WHAT ILLNESSES CAN MARIJUANA BE USED TO TREAT?
Prop. 215 lists “cancer, anorexia, AIDS, chronic pain, spasticity, glaucoma, arthritis, migraine, or any other illness for which marijuana provides relief.” It qualifies this by stating that its purpose is “to ensure that seriously ill Californians have the right to obtain and use marijuana.” A recent appellate court decision in People v. Spark ruled that the question of whether the patient’s medical condition is “serious” is to be made by a physician only. Physicians have recommended marijuana for hundreds of indications, including such common complaints as insomnia, post-traumatic stress, PMS, depression, and substance abuse. WHERE CAN MEDICAL MARIJUANA BE SMOKED? SB420 disallows marijuana smoking in no smoking zones, within 1000 feet 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. Patients are advised to be discreet or consume oral preparations in public. Some state colleges have refused
