Colorado Board Of Health Holds Emergency Meeting To Determine Definition Of Medical Marijuana "Caregiver" by Huffington Post

The Colorado Board of Health is planning to hold an emergency meeting Tuesday to discuss removing a regulation that defines who can legally sell marijuana. The meeting comes in response to a ruling by the Colorado Court of Appeals last week in which the court decided that, in order to qualify as a 'primary caregiver' who can sell medical marijuana, one must do more than simply sell pot to patients.

According to a document released by the court, the purpose of the meeting is "to remove the rule's conflict with the Colorado Court of Appeals decision." The rule currently states that "shopping or making any necessary arrangement for access to medical care or services or provision of medical marijuana" is enough to qualify as a legal provider.

Westword reports that the medical marijuana group Sensible Colorado is interpreting the meeting as a significant threat to medical marijuana in Colorado. The group's web-site declares "This is not a drill, people. Threat Level Red!"
Dietblonde Reviewed by Dietblonde on . New Regulations for Medical Marijuana in Colorado Appeals court: "Caregiver" must do more than grow pot The Denver Post Posted: 10/29/2009 09:47:44 AM MDT The Colorado Court of Appeals has upheld the marijuana cultivation conviction of a Longmont woman, ruling that a person designated as a medical marijuana "caregiver" must do more than just supply the drug to patients. In a special concurring opinion, Judge Alan Loeb wrote that Colorado's consitutional amendment legalizing medical marijuana "cries out for legislative action." The Rating: 5