ORANGE COUNTY ACCEPTS MEDICAL MARIJUANA
O.C. to license medical marijuana
In a switch from an earlier stand, the county will issue ID cards and validate prescriptions.
By Christian Berthelsen, Times Staff Writer
July 18, 2007
Orange County will begin licensing medical marijuana use and issuing identification cards to patients who are entitled to it under a plan approved by county supervisors Tuesday.
The decision marked a surprise turnabout from just three months ago, when the proposal initially seemed doomed to failure.
Under the plan, the county will create a system to identify patients eligible to use marijuana for medical purposes, and issue them identification cards, validate prescriptions and monitor the qualifications of care providers who dispense the drug.
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