yep, shop anywhere regardless of who is or isn't your primary care-giver. If you designate someone, hopefully you are getting something of equal value in return from them. They can now grow 6 plants on your behalf, which is an easy pound of buds (at least, depending on strain) for a good grower. Some care-givers give out free meds to their primary patients, others give discounts, but I'm starting to see more and more give for the honor of expanding their business with your 6 plants. Patient coalitions are beginning to form in the Denver area that are bringing this idea into the light, so we'll begin to see a change in benefits for becomming someone's primary patient.

On the subject of buying individual grams... absolutely. If anyone gives you anything other than appreciation that you are testing more of their strains to attempt a better match for your medical symptoms, please remind them of that and know there are many, MANY kind dispensaries out there that will even be happy to sell you half of a gram at a time... and place it in a nice littly teensy jar, too. I felt rushed at a few dispensaries, but I go to many and it is rare luckily.