According to the state's medical marijuana laws and the Attorney General's guidelines, it is illegal to profit from the sale or distribution of marijuana.

The user has to have a recommendation for medical marijuana by a physician. That person, and or his or her caregiver, need to be verified members of a collective or cooperative in order to be compliant with medical marijuana laws.

For example, authorities said dispensaries that merely require patients to complete a form that designates the business owner as the patient's primary caregiver, then offer marijuana in exchange for ??donations? are likely illegal and not compliant with medical marijuana laws.
Lansdowne said some of the businesses in the city advertise they accept donations but they won't give out the product without receiving a ??donation.?

Dumanis said patients or their designated caregivers who are lawfully recommended by a physician can cultivate plants on their property for their use."


my first thought was aren't coops illegal in California, too? I guess this kinda answers that. i did not know that it was the law they had to be not for profit, I had always thought some volunteered to do that or something to get on the good side of the community and leo, but i guess it is actually the law. according to this dude anyways.

yeah, i agree with the above poster grow your own if you can. there is nothing better than bud picked from your own plants. :rasta: