Quote Originally Posted by senorx12562
The patient can obtain medicine anywhere they want, and as soon as it is in the patient's hand, it is legal under state law for them to possess it. It doesn't matter whether it is legal for the seller or not. If a cop were to interrupt the transaction while the medicine was still in the hands of the seller, and the seller did not have a license as a patient, (which I guess means it is still just pot instead of "medicine") the seller could be arrested, no matter who the buyer's designated caregiver is. There is no separate license to be a caregiver. The buyer's caregiver for a particular transaction is the seller, designated as such with the state or not, for purposes of making it legal for the patient. One of the anomalies of the law is the situation where a designated caregiver is not also licensed as a patient.

Where does it say that a caregiver NEEDS a medical marijuana liscense? I dont understand why you would need to be sick to dispense medicine. From my understanding, patients can designate caregivers who do not actually consume the medicine, nor are patients.


Quote Originally Posted by Colorado Deptartment of Public Health and Enviorment
Care-giver: a person, other than the patient and the patient's physician, who is eighteen years of age or older and has significant responsibility for managing the well-being of a patient who has a debilitating medical condition.

In order to be eligible to receive protections under Colorado State law as a medical marijuana patient or care-giver you must be registered with the Colorado Medical Marijuana Registry that is operated and maintained by the Colorado Dept. of Public Health and Environment. The registry is not affiliated with any privately operated club, organization or dispensary.

It seems to me that they only ask you to register as a caregiver, but not actually require you to be a patient.


...Am I correct to believe this?