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QED Connect, Inc. Provides Information Regarding the Medical Marijuana Industry
QED Connect, Inc. Provides Information Regarding the Medical Marijuana Industry.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n QED Connect, Inc. Provides Information Regarding the Medical Marijuana Industry\n \n \nQED Connect, Inc. Provides Information Regarding the Medical Marijuana Industry\n \n MANCHESTER, NH--(Marketwired - Jun 10, 2014) - Management of QED Connect, Inc. (OTC Pink: QEDN) (PINKSHEETS: QEDN) today is providing further information of the California's Medical Marijuana industry in regards to its wholly owned subsidiary, Emerald Med Farm, LLC.\n California's Proposition 215 was the first statewide medical marijuana voter initiative adopted in the USA. Proposition 215 (HS 11362.5) was passed in 1996 by a 56% majority of California voters in November 1996. The California Supreme Court has ruled that marijuana is as legal as any prescription drug under State law.\n On January 1, 2004, the California Senate Bill 420, the Medical Marijuana Program Act (MMP), became law. The law requires the Department of Public Health (DPH) to establish and maintain a program for the voluntary registration of qualified medical marijuana patients and their primary caregivers through a statewide identification card system. Under California law, medical marijuana patients may \"associate within the State of California in an order collectively or cooperatively to cultivate marijuana for medical purposes.\" The collective provides a means for facilitating or coordinating transactions between members including growing and distribution. As is the case when growing for your own personal use, a collective operation should produce no more than is medically necessary for the members of the cooperative. However, there is no limit to the number of people who can be members, and not all members have to participate in the actual cultivation. The collective must operate on a non-profit basis as set forth in the Attorney General's Guidelines. \n California, and each county within the state originally had specific guidelines about how many plants a patient could grow at any one time. However, in 2010 the California Supreme Court ruled that these guidelines were illegal, and that patients could possess or grow as much marijuana as is reasonably related to their medical needs. The basic rule of thumb is that you can grow as much as you legitimately need to treat the medical condition for which you have the doctor's recommendation....