Besides California are there any other states

[madmax]

where medical marijuana is legal? I'm in NC and really, really doubt it's legal here.

[otherlander]

1. Alaska, I think.

[madmax]

4. Alaska?

Wow

[PeaceNikki]

2. Here you go

http://www.drugpolicy.org/marijuana/medical/

State Law

The 2005 Raich Supreme Court decision does not overturn or affect state law, and 99% of all marijuana arrests take place at the state or local level. This means that state laws afford substantial protection to medical marijuana patients. Currently, laws that effectively remove state-level criminal penalties for growing and/or possessing medical marijuana are in place in Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington. Ten states, plus the District of Columbia, have symbolic medical marijuana laws (laws that support medical marijuana but do not provide patients with legal protection under state law).

New Mexico passed its medical marijuana bill in early 2007. In 1998, voters in the District of Columbia approved a medical marijuana initiative by 69% but Congress was able to nullify the vote results because D.C. is a federal district and not a state.

Twelve states have medical marijuana research laws, and only fifteen states have never had a positive medical marijuana law.

[madmax]

3. Thank you -

Damn the closest state to me is either Vermont or RI. :hug:

[cboy4]

5. Well it's still illegal, from a federal standpoint here in

California, which is why the DEA raids medical marijuana dispensaries.

* * * * * * * * *

Feds Raid 11 Medical Marijuana Clinics

(A story from L.A. last year)

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/01/18/national/main2369758.shtml

"California voters approved Proposition 215, the Compassionate Use Act, in 1996. It made marijuana available by prescription for medicinal uses.

The DEA, which does not recognize California laws legalizing medical marijuana use, has recently increased its enforcement.

"Today's enforcement operations show that these establishments are nothing more than drug-trafficking organizations bringing criminal activities to our neighborhoods and drugs near our children and schools," said Ralph W. Partridge, head of the DEA in Los Angeles.

[madmax]

9. That's a disgrace.

Why don't they spend the resources in Alaska closing down meth labs. :mad:

[petronius]

6. I thought your subject line was the entire question

And the answer is, I'm not aware of any...

;)

[madmax]

8. ...

:rofl: I guess you would think that. :hi:

[mwooldri]

7. What about outside USA?

I can think of Holland where it is legal period and I can think of British Columbia where it is at least "overlooked" or maybe even "decriminalized" ... but elsewhere?

Mark.

[RT Atlanta]

10. Washington state?

I think I recall voting to approve this when I lived in Washington in the late 90s, but honestly don't know for sure now.

[Aristus]

11. In Washington State, you can get it in pill form only.

My Dad is taking it to ease the pain of pancreatic cancer.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

12. It's legal here BUT

that is the state law - The FEDS regularly arrest people who use it.

Nice, huh?

(I live in CA by the way)

[LeftyMom]

13. The thing in CA is complicated

As explained above, the feds don't care about state law. Also, some cities counties enforce marijuana laws more strictly than others, some have defacto decriminalization (SF has a ballot measure to decriminalize within their jurisdiction on the upcoming ballot) and some cops from more strict jurisdictions will seek out or pursue suspects in neighboring jurisdictions. There was a news story a few years back here about cops from the neighboring county following people home from a hydroponic supply store in this county so that they could identify and start building a case against (digging through their trash, etc) people in their own county who were legal growers.

[NEWWORLDPATRIOT]

14. Marijuana

I wonder if it will ever be legalized???