(MI) State accepts first application for medical marijuana

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Source: Det News

Lansing -- Renee Wolfe, a 48-year-old mother of four sons, was at the head of the line today as the state began accepting applications for a program to allow people with "debilitating" medical conditions to use marijuana.

"This is the coup de grace for me," said the Ann Arbor woman who has battled multiple sclerosis for 30 years. She's also been illegally using marijuana to ease her suffering for just as long.

"Marijuana allows me to eat, allows me to live a fairly normal life," said Wolfe, who used a wheelchair to roll into the Michigan Department of Community Health building where applications are being taken.

"I'm able to walk better when I smoke," she said.

Wolfe was among 55 people who took a chartered bus from a Lansing café to the state office building to pay their $100, file the needed paperwork, including a certificate from a Michigan-licensed physician that they have a medical condition that could be helped through the use of marijuana. Under the Michigan Medical Marijuana Registry, the state will issue picture ID registration cards to those who qualify. The cards, which look like a driver's license, should be in the hands of patients by the end of the month.

Read more: http://www.detnews.com/article/20090406/METRO/904060420/1361/State+accepts+first+application+for+medical+marijuana

[bluestateguy]

1. Notice how the Detroit News mocks by putting the word "debilitating" in quotes

nt

[BobRossi]

2. What would you expect from that fish-wrap? nt.

[Qutzupalotl]

8. I don't think they're scare quotes in this case.

Newspapers often quote exact words if they're central to the issue.

[Bozita]

3. That $100 fee sounds excessive

[MorganaSeawalker]

4. California is $150.00

Plus $100.00 yearly renewal.

[bitchkitty]

5. Does CA have low income fees?

In Oregon, if a patient is on food stamps or on OHP the cost is only $20 for both initial card and renewal.

[Downwinder]

6. Is it covered by Medicare Part D?

[sarcasmo]

7. Mary Jane helps my wife focus, glad we don't have to buy it underground any more.