California X
Law passed: 2003
Program start: Jan. 1, 2005
Landfill disposal ban: electronic devices including TVs, monitors, computers, printers, VCRs, cell phones, telephones, radios
Description of state programState law
New Mexico XLegal since: 2007
Plants per patient: 4 mature (12 immature)
Usable marijuana per patient: 6 oz. (for a 3 month period)
Potential surplus per patient: 6-26 oz.
State medical marijuana program
Colorado XLegal since: 2001
Plants per patient: 3 mature (3 immature)
Usable marijuana per patient: 2 oz.
Potential surplus per patient: 7-22 oz.
State medical marijuana program
MontanaLegal since: 2004
Plants per patient: 6 (of any age)
Usable marijuana per patient: 1 oz.
Potential surplus per patient: 17-47 oz.
State medical marijuana programX
Maine XLaw passed: 2004
Program start: 2006
Landfill disposal ban: yes, only applies to CRT monitors
Description of state programState law
District of ColumbiaLegal since: 1998 (but blocked by Congress until 2009)
Plants per patient: none
Usable marijuana per patient: 2 oz.
Potential surplus per patient: N/A
Medical marijuana legislationX
AlabamaHB207
Status: Referred to Alabama House of Representatives committee, January 2010
Proposed plants per patient: 12 (of any age)
Proposed usable marijuana per patient: 2.5 oz.
Potential surplus per patient: 33.5-93.5 oz.
Proposed legislationX
DelawareSB94
Status: On table in Senate, June 29, 2010
Proposed plants per patient: 12 (of any age)
Proposed usable marijuana per patient: 6 oz.
Potential surplus per patient: 30-90 oz.
Proposed legislationX
Ohio XCurrent status: HB 447 introduced Feb. 2010, assigned to Environment & Brownfield Development committee
Landfill disposal ban: no
Proposed legislation
Pennsylvania XCurrent status: HB 409 referred to Environmental Resources and Energy committee, Feb. 2009; HB 708 referred to Environmental Resources and Energy committee, June 2010
Landfill disposal ban: no
Description of state programProposed legislation
HB 409 HB 708
South DakotaInitiated Measure 13
Status: Will appear on general election ballot, November 2010
Proposed plants per patient: 6 (of any age)
Proposed usable marijuana per patient: 1 oz.
Potential surplus per patient: 17-47 oz.
Proposed legislation [pdf]X
Wisconsin XLaw passed: 2009
Program start: 2010 (various deadlines)
Landfill disposal ban: effective Sept. 1, 2010, includes computers, TVs, DVD players, keyboards, printers, fax machines
Description of state programState law [pdf]
Kentucky XCurrent status: SB 160, returned to Senate Natural Resources and Energy committee, March 2010
Landfill disposal ban: no
Proposed legislation
Georgia XCurrent status:
Senate Resolution 83, passed in April 2009, called for a study committee to be formed to make e-waste law recomendations. The committee was never formed.
Landfill disposal ban: no
Sources - Electronics Takeback Coalition,
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