How does the 2009 amendment (text here) change the Medical Marijuana Act?
The Department of Health will license 3 non-profit Compassion Centers to grow and distribute medical marijuana for an unlimited number of patients. One Compassion Center will be licensed in 2010, and two more in 2011. The Department will regulate the Compassion Centers’ record-keeping and security. There will be an application fee of $250, and, if the application is accepted, an annual license fee of $5,000. A Compassion Center: • Must be a non-profit organization; • Must be located at least 500 feet from a school; • Must have good oversight and record-keeping procedures; • Must have alarm and security measures to deter theft; • Must have only Rhode Islanders on their Board of Directors; • Must train employees on confidentiality, ethics, security, and professional conduct; • Can have two locations, one for cultivation and one for distribution; • Cannot dispense over 2.5 oz. or 12 plants to any patient within 15 days; • Cannot possess more than the total oz./plants possession limits of
