Jim, I hope it all goes well with stopping the Betaseron. 10 years is a long time.

I'm pulling for you folks over there in Illinois!
We are still fighting the legislature here in Maine. They changed the nature of our MM laws by requiring patients to register with the state. I refuse to do it. I am hoping we can get that changed because I do not trust the state to ensure that my information remains private. I also do not like the police having access to the registry. I will be an outlaw after Jan 1st, because I will only be using my doctor's letter, and NOT getting any freakin' ID card from the state!


Many of the places that have been chosen for dispensaries and growing facilities have enacted moratoriums on opening the centers. There are NO dispensaries in place yet, and we voted for this a year ago.

The state is now going to charge a sales tax, the towns where the dispensaries open want to charge licensing fees and security fees and who knows what else they will try to put on them before we get even one open.

There's a fee for caregivers to carry and dispense or grow, it is set at $300.00 if they do the growing and $100.00 if they are just procuring it from a dispensary. It makes me sick to see what is happening to what was supposed to help patients gain easier access to MJ rather than looking for it on the street.

Keep your eyes on your state legislature if it does pass!