75A - PH - MEDICAL MARIJUANA - PROHIBIT

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2 23. While marijuana dispensaries have attempted to "demonstrate their responsibility" 2 by providing documentation to their customers indicating marijuana causes, "intoxication and 3 effects on the nervous system which lead to slowed reaction time and loss of coordination which 4 lasts for hours after ingestion and these affects make driving a car or operating machinery 5 hazardous and therefore should be avoided while under the influence of marijuana." However, 6 the dispensaries fail to clarify the real picture. 7 24. Studies have been conducted where licensed aircraft pilots were given a small dose 8 of THC. Twenty-four hours later the pilots were placed in a flight simulator and all ten of the 9 test subjects experienced errors in landing. A second similar study supported the first. Roughly 10 80% of the test subjects displayed signs of impairment 24 hours after the drug was consumed. 11 Only one of the test subjects was aware of the fact his performance was being affected 24 hours a~ ~ 12 after marijuana use. These and other similar tests indicate marijuana impair one's ability to ~ 13 ~~ operate a motor vehicle long after the noticeable effects have worn off. ~ ~ ~~ 14 25. In the past few years Anaheim has become aware of this phenomenon and has o ~ ~~ 15 experienced a number of fatal traffic collisions involving subjects under the influence of ~ ~ .. 16 marijuana. Non-fatal traffic collisions involving man~uana-impaired dnvers occur regularly. 17 AVAILABILITY 18 26. In 1985 the Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") approved a THC medication 19 known as Dronabinol, which is marketed under the name Marinol in a capsule form. 20 Dronabinol is a synthetic THC, laboratory produced and available through traditional Physician 21 prescriptions and obtained at Pharmacies. The drug is used for the treatment of nausea and 22 vomiting in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and treating AIDS related anorexia by 23 stimulating the appetite. Dosages are regulated at 2.5, 5 and 10 milligrams. Since Marinol has 24 been tested and regulated by the FDA, its strength and quality remain constant. 25 27. Proposition 215 and SB 420 do not specifically deal with the issue of "where" 26 patients obtain marijuana for medical purposes. Simply put, there are no government owned or 27 operated marijuana cultivations, warehouses or retail outlets for medical marijuana. The law 28 only designates a "qualified patient" or "primary caregiver" to grow, obtain or possess medical - S - Decl Opp to OSC Re Preliminary Injunction 13 of 36 75A-136