125 Ancient China
Chinese make the first paper out of mulberry and hemp.
1492 The New World
Christopher Columbus brings cannabis Sativa to the New World.
1752 Early America
On June 15, 1752, the kite string that Benjamin Franklin tied a key to was made of Hemp.
On July 1, 1776, the original tabled draft of the Declaration of Independence was written on hemp paper.
1797 Our Founding Father
George Washington, The First President of The United States, Grew Cannabis as his primary crop on Mount Vernon.
1850 Cannabis Makes The List
Marijuana is listed in the United States Pharmacopeia as medicine for nausea, rheumatism, and other labor pains.
1908 Ford Motor Company
Henry Ford’s Model T is made of hemp plastic and runs on hemp ethanol.
1937 Changes, Changes
Moses Baca was the first American who got arrested; he served 4 years hard labor in Leavenworth for possession and for selling 3 joints.
1941 Taken off The List
Marijuana is removed from the U.S. Pharmacopeia.
1942 Truth Serum
The U.S. Military uses cannabis as a truth serum in 1942.
1964 THC
The discovery of Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is made.
1974 The Nation Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
NIDA is established as the administrator of the cannabis contract with the University of Mississippi and as the sole U.S. source for legal cannabis.
1978 NIDA Begins Medical Supplying
Under the Compassionate Investigational New Drug Program, NINDA begins supplying doctors with Medical Marijuana on a case-by-case basis for pain relief in patients suffering particular ailments.
1986 The Reagan Years
Ronald Reagan signed a drug enforcement bill that budgeted $1.7 billion dollars to fund the war on drugs.
1992 AIDS Patients Speak Out
After a surge in request from AIDS patients for medical marijuana, under the Compassionate IND Program, the Public Health Service closes the program.
2001 Go Canada
The Canadian government made it legal for medical marijuana use. It is the first system in the world where the national government will be directly involved in the production and supply of the drug for medicinal purposes.
2008 The U.N.
The U.N. reports 172 countries or territories grow cannabis.
Legal History of Medical Marijuana in California
Proposition 215
Proposition 215, other wise known as The Compassionate Use Act, was passed by the voters of California on November 5, 1996. Passed by 55.6% of voters, Prop 215 allows patients with a valid doctor's recommendation, and the patient's designated Primary Caregivers, to possess and cultivate marijuana for personal medical use. Prop 215 can be found in Section 11362.5 to the California Health and Safety Code.
California Senate Bill 420
SB 420, also know as The Medical Marijuana Program Act, was implemented in 2003. SB 420 Clarified the scope and application of Prop 215 by regulating the amount patients are allowed to posses, as well as protecting patients and their Caregivers from prosecution by law enforcement. The Program also created a voluntary state Medical Marijuana Program card system, and redefined the term Primary Caregiver (PCG). As of 2003, Primary Caregivers must assist in housing, feeding, and providing medical care for a patient. In order to be considered a PCG you must meet all of these requirements.
Specifications:
·6 mature or 12 immature plants and up to one-half pound of dried, processed marijuana
·Recognizes the right of patients and caregivers to associate collectively or cooperatively to cultivate medical marijuana.
·Disallows marijuana smoking in no smoking zones, within 1,000 feet (300 m) of a school or youth center (except in private residences), on school buses, in a motor vehicle that is being operated, or while operating a boat.
·Protects patients and caregivers from arrest for transportation and other miscellaneous charges not covered in 215.
·Allows probationers, parolees, and prisoners to apply for permission to use medical marijuana; however, such permission may be refused at the discretion of the authorities.
·Make it a crime to fraudulently provide misinformation to obtain a card, to steal or misuse the card of another, to counterfeit a card, or to breach the confidentiality of patient records in the card program.
Since Then:
May 22, 2008 in the case of People v. Kelly ruled that the plant and processed crop amount implemented by California Senate Bill 420 were an unconstitutional modification to California's Proposition 215 Compassionate Use Act (CUA). The CUA does not specify the amount a patient may use.
Emergency Moratorium
In 2007 the city of Los Angeles implemented an Emergency Moratorium to stop any new dispensaries from opening their doors. A total 186 dispensaries (Pre-ICO) were already registered with the city and were allowed to remain open. A standard provision in the moratorium allowed owners, in the process of opening, to file for Hardship Exemption. Unfortunately the L.A. City Council never reviewed the Hardship Exemption Applications. As a result, establishment of new dispensaries through out the city has gone unregulated since the original 186.
Moratorium Ruled Illegal
In October of 2009 the L.A. City Council tried to illegally extend the Moratorium. LACA (sister organization of The Green Alliance), along with attorney Robert Kahn, successfully sued the city after they attempted to extend the Moratorium beyond the time allowed by law.
Since Then:
The LA City Council has been unable to reach a reasonable ordinance regarding regulation of dispensaries. The recently passed ordinance contains zoning regulations which would require that all but 4 dispensaries in Los Angeles relocate or close. There has been strong public support for medical marijuana in Los Angeles – the most recent poll indicated that 84% of registered voters support operation and taxation of dispensaries. The GAPP is working on a successful Referendum to Petition which will cancel the recently passed unreasonable ordinance. GAPP efforts will give voters the chance to select between the unreasonable ordinance, and a much more feasible ordinance created by The GAPP.
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