The latest medical marijuana application report from the state Department of Health Services shows that the number of patients and caregivers continues to creep upward.
As of Au/ 13, there were 31,084 people with MMJ cards. Of those, 25,097 were new applications; 4,080 were renewed cards; and 1,217 were changed information, such as addresses. Just more than 700 either added, replaced or removed caregivers. So far, the largest age group is 18-30, which comprises almost 27 percent of patients. The next largest age group is their parents, ages 51-60. Hehe. There were 20 patients under 18 and 92 age 81 or older, and 73 percent are men, according to DHS.
Chronic pain was the ailment most-commonly used to get MMJ cards at 90 percent of patients. The next most common ailment is muscle spasms (13 percent), followed by nausea (9 percent) and hepatitis and cancer (4 percent).
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This article appears in Aug 23-29, 2012.
I wonder how many of the 31,000 would use MMJ if Avidekel were the type used for medical reasons.
I consume raw cannabis no high better for you. I also vape and smoke better for pain.
THC and THCA both are very good at killing cancer cells, virus and bacteria and yes when carbolized thc gives you the high most prohabitionist are afraid of. That high is very good for your state of mind. I treat for cancer, pain and 3 other illnesses and the high I get from mmj is not near as disabilitating as alcohol or opiates.
just leagleize it allready,stop the madness ruining peoples lives over weed witch is way less harmfull than alcohol and cigarettes,put the mexican cartels out of business and keep the money in the u.s.!
I would have thought there would have been more people with licences.
More and more states are passing medical cannabis laws by the voters and hopefully this eventually sends a message to our government that the people have had enough of the lies and individuals and families who’s lives have been torn apart by a law that never should have been in the first but our government is to arrogant and a bit ignorant to admit they were ever wrong. Since hemp can be used as a fuel source and it can start cars is it possible it’s also part of the oil industries paying to keep medical cannabis illegal? After enough states pass medical cannabis won’t the government be forced to legalize it for medical use?