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Delaware: Limited medical marijuana patient protections go into effect today
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Check out this MPP info sheet.
As you know, with your help, Delaware’s medical marijuana
bill passed into law. Today, the law’s affirmative defense goes into effect.
If proven in court, the affirmative defense is
intended to prevent qualifying patients who comply with the law from being
convicted for medical marijuana possession. However, it does not prevent
arrests or prosecutions. This affirmative defense will be available to patients
from now until 75 days after ID card applications are available. The affirmative defense has not been
tested in court, and there is no certainty, but MPP has created an info sheet for seriously ill patients with
more information about how to assert an affirmative defense in court if arrested.
If you are a patient with a qualifying condition, you may
wish to educate your doctor about the benefits of medical marijuana using this summary
of studies. Patients who might need to assert the defense can ask their
doctors to fill out this unofficial temporary certification form. Anyone who wishes to assert the defense must
obey all rules listed in the
law, which are summarized on the info sheet. We will keep you apprised of future developments.
Further, here are some great
pictures of our exciting year!
