Initiation (i.e., the degree to which the state's law imposes barriers to becoming a registered medical marijuana user) |
3.0 (1-5) |
Physician statement |
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In-state license required |
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Out-of-state licenses allowed |
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Required length of physician-patient relationship |
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Other states’ MMP cards |
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Registration |
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Rate of registration |
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Total initial costs for patient |
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Number of approved conditions |
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Other conditions approved |
Quantity (i.e., the total amount of cannabis that the state's law allows a user to possess) |
2.0 (1-5) |
Possession allowed |
3.0 (1-5) |
Cultivation allowed |
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Number of plants |
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Patients per caregiver |
Distribution Regulation (i.e., the extent to which the state's law regulates and constrains access to medical marijuana) |
1.0 (1-5) |
Cultivation allowed |
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Patients per caregiver |
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Caregivers per patient |
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Dispensary in law |
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Number of dispensaries |
Overall Restrictiveness |
12.0 (4-14) |
Sum of Initiation, Overall Quantity, Distribution Regulation |