Friday, June 5, 2009

SAN DIEGO COUNTY BEGINS ISSUING MEDICAL MARIJUANA ID CARDS IN JULY

According to Chuck Matthews, County of San Diego Public Health Administrator "The County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency, Division of Public Health Services, Office of Vital Records and Statistics anticipates that we will begin implementing the Medical Marijuana Identification Card (MMIC) Program effective July 6, 2009. The County will not be utilizing volunteers for this program."

He goes on to say:
"Once an application is submitted for an MMIC, State guidelines require the County to verify information within 30 days and approve or deny the application. Persons interested in applying for a medical marijuana card will be able to obtain information from our website on approximately June 26, 2009. The main url address for the Health and Human Services Agency is www.sdcounty.ca.gov/hhsa/ . On approximately June 26, 2009 you will be able to search the website for Medical Marijuana Identification Card information. In the interim you may obtain information from the State of California Department of Public Health website at www.cdph.ca.gov ."

This is great news tremendous progress for patients in San Diego County.

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