Riverside Medical Marijuana Clinic Offers Doctors’ Recommendations
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California voters had approved Proposition 215, legalizing the use of medical marijuana. The State law permits people to use medical marijuana as long as they are qualified. This means that people suffering from cancer, glaucoma, AIDS-related illnesses, and multiple sclerosis among others should first secure a doctor’s recommendation prior to acquiring or using medical marijuana. Proposition 215 was followed by the Medical Marijuana Program Act, which provides ID cards for qualified patients in order to avoid arrests or other marijuana-related problems with law enforcement officers. The Act also instructs counties to establish their medical marijuana ID card program to aid patients in acquiring and using the drug.
On the other hand, medical marijuana use is still a federal crime. In fact, federal authorities have shut down or raided Palm Desert, Corona, Norco, Perris, and Riverside dispensaries.
Conversely, Palm Springs resident and longtime marijuana activist Lanny Swerdlow plans to open a Riverside medical marijuana clinic in an office building located at 647 N. Main St. in Northern Riverside. This would mean that the County’s residents who want to secure a doctor’s recommendation for medical marijuana could have a much shorter drive instead of traveling all the way to Los Angeles or Orange County. Swerdlow, a registered nurse and head of the Marijuana Anti-Prohibition Project said that his Riverside medical marijuana clinic has a good location of the entire Inland Empire.
A spokeswoman for the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office, Ingrid Wyatt said that the proposed Riverside medical marijuana clinic would not violate the law as long as no marijuana is distributed or dispensed. In reaction to Wyatt’s statement, Swerdlow said in an interview that, “We do not dispense any cannabis at all. We’re completely legal.”
Consequently, Swerdlow said that the only other physician in Riverside and San Bernardino counties who can provide medical marijuana recommendation is a Rancho Mirage doctor. As such, Riverside medical marijuana patients who want to secure recommendation have to travel to Coachella Valley or Orange County. Swerdlow would operate the Riverside medical marijuana clinic under the supervision of The Hemp and Cannabis Foundation. The foundation is a nonprofit organization that operates medical marijuana clinics in four states including Washington, Colorado, Oregon, and Hawaii.
In addition, Swerdlow stated that several Inland Empire medical marijuana doctors have agreed to work at the Riverside medical marijuana clinic. More so, patients must be able to submit their medical records through fax since no diagnostic testing will be conducted at the clinic. After this, patients will undergo physical examinations and the staff and doctors of the Riverside medical marijuana clinic will check the medical histories of the patients.
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