Medical marijuana series kicks off: Rocky Mountain Remedy
Posted: Feb 4, 2010 7:41 AM
Updated: Feb 5, 2010 5:13 PM
Five years ago in Montana you could have been thrown in jail for having an ounce of marijuana. Now it's considered medicine.
Today kicks off our special series on medical marijuana in Montana, the Rocky Mountain Remedy. Over the next few days reporters will be looking at the laws surrounding medical marijuana. We will also take you inside grow houses, look at how to obtain a prescription, talk about the business generated by medical marijuana and get local reaction about its legalization
Montana legalized medical marijuana in 2004. Since then, nearly 8,000 residents have been issued ID 
cards that give them the lawful right to grow, possess and use cannabis as a form of medication. Some patients smoke it, while others eat it.
"One cancer patient in Butte who had never used, she takes a quarter of a cookie every night and it allows her to sleep," explained Jim Gingery of the Montana Medical Growers Association.
Montana's medical marijuana law has been on the books for five years, but do you know really understand how it works?
In our first story in this comprehensive series, our reporter will explain the ins and outs of medicating yourself with cannabis and take you inside one of the biggest grow houses in the state. Tune in at 10 p.m. Thursday for a look at the law and how to get medical marijuana in Montana.
More information on the Montana Medical Growers Association can be found on the group's Web site.
