It amazes me how information gets garbled after it is repeated numerous times...

The STATE does not have or issue a card. CA, OR, probably others, have cards issued by the state (Like a drivers license)

WA has at least 3 (Doc in a box) companies who issue Authorizations. As a service to their customers, they issue an ID card. This is just a handy version of your Authorization and has no more or less significance than having your full sized authorization handy.

As far as the person who stated that they didn't understand the mandate to grow your own or have a caregiver and the caregiver can't smoke.

This is how our law was written to serve PATIENTS and not greedy "Compassion Clubs" The truth is that growing for your self is not as hard as people make it out to be, and is exponentially more rewarding.