Quote Originally Posted by HighPopalorum
I think I can clarify this... but my usual caveat applies: I'm not a lawyer, just a reader.

You've conflated the rules for MMCs (dispensaries) and caregivers, which are treated differently in the bill. Dispensaries are not obligated to sell at cost. That rule only applies to caregivers. If you want to sell your harvest to a dispensary, you're going to have to have some legal relationship with them, and you're going to be taxed on the profits you make. If you want to sell it directly to your patients, you must do so at cost, but you don't have to keep records or pay taxes... I think. I'll reread it tonight.

What's not going to be OK any more is caregivers signing up patients so they can grow a lot of plants on their behalf and then selling that medicine for a profit to retailers.
I wouldn't worry about a caregiver not being able to be compensated fairly. Since they don't tell you how to determine cost here is how I'll do it. My billing rate is $40/hour... tweak that as necessary. Now just keep a journal and record your time in the growroom. 40 x 100 hours equals $4000. So if I came out with a little less than an elbow it should be about right! Of course you can also include the cost of clones/seeds, all supplies, electricity, hell maybe even a pro-rated portion of rent. You can get creative and this isn't really an issue.

So just figure out how much money you should get for your harvest, how much time you'll approx spend working on your grow, and set your billing rate accordingly. Bam! Getting paid just like before!

On another note, when would this bill become law? Would someone with a finished product ready in about 3-4 weeks still be able to sell to a dispensary?
lampost Reviewed by lampost on . hb10-1284 set to be voted on tomorrow Tomorrow from 1:30 to 7pm the Colorado House will come together at the state capitol building in Denver to vote on HB10-1284. The bill creates the medical marijuana licensing authority in the department of revenue. Much of the language of the bill treats dispensaries as liquor stores or cabarets, a stance that patients and caregivers donā??t relish. The bill is forty-five pages long. Here are some of the highlights or lowlights depending on where you stand: ā?¢ A primary caregiver may Rating: 5