Crystal Worrey

They want patients to have access to their medicine, so on November 3rd, 2009 Maine voters will go to the polls and vote YES on Question 5.

To win this campaign, we need your support. Please contact us if you can:

•Hold a house party to raise funds in support of our work
•Can distribute literature in your community
•Can hold a sign on election day at the polls
•Can make 25 phone calls to your friends who support the campaign
•Can add our banner to your website/..myspace/..facebook page
•Can sign on to Twitter on election day to ensure your friends get out and vote
This ballot initiative has strong support here in the state of Maine and so the important remaining factor is whether our supporters will get out and vote. PLEASE do your part today and get involved and guarantee a better quality of life for patients across the state.




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PROPOSED INITIATIVE SUMMARY

Current law allows a person who has been diagnosed by a physician as suffering from certain medical conditions to possess marijuana for medical use. This initiated bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to issue registry identification cards to patients who qualify to possess marijuana for medical use and to their designated primary caregivers. It sets limits on the amount of marijuana that may be possessed by qualifying patients and their designated primary caregivers. It allows the establishment of nonprofit dispensaries to provide marijuana