4/12/2005
Cannabis Substitution Harm Reduction
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Introduction
nThe Compassionate Use Act of 1996
exempts patients and
caregivers from state laws prohibiting possession and cultivation of marijuana
n“…shall
not apply to a patient or to a patient’s primary caregiver who possesses or cultivates marijuana for the personal medical
purposes of the patient
upon the written or oral recommendation or approval of a physician.”