Members of a committee to guide Colorado on medical-marijuana rule-making were announced Friday, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment announced.
The Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee was created during this year's legislative session to advise the health department's executive director.
Itwillmeetmonthly,beginninglater thismonth, to develop recommendations for the implementation of SB109 and HB1284 pertaining to oversight of medical marijuana in the state, including the relationship between doctors and patients and guidelines for dispensaries.
Almost 100 people applied for the nine slots on the committee. Input in selecting who will serve on it came from medical-marijuana proponents, law enforcement groups and public health organizations throughout the state.
The state Board of Health requested that a representative from a local public health agency be added. The state's chief medical examiner (or a designee) and the director of the Medical Marijuana Registry also will serve on the committee.
Members are: Ken Weaver (a patient), Michael Marcella (a primary caregiver), Jill Lamoureux (owner of a medical-marijuana center), Dr. Rita Starritt (a physician who recommends medical marijuana), Dr. Christian Thurstone (a specialist in addiction medicine), Dr. Daniel Bennett (a specialist in chronic pain management), Dr. Daniel W. Bowles (a specialist in oncology and cancer care), Lt. Ernest Martinez (of the Denver Police Department), Ted Tow III (of the Colorado District Attorney's Council), Dr. Mark Johnson (executive director of Jefferson County Public Health Department), Bob O'Doherty (director of the state's Medical Marijuana Registry) and Dr. Ned Calonge (the state's chief medical officer).
In an interview with The Pueblo Chieftain this year, Starritt extolled the merits of medical marijuana as a treatment option.
This year, about 105,000 people have been accepted on the registry. About 73,000 of the applications are among a backlog still awaiting processing and issuance of an official registry card.
The Joint Budget Committee approved supplemental funding last month to add 56 temporary employees at the registry to process the backlogged applications.
Not all of those positions have been filled yet, and it could take eight months to process the flood of applications.
NewsHawk: Ganjarden: 420 MAGAZINE
Source: Behavioral Health Central
Contact: Behavioral Health Central
Copyright: 2010 The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.
Website: Marijuana advisory committee named
* Thanks to MedicalNeed for submitting this article
The Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee was created during this year's legislative session to advise the health department's executive director.
Itwillmeetmonthly,beginninglater thismonth, to develop recommendations for the implementation of SB109 and HB1284 pertaining to oversight of medical marijuana in the state, including the relationship between doctors and patients and guidelines for dispensaries.
Almost 100 people applied for the nine slots on the committee. Input in selecting who will serve on it came from medical-marijuana proponents, law enforcement groups and public health organizations throughout the state.
The state Board of Health requested that a representative from a local public health agency be added. The state's chief medical examiner (or a designee) and the director of the Medical Marijuana Registry also will serve on the committee.
Members are: Ken Weaver (a patient), Michael Marcella (a primary caregiver), Jill Lamoureux (owner of a medical-marijuana center), Dr. Rita Starritt (a physician who recommends medical marijuana), Dr. Christian Thurstone (a specialist in addiction medicine), Dr. Daniel Bennett (a specialist in chronic pain management), Dr. Daniel W. Bowles (a specialist in oncology and cancer care), Lt. Ernest Martinez (of the Denver Police Department), Ted Tow III (of the Colorado District Attorney's Council), Dr. Mark Johnson (executive director of Jefferson County Public Health Department), Bob O'Doherty (director of the state's Medical Marijuana Registry) and Dr. Ned Calonge (the state's chief medical officer).
In an interview with The Pueblo Chieftain this year, Starritt extolled the merits of medical marijuana as a treatment option.
This year, about 105,000 people have been accepted on the registry. About 73,000 of the applications are among a backlog still awaiting processing and issuance of an official registry card.
The Joint Budget Committee approved supplemental funding last month to add 56 temporary employees at the registry to process the backlogged applications.
Not all of those positions have been filled yet, and it could take eight months to process the flood of applications.
NewsHawk: Ganjarden: 420 MAGAZINE
Source: Behavioral Health Central
Contact: Behavioral Health Central
Copyright: 2010 The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.
Website: Marijuana advisory committee named
* Thanks to MedicalNeed for submitting this article
