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WhiteHotAfterburner · 05-29-2009, 08:23 AM

I had discussions with Bruce about funding CO patients to get on and stay on the registry some time ago (My Husbanding Humans plan, although he was already working on this plan). He said that it was in the works and It looks like that really was and is the case. I'm not sure when it started but they are announcing it on the CO page of the MPP website. When I clicked on the MPP financial assistance button on the CO page it took me to 'the' financial assistance page where I see now that it includes several other states.

This V V V is the CO page...

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MPP financial assistance program for medical marijuana patients

MPP will cover the cost of Colorado's medical marijuana program application fee for low-income patients. At $90 per application, Colorado's medical marijuana program is one of the most expensive in the nation.

To apply to MPP's financial assistance program, click here. If you wish to sponsor an applicant by donating to help cover the cost of the application, click here

Colorado

This is the Medical Marijuana Financial Assistance Program page...

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Medical Marijuana Financial Assistance Program

MPP has launched a landmark program to help low-income patients obtain government-issued registry cards that will allow the patients to use marijuana legally under state law.

Low-income patients or caregivers in Colorado, Montana, Nevada, Vermont, and Rhode Island are eligible to apply for financial assistance from MPP to cover their medical marijuana ID card application fee.

These scholarships are made possible by the donations of generous supporters, and MPP's ability to continue to provide this assistance is dependent on continued financial support. You can donate to sponsor a patient in need here.

The fees for the state medical marijuana registry ID cards are:
Up to $242 in Nevada*
$50 in Vermont
$90 in Colorado
$75 in Rhode Island**
$50 in Montana

*Nevada charges a $50 non-refundable fee to request the application and then $150 to join the program once accepted. Nevada also requires a) the patient be fingerprinted, for which the cost varies from $4-20, depending on where it's done; and b) a $11-22 fee paid to the DMV for photo-taking and making the actual physical card. MPP will typically reimburse the $50 application fee to the patient and pay the $150 fee directly to the registry program. The fingerprinting and DMV photo fees may also be reimbursed if the patient provides receipts showing how much he or she paid.

**The fee is $10 for patients on SSI, SSDI, or Medicaid.

If you are a patient who would like to apply for financial assistance from MPP, please follow this process:

1. Fill out the state's application materials completely.

Colorado: Medical Marijuana in Colorado

Montana: Department of Public Health & Human Services - Montana Medical Marijuana Program

Nevada: Nevada State Health Division

You must call the Department of Agriculture at (775) 688-1180, ext. 271, to request information on how to receive an application packet.

Rhode Island: Medical Marijuana Program (MMP)

Vermont: VERMONT CRIMINAL INFORMATION CENTER

2. Send the following to MPP:
Completed application materials, including any physician or practitioner recommendations required by state law;
A statement describing the illness the patient has;
A statement of the patient's income and some evidence of that income level, such as a copy of a pay stub, a tax return, or an SSI stub; and
If the patient does not fall within the qualifying income levels but needs financial assistance, a statement explaining the patient's financial need.

Mail materials to:

MPP
Attn.: Zane Hurst
P.O. Box 77492, Capitol Hill
Washington, D.C. 20013

3. MPP will review the application and determine the likelihood that the patient will qualify for the registry, as well as check to see if the patient's income level or financial need statement qualifies him or her for funding from MPP. The review process will take up to eight days.

4. If the applicant qualifies for financial assistance, and it appears that the patient should qualify for the registry, then MPP will attach a check for the appropriate amount and send the application and fee to the department that runs the registry. MPP will also notify the applicant of his or her approval for financial aid and that the application has been sent to the department. In the case of Nevada, MPP will send the applicant a $50 check to reimburse him or her for the initial application fee.

5. If, in MPP's judgment, the patient does not qualify for the fund or the registry, MPP will return the application to the patient with a note stating the reason for funding denial.

A patient will qualify if:
the patient has one of the qualifying conditions,
the patient either falls below 150% of the federal poverty level or demonstrates financial need in a written statement, and
the program has enough remaining funds.

Please note that there are limited funds for the financial assistance program, and we will unfortunately not be able to provide assistance once funding runs out. Moreover, funding in states not currently covered by the program is dependent on donors coming forward to fund the program for those states. We are, however, always soliciting and accepting donations to continue the program.

Medical Marijuana Financial Assistance Program

And then there is this Sponsor a Medical Marijuana Patient in CO, MT, NV, VT, RI.

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Sponsor a Medical Marijuana Patient in Colorado, Montana, Nevada, Vermont, or Rhode Island

Following the Marijuana Policy Project's intensive lobbying campaigns in Vermont and Rhode Island and our ballot initiative campaign in Montana, these three states now allow patients to possess and grow their own marijuana. But many seriously patients have little or no income and are unable to afford fees for the required state medical marijuana registry ID card ($110 in Colorado, $50 in Vermont, $75 in Rhode Island, and $50 in Montana). In response, MPP has launched a medical marijuana financial assistance program to help pay the registry fee for patients who cannot afford it. In 2006, MPP expanded the program to include Nevada because that state's medical marijuana registry fee is the highest in the country — $200.

As of October 12, MPP has covered the registry identification fees for 90 low-income patients and two caregivers. There are now approximately 1,632 legal patients in Colorado, 947 in Nevada, 450 in Montana, 302 in Rhode Island, and 56 in Vermont. If you would like to donate a partial or full registration fee for a patient in need, please make a donation to the program using the form below. Your donation can be fully tax-deductible and will help keep a needy patient safe from arrest and jail.

You can donate any amount you wish. If you donate a full registry fee for one patient ($50 – $200, depending on the state), you will be publicly credited (if you permit us) for funding a full scholarship.

Additionally, if you contribute $25 or more, you will receive the Marijuana Policy Project's three-times-a-year newsletter, Marijuana Policy Report. If you donate $40 or more, you will also receive your choice of a t-shirt or DVD. Please see Membership Gifts for choices and then make your selection below. And if you are able to contribute $250 or more you will receive, in addition to the above benefits of membership, we will mail you a compilation DVD featuring the TV and radio ads, TV news coverage, and raw video footage from MPP's campaigns last year.

https://secure2.convio.net/mpp/site/...donation=form1

There is a sponsorship page on that last link that allows you many options to help sick and injured patients. Please use that link to use it.

Great job MPP

I specifically thank you for this effort....it's been sorely needed for quite a long time and I'm very glad to see you have done something about it :tipshat:

Take care everyone,
WHAB

Herbologist · 05-29-2009, 03:21 PM

I am glad to see others implementing assistance programs and scholarships as Cannabis Therapeutics has done since conception.We had several patients insist we have such a program for others less fortunate and fund it as well.
Be well, Be safe. Herbologist

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