The Major Effects of HB 1284 on the Industry (as it currently stands)

Effects on the Patients

Patients will choose whether to go to a dispensary, a primary caregiver or grow their own plants.

Patients who choose to grow their own will also be able to choose one center to purchase medication from in between harvests.

Patients who choose a primary caregiver will only be able to purchase from their caregiver. (potentially ONE center as well)

Municipalities will have the ability to ban dispensaries.

All transactions must be made on site of the retail location.

The patient registry will also be set up as a database to track every single transaction of every single patient, including amount spent and items purchased.

Each dispensary will be required to have a camera installed to record every transaction with a live feed accessible 24/7 by state authorities.

If a doctor loses their right to recommend medical marijuana, every patient that is active on the registry for whom the doctor recommended medical marijuana, will have to obtain a recommendation from a different doctor to remain valid.
(There are currently fees appropriated from SB-109 so that if/when it passes the Department of Health will open investigation on 5 particular doctors so right away many innocent patients could be rendered "illegal" until they get another recommendation)

Effects on the Primary Caregivers
Limits the number of patients a primary caregiver can serve to 5.

In municipalities that have banned dispensaries, the local authority can permit primary caregivers to serve up to 16.


Caregivers will be allowed to be compensated for the cultivation of medical marijuana but money and/or marijuana may only be exchanged between a primary caregiver and one of their patients.

Prohibits two caregivers from joining together for the purpose of cultivating.


Effects on the Dispensaries

Dispensaries will be allowed to cultivate 6 plants and have 2 oz of a usable form of marijuana for every member.

70% of all medication a dispensary is allowed must be grown by that dispensary, the other 30% can only be obtained from another dispensary.

All medication will have to be cultivated in a location licensed for that purpose and a licensed dispensary is the only entity allowed to obtain a cultivation license.

700 total grow licenses will be issued for the state for off-site cultivation.

One-time application fees, to become a licensed dispensary, high enough to potentially prohibit everyone except for those with serious money.

These fees will be adjusted on a sliding scale based on how many members that dispensary would like to be able to have.

In order to become a licensed retail location, a public hearing will be held for anyone with issues, concerns or positive testimony.

1100 total dispensary licenses will be issued for the state.

A dispensary may not be located within 1000 ft. of a pre-school, elementary, middle or high school.

During the public hearing, officials from a school within that distance may show up and voice their concern.

A dispensary may not be located within 1000 ft. of any location for which a dispensary application has been denied, for whatever reason, in the last 2 years.

Weekly visits from officers to verify that product sold and revenue reported line up.

Effects on Edible Manufacturers
Marijuana-infused products can only be made on a location licensed for that purpose.

In order to obtain that license, the location must be a commercial kitchen that is used for no other purpose but infusing products with marijuana.

Edibles may not be unsealed or consumed on a premised licensed for the production of edibles.

Edible vendors will be required to contract with specific dispensaries for the plant matter to infuse products with.

Each batch will have to be made for a specific dispensary containing only the plant matter provided by that dispensary.