The state Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) will begin implementing the state’s new medical marijuana program starting this fall.
The program, passed by the legislature in the 2012 session and signed into law on May 31, requires DCP to issue temporary patient registration certificates for the palliative use of marijuana starting October 1, 2012.
The department has added an FAQ page on in its website to help people better understand the law. Among the questions it answers are:
· Who is eligible to use medical marijuana?
· How will doctors certify the use of medical marijuana for a patient?
· Who will grow the marijuana?
· Who will dispense the marijuana?
· Does the law require health insurers to cover medical marijuana?
OLR has summarized of the new law (PA 12-55).
