So The REGISTRY finally responds....

So I finally got news from this goofy system (granted-they are trying, but damn people...).

Background: I am an AIDS patient who's primary Dr. does not believe in MMJ. Crazy-I know. A bit over a year ago I was given a recommendation for 24 plants for use in edibles and such from a different Dr. recommended by a local (The Springs) MMC. The Doc at that time had some conditions on her license and my application was held by the State pending clarification of the qualifications needed to recommend MMJ.

The language in the original letter was this: "Although you will not receive a Colorado Medical Marijuana Registry identification card while the rulemaking process is pending, once 35 days have passed from the date of submission of your application, the application is deemed approved in accord with Section 14(3)(d) of Article XVIII of the Colorado Constitution. When we know what the final rule is, your original Application will be either accepted or rejected."

I just today got a letter from the Registry denying my application because of the Doc's Conditional status at the time of the recommendation. As I understand it, under the new rule, if she had renewed her license this July 1st, 2011 she would be qualified but since she renewed July 1st, 2010 she does not under these new guidelines which are supposedly in the new regulations though I cannot seem to find them.

The new letter says: "The 2011 Colorado Legislature with House Bill 11-1043 amended Colorado Revised Statute 25-1.5-106(2)(c)(II), to define a physician's medical license in good standing to be:
* Medical licenses issued before July 1, 2011 must have neither a condition nor a restriction.
* Medical licenses issued on or after July 1, 2011 must not contain a condition or restriction that specifically prohibits the recommendation of Medical
Marijuana."

Does this seem like insanity to any one else??

I was given a month to reapply fee-free. I also have a few patients I live with in the same situation.

Question is this: Will any Dr. now write a recommendation for 24 plants? We grow our own in a very small space and keep them very small. We use primarily edibles and tinctures for treatment of our symptoms and there is no way six plants each will provide the needed medicine with how we know how to grow it. We can not afford to buy at the silly prices in the dispensaries and we also don't know if we can trust the methods used in them.

Thanks in advance for your time and thoughts.

Allen

Were I you, I would get my card, with or without the recommendation for more plants. I can't see the cops dragging an AIDS patient into court over this, but you might avoid some grief and some attorney's fees.

Winner !