San Francisco will be joining the growing list of cities in California that issue medical marijuana identification cards to protect patients from criminal prosecution under state law.
San Francisco officials announced that the city Department of Public Health (DPH) will begin to issue the cards to patients within the month. The cards will be valid for two years at a cost of $25. Patients over age 18 will need to show the DPH proof of residency and a valid doctor’s recommendation. Patients under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian when applying for the card.
The San Francisco city government passed Supervisor Mark Leno’s proposal for the ID cards in January and since then have been finalizing details with the DPH, city lawyers and medical marijuana activists.
Patients who possess the card will be able to get their marijuana supply from any of the several marijuana buyersÕ cooperatives operating in the San Francisco Bay area.
For more information, please contact Dale Gieringer, California NORML State Coordinator at (415) 563-5858.
