The Oregon Medical Marijuana Act was passed by Oregon voters on November 3, 1998, and went into effect on December 3, 1998. The Oregon Health Services was given the responsibility of developing a registration system for patients and caregivers by May 1, 1999. On May 21, 1999, the first registration cards were issued.
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD), gastric reflux disease, acid reflux disease, or reflux (in babies and young children) is a chronic symptom of mucosal damage caused by stomach acid coming up from the stomach into the esophagus.
1 GERD is most often diagnosed in individuals over the age of 40, with approximately 50 percent of all individuals diagnosed with GERD between the ages of 45 and 64. 2. 2  Women are more likely to be hospitalized for GERD symptoms than men. Women are more likely to be hospitalized for GERD symptoms than men. 2  Women accounted for 62 percent of all hospitalizations for GERD in 2005, with the highest percentage occurring in the South (approximately 40.9 female GERD patients seen per 100,000 people).