Pubdate: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 Source: Union, The (Grass Valley, CA) Copyright: 2009 The Union Contact: http://apps.theunion.com/utils/forms/lettertoeditor/ Website: http://www.theunion.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/957 Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?115 (Cannabis - California) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mmj.htm (Cannabis - Medicinal) MEDICAL POT CARDS GO BEFORE SUPS At next Tuesday's meeting, Nevada County supervisors will consider authorizing the implementation of the Medical Marijuana Identification Card program. If approved, those with Medi-Cal would pay $65 for the card, while those without the state health insurance would pay $130. Of the $130, $66 is sent to the state while $64 will remain in the county to cover local administration costs. Nevada County participation in the ID card program is mandatory under State Law. The Medical Marijuana Program allows qualified patients to apply for and receive identification cards through their county of residence. The local program will be operated out of the county Public Health Department's Vital Records Office. The office will accept applications by appointment. Applicants will have their photograph taken and information will be forwarded to the state. It is anticipated that demand for the identification card would be very low, as has been the experience in other counties. We anticipate a demand of less than 20 cards each year," said Jeff Brown, county director of health and human services agency in a staff report to the board. - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom