I want to try some other dispensaries - have question

I've only been to one and only a few of times at that (I buy 1/2 z's each time so I don't have to hassle with weekly trips).

When I go to a new place will they only need to see my Dr's certification sheet and my ID?

I could understand how they might want to see my receipt from the CDPHE showing that I turned my paperwork/$ in and that 35 days has passed with no rejection.

But why would they need to see my MMR app form? Can I not to give it to them or black out my social security #? I don't want that info all over town.

Also what kind of paperwork am I going to be required to fill out?

Any advice or experiences would be great.

Any dispensary owners on here want to chime in? Could result in a new customer. :thumbsup:

Cheers!

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I've only been to one and only a few of times at that (I buy 1/2 z's each time so I don't have to hassle with weekly trips).

When I go to a new place will they only need to see my Dr's certification sheet and my ID?

I could understand how they might want to see my receipt from the CDPHE showing that I turned my paperwork/$ in and that 35 days has passed with no rejection.

But why would they need to see my MMR app form? Can I not to give it to them or black out my social security #? I don't want that info all over town.

Also what kind of paperwork am I going to be required to fill out?

Any advice or experiences would be great.

Any dispensary owners on here want to chime in? Could result in a new customer. :thumbsup:

Cheers!

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What community are you looking to shop in?

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...When I go to a new place will they only need to see my Dr's certification sheet and my ID?

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Most places are going to want to see your app also. Some will also want to see your mail receipt too.

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...But why would they need to see my MMR app form? Can I not to give it to them or black out my social security #? I don't want that info all over town.

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Most places understand if you black-out your SSN.

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...Also what kind of paperwork am I going to be required to fill out?

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Typically about 4 or 5 pages, initially off things like you won't use on/around premises, so called HIPPA forms (which in my opinion are bogus), and temporary caregivership (while on premises)

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...Any advice or experiences would be great....

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Make copies of all your paperwork, black-out your SSN on the copies, and bring those in with you. The last thing you want is to lose your only copy!

As far as experiences, there are some very good places out there and lots of crappy ones. Don't know what part of town/State you're in so kinda hard to recommend. Probably easier to either let us know what area you want to shop or post the name here and see if anyone has checked them out.

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I've only been to one and only a few of times at that (I buy 1/2 z's each time so I don't have to hassle with weekly trips).

When I go to a new place will they only need to see my Dr's certification sheet and my ID?

I could understand how they might want to see my receipt from the CDPHE showing that I turned my paperwork/$ in and that 35 days has passed with no rejection.

But why would they need to see my MMR app form? Can I not to give it to them or black out my social security #? I don't want that info all over town.

Also what kind of paperwork am I going to be required to fill out?

Any advice or experiences would be great.

Any dispensary owners on here want to chime in? Could result in a new customer. :thumbsup:

Cheers!

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We need your ID, Physicians Statement and for you to fill out our rules and regulations. The Physicians statement is what's needed to have a affirmative defense. But every dispensary has there own set of rules regarding this. Law enforcement is another thing, you should carry as much proof as possible like receipt of registered mail, application etc.:thumbsup:

Thanks ThaiBuddhaMan and GratefulMeds,

I'm in Denver and wanna check out some of the places which have owners or employees that post here and get a positive vibe from the forum community.

Copies? I got copies stashed everywhere! Cars, drawers, refrigerator, etc. Lol!

Cool thing is I don't have a mail receipt, I have the actual CDPHE vital records service transaction receipt that I got before the health department changed that.

Good to know I can black out my social #.

@Thai has anyone every given you a hard time about that?

@Grateful are you cool with this procedure too?

I guess copies get made of my paperwork? Is this the case?

Cheers!:thumbsup:

I don't need or want anyone's SS number. And have not been told that I need to have it as of yet, so ya I am cool with it.:thumbsup:

Awesome Grateful. I'm in Boulder at least every other week. I'll have to swing by.:jointsmile:

Be prepared to be overwhelmed by Grateful's selection. One could easily spend hours the first time there!!!

I've never had any place give me grief about blacking out my SSN. As a matter of fact, the first place I went into, I didn't have it blacked out and they suggested & offered to do it.

You sound like me - I had copies stashed everywhere! Just in case! Now that I have my red card though, you're not supposed to make copies of it. Not sure how that's going to work now. Wish one was allowed to laminate it, as I just don't see it lasting very long in my wallet!

Places in Denver: Delta9, Pure, Herbal Elements, ReLeaf are all here on this & other boards. The only I haven't been to yet is ReLeaf, but hope to change that soon. I think they might be another one or two here on the board, but don't remember them off the top of my head.

We usually recommend blacking out the first five, since the last four will be on your physical card. If you have it fully blacked out, that's okay too. We like it if you have your app form, but it's not required. We do have 9 pages of paperwork to fill out, but you only have to do it once. We're very thorough, trying to go above and beyond so we never have issues with city/state compliance.

You are very welcome to come in and check out our wonderful lineup at New Options Wellness.com, at 2885 Aurora Ave No. 40, Boulder CO 80303, just off Hwy 36 and Baseline. Our phone is 720-266-9967. We do ask for a copy of the original appl, but no problem blacking out the first 5 digits. We take a copy of your DL, Physician rec showing the notary seal or stamp, and sign a hippa form and you're good to go - takes under 5 minutes. N.O.W. has a great selection of organic premium strains, super concentrates/hash from pressed kiefs to "taffy" bubble hash, to NON-butane oil (we strongly warn against butane or other toxic chemical solvents which are loaded with heavy metals and bad crap!) we call Midnight Oil. And our Medibles are incredibles! We also have a VIP program (CG assignment) which gives you free gifts at stages including a vaporizer, and good discounts on almost everything! We also have $7 grams and $25 eighths in the "salad bowl" often with some really good bud in it, and deep discounts on vaporizers ($199 Iolites & SSV), grinders, and even grow eqmt at deep discounts via our sister company TheProGrower.com which site should be up soon. TPG also does professional consult-design-build services for any size grow up to "bud factories"!

Thanks Releaf and New Options.

@Releaf, I've been wanting to stop by as you are located close to the disp I currently frequent, nice photos on your site bty.

@ New Options, Holy $hit you guys were robbed last year, I hope you got everything back from LE after it was over. Also, I was considering getting a mail order Iolite but didn't want a paper trail and here you offer them for the same price - I love cash transactions! ;)

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Thanks Releaf and New Options.

@Releaf, I've been wanting to stop by as you are located close to the disp I currently frequent, nice photos on your site bty.

@ New Options, Holy $hit you guys were robbed last year, I hope you got everything back from LE after it was over. Also, I was considering getting a mail order Iolite but didn't want a paper trail and here you offer them for the same price - I love cash transactions! ;)

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If anyone gives you grief about your SS# being blacked out turn around and walk out. No reputable dispensary will give you any grief. I, being the dumbass I am, went to 5-6 dispensaries (some shady ones too) before I blacked out my SS#. Now I check my credit every 3 months religiously and I'm thinking about putting a fraud alert on my account. So block out you SS# and don't think twice for any reason.

Thanks Lampost,

I pulled my Sharpie out a little while ago.

I kind of dig the black bar look, like on a censored government document! :tin foil hat:

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I, being the dumbass I am, went to 5-6 dispensaries (some shady ones too) before I blacked out my SS#. Now I check my credit every 3 months religiously and I'm thinking about putting a fraud alert on my account. So block out you SS# and don't think twice for any reason.

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Go back and ask them to black it out. I know I went back to a couple shady places and got my paperwork back completely. At first they wanted to give me grief. I simply stated I know I'm not returning as a customer and so they will not longer be a caregiver. I threatened to make a few phone calls to my lawyer, law enforcement and Dept of Health. They found it quickly and told me to get the hell out. Of well burned a bridge but at least I know my paperwork isn't floating around anyplace where I don't feel comfortable. Mind you, it had been at least 4-6 weeks since I had visited this place so pretty sure they have no need for my paperwork anymore.

Thai,

You sir have got yourself some good ass courage and social skills. I think I saw you post once that you served (can't remember what branch), but hat's off to you on standing up like that.

My current disp scans everything, so I'm not sure I could get such a clean purge, but I'm not worried about them. They seem earnest, caring and trustworthy.

I'm just a little bored with their selection and pricing at times.

Yeah would be more difficult if they had scanned it in. Luckily these were shady places. Shouldn't of even gone in, in the first place.

The reams of paperwork a lot of places make you fill out is a little insane. Mostly it's just the dispensary owner(s) worried about covering their asses - which I can totally understand. But still think some of it is overkill and probably isn't going to hold up in court anyway. As we have seen, the DEA could really give a sh*t if you have paperwork or not.

Yeah served for just under 10yrs. Started off as an airborne crypto-linguist, did combat control for a bit, later switched up & did network security.

I hear you about the CYA paperwork mentality, it does seem a bit much and has uncertain (unproven?) value if any sort of legal trouble arises for a disp.

In my field (construction) it's all about the paperwork - and most of it is BS too, because if someone fvcks up and somebody gets hurt, a piece of paper with a sig is not going to mean a crap to a judge if it's proven that someone did not do their job correctly. But i digress.

BTY, I'm from the brat side of the service. My dad did 25 army artillery and then retired, although he is still in a "defense" job - helping to make shit that kills people. :(

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Go back and ask them to black it out. I know I went back to a couple shady places and got my paperwork back completely. At first they wanted to give me grief. I simply stated I know I'm not returning as a customer and so they will not longer be a caregiver. I threatened to make a few phone calls to my lawyer, law enforcement and Dept of Health. They found it quickly and told me to get the hell out. Of well burned a bridge but at least I know my paperwork isn't floating around anyplace where I don't feel comfortable. Mind you, it had been at least 4-6 weeks since I had visited this place so pretty sure they have no need for my paperwork anymore.

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Good idea... I've thought about it, but it's good to hear that you were actually able to do it!
Honestly, there's only like 3-4 places I'll ever go back to and I've been to probably 15-20+. I'm thinking about just going out and rounding up all of my paperwork from the others. But yeah, there's definitely 2-3 that I tried on a whim before blacking out the SS# that I really regret. DPG anyone?
But I also want to round it up from places that seem legit but I just don't plan on ever going back. I know all these dispensaries make you sign some questionable paperwork that basically says you're assigning them as your primary caregiver... but when you ask the dispensary about it they swear up and down that it's just a "temporary" caregiver and to make it official you have to send it in to the state. However, YOU KNOW that if they got popped that they're going to have the other perspective and say that you did sign them over as your primary caregiver.

On all my paperwork I'd always just write in a little asterisk and say "NOTE: Assigning as temporary caregiver only, not assigning as official caregiver formally through the state" or something to that effect. No dispensary ever had a problem with my "clarification" and then about about a month ago, I think it was Grasshopper Dispensary on 17th, wouldn't accept my paperwork like that and made me cross out my handwritten note and initial. It frustrated me because that's how he just explained it to me and then he had a problem with me reiterating it in the paperwork and signing it. Oh well...

But I do love the idea of going out and corraling some of my paperwork. I'm sure it's not an issue to most people, but I tried tons of places just once with no intention of ever going back. They don't need my paperwork anymore and I'd feel better getting it back so I might go on a mission soon!

Give us a try at Mountainside Wellness Center. We are located at 695 S. Broadway in Boulder. Corner of Broadway and Table Mesa.

Mountainside.

We offer a comfortable, relaxing, place to have a cup of coffee, tea, water, or soft drink.

Darcy, Bindi, Jess, Chris, Ellen, or Neal can help you and we look forward to seeing you.

Watch for live acoustic music coming soon.

Also, let me know what you think after you've visited. We are confident you will love the atmosphere and selection.