Sacramento County OK’s medical marijuana ID cards
Tuesday, December 16th, 2008 at 7:54 pm | By: Radical Russ
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors decided today to adopt a medical marijuana identification card system, 4 to 1, making it the 48th county to adopt plans to comply with a requirement of a 2003 state law.
By giving patients the option of obtaining cards identifying them as qualified medical marijuana patients, law enforcement officers will be able to quickly discern whether they are operating within the law, sparing taxpayers the burden of costly, time-consuming false arrests, advocates said.
The only counties larger than Sacramento that have yet to obey the law requiring a medical marijuana I.D. card program are San Diego and San Bernardino. Those two counties have challenged the program in court three times, all of which have failed. The San Diego County Board of Supervisors has announced its intention to make a final appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Meanwhile, Ventura County became the last in Southern California – other than San Diego and San Bernardino – to implement a medical marijuana I.D. card program Monday.
Where can I get the discounted $83 medical mj card in Sacto?
This is now law required by Sacramento county to follow state law stating that Sacramento county must provide the I.D. cards as an available option to legal Medical Cannabis patients within Sacramento county.
It is an OPTION to obtain the card which makes it easier for local law enforcement to verify for valid patient status. An OPTION of $166.00 or for those who have Medi-Cal insurance it will cost a payment of $83.0 annually from the date of issuance.
I can’t wait to hear the US Supreme Courts response to the final appear. It seems like this could be the final nail in the coffin of local opposition to individual rights to medical marijuana when it comes to State Law.