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Do right: Give agency what it needs to run medical marijuana program

Submitted by Marijuana News on Fri, 04/03/2015 - 21:40

Guam is the first U.S. territory to legalize medicinal marijuana, joining 23 states. Legal marijuana will be limited to medicinal uses only.

The new law has the potential to help patients with debilitating diseases. For some, medical marijuana has alleviated pain associated with multiple sclerosis. For cancer patients, it can help reduce extreme nausea caused by chemotherapy and stimulate appetite.

Guam's Department of Public Health and Social Services will hold its first informational meeting next week to discuss the rules and regulations for the island's new medical marijuana law. It will be held at Sen. Tina Muña Barnes's office at 2 p.m. next Friday, said Public Health Director James Gillan.

Public Health will be responsible for implementing and regulating the program, and its essential they do things right.

Guam will have to grow its own marijuana, so that will have to be regulated. Public Health will have to figure out...

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