Montana Medical Marijuana Act INITIATIVE NO. 148 NEW SECTION. Section 1. Short title. [Sections 1 through 9] may be cited as the "Medical Marijuana Act". NEW SECTION. Section 2. Definitions. As used in [sections 1 through 9], the following definitions apply: (1) "Debilitating medical condition" means: (a) cancer, glaucoma, or positive status for human immunodeficiency virus, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, or the treatment of these conditions; (b) a chronic or debilitating disease or medical condition or its treatment that produces one or more of the following: (i) cachexia or wasting syndrome;(ii) severe or chronic pain;(iii) severe nausea;(iv) seizures, including but not limited to seizures caused by epilepsy; or(v) severe or persistent muscle spasms, including but not limited to spasms caused by multiple sclerosis or Crohn's disease; or (c) any other medical condition or treatment for a medical condition adopted by the department by rule. (2) "Department" means the department of public health and human services. (3) "Marijuana" has the meaning provided in 50-32-101. (4) "Medical use" means the acquisition, possession, cultivation, manufacture, use, delivery, transfer, or transportation of marijuana or paraphernalia relating to the consumption of marijuana to alleviate the symptoms or effects of a qualifying patient's debilitating medical condition. (5) "Physician" means a person who is licensed under Title 37, chapter 3. (6) (a) "Caregiver" means an individual, 18 years of age or older who has agreed to undertake responsibility for managing the well-being of a person with respect to the medical use of marijuana. A qualifying patient may have only one caregiver at any one time. (b) The term does not include the qualifying patient's physician. (7) "Qualifying patient" means a person who has been diagnosed by a physician as having a debilitating medical condition. (8) "Registry identification card" means a document issued by the department that identifies a person as a qualifying patient or caregiver. (9) (a) "Usable marijuana" means the dried leaves and flowers of marijuana and any mixture or preparation of marijuana. (b) The term does not include the seeds, stalks, and roots of the plant. (10) "Written certification" means a qualifying patient's medical records or a statement signed by a physician stating that in the physician's professional opinion, after having completed a full assessment of the qualifying patient's medical history and current medical condition made in the course of a bona fide physician-patient relationship, the qualifying patient has a debilitating medical condition and the potential benefits of the medical use of marijuana would likely outweigh the health risks for the qualifying patient.ABOUT HEALTH SCIENCES GROUP, INC. Health Sciences Group, Inc. is a provider of health and wellness services to consumers, physicians and other healthcare professionals through its website, www.igohealthy.org, and health focused publications. The Health Sciences network consists of its public website, www.igohealthy.org, and iGoHealthy Magazine. The Company operates in three segments: Online Services, Publishing and Other Services. The Company is recently exploring options of corporate growth within the Legal Medical Marijuana Industry. FORWARD-LOOKING DISCLAIMER This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements and information, as defined within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and is subject to the Safe Harbor created by those sections. This material contains statements about expected future events and/or financial results that are forward-looking in nature and subject to risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements by definition involve risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Health Sciences Group, Inc. to be materially different from the statements made herein.
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