Pubdate: Sun, 08 Mar 2009 Source: Pueblo Chieftain (CO) Copyright: 2009 The Star-Journal Publishing Corp. Contact: http://www.chieftain.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1613 Cited: http://www.mapinc.org/mmj.htm (Cannabis - Medicinal) MEDICAL MARIJUANA HEARING POSTPONED Officials seek a bigger place to have the event. The State Board of Health has postponed a rule-making hearing concerning proposed amendments to the Medical Marijuana Registry Program that was scheduled for March 18. The board anticipates the hearing will be held sometime in June. Due to significant public interest in the issue, the board is seeking a larger venue to hold the hearing. Once a new date, time and location for the rescheduled hearing have been determined, the information will be posted on the Web site of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. The department has proposed the following changes to the Medical Marijuana Registry Program administered by the department: Requiring notarized signatures on applications and related forms. Requiring compliance with the Colorado "Secure and Verifiable Document Act." Limiting a "primary care-giver" to five patients per care-giver. Clarifying what is required to have "significant responsibility for managing the well-being of the patient." Modifying the process for a patient to change his/her caregiver on the registry. The deadline for submitting written comments to the State Board of Health has been extended to May 15. Comments should be e-mailed to Written comments already submitted for the board's consideration do not need to be submitted again. - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Seguin