Will getting a medical marijuana card or a doctor recommendation for medical marijuana and using it, affect Internationale student on F-1 visa?
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Will getting a medical marijuana card or a doctor recommendation for medical marijuana and using it, affect Internationale student on F-1 visa?
Asked on July 3, 2012 under Immigration Law, California
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Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Potentially having a state medical marijuana approval card could affect one's F-1 visa status as a student in a negative way. Although under the 10th Amendment of the United States several states such as California have legalized marijuana under certain conditions, marijuana is not legalized under federal law. Your F-1 student visa is obtained through federal law.
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