Caregivers in Michigan are limited to 12 plants per patient and only allowed 5 patients - total 72 plants. They've created marketing co-ops, i.e.; they pool their patients. This gives patients assess to a greater variety of available produce and expands a caregiver's limited market.

MI caregivers are using this co-op model and stretching it into a new type of dispensary business model. CO and CA caregivers came to dispensaries from a different model, one unrestricted by a patient cap.

While "joining together" to grow is no longer allowed in CO, the law does not address caregivers joining together to market. Using the traditional agricultural co-op model, were each farmer grows their own produce and the co-op assists in marketing, CO caregivers could benefit, as could their patients.

Ag co-ops are a hugely important business model here in CO. By coming together under the co-op model it also gives small farmers a much greater voice in political matters, which they press hard.

It would be difficult for legislators to deny mmj caregivers access to this same business model.

I've assisted a few Ag co-ops. I could see that model working well for the type of org copobo suggests is needed.