Lockyer is right and we are right. If we had guidelines, at least individuals would be treated the same way. But it would not be binding. The big disparity comes in dosage. Vroman said the county has registered about 300 legitimate users, calling doctors to verify prescriptions.
Patients receive identification cards from the sheriff's department.
San Francisco is another county that has approved medical marijuana patient cards. But others, like Contra Costa, refuse to go that route. Marin said he handled about a dozen marijuana cultivation cases in 2000. In about half the cases, the suspects said they were growing for medical reasons. None has gone to trial.