selling/donating overage to dispensaries.

[barbear]

I am a designated provider for a medical patient (bonafied), and have been growing for her for about 9 months. I understand that she can sell/donate the overage of the crops I grow for her to the local dispensaries here in Spokane. What are the mechanics of this transactio?. Do they add her name to their list of contributors and when they get busted, she gets busted too? Don't want that to happen so - how does it work????

barbear Reviewed by barbear on 11-17-2010. selling/donating overage to dispensaries. I am a designated provider for a medical patient (bonafied), and have been growing for her for about 9 months. I understand that she can sell/donate the overage of the crops I grow for her to the local dispensaries here in Spokane. What are the mechanics of this transactio?. Do they add her name to their list of contributors and when they get busted, she gets busted too? Don't want that to happen so - how does it work???? Rating: 5

[tango244ns]

seems like now a days, all dispensarys have their own policys on MMJ..She would have to contact the disp. and ask what there policys are. Most of the time you must go and yalk to them in person. Some disp. may not take it if it does meet there standards...so on and so on....:rasta::jointsmile:

also depends on what you want for it in contributions......

[mugenbao]

I don't think there is an easy answer for this question, since dispensaries aren't strictly legal in Washington, and there aren't any provisions for them in the existing medical marijuana laws. Each one will likely have a different policy.

I don't even think there are any dispensaries near my area, so it's not even an option for me.

[killerweed420]

A reputable dispensary, if there is such a thing, will conduct the transaction in cash and no names of growers will be put on paper for tax purposes. They can't declare the purchase of cannabis on there taxes because its illegal federally. They have to be very creative in the bookeeping to try and get some write offs for tax purposes, relatively easy to do.

[WashougalWonder]

Maybe before we get all caught up in full legalization and the gray area of dispensaries, we work to get dispensaries legalized and licensed by the City/County of the location. As was stated, dispensaries are specifically stated in the current law to not be legal. How they can function without getting busted is a very fine line. Too fine for me to participate in.

[tango244ns]

i agree w/ washougal wonder...keep it simple and dont sell or donate it. Not worth it for me,going to federal prison.....

[justpics]

As was stated, dispensaries are specifically stated in the current law to not be legal.

which section of the law is that?

AFAIK the reason dispensaries currently operate without being busted is because they have employees/volunteers/members of the organization who act as designated providers to one patient at a time. In that capacity they assist in the medical use of marijuana, through the dispensing of medicine.


That's all spelled out in 69.51A, so I am wondering, which section says specifically, that dispensaries are illegal?

[killerweed420]

Its a very gray area because it is not spelled out in the law. MMJ is to never be sold and that is happening in dispensaries. We just need to help Sensible Washington with there initiative next year and become the first state in the nation that completely legalizes cannabis and hemp.

[justpics]

I thought the law set the restrictions of designated providers (DPs) as being;

18 years of age

designated in writing

not to consume the patient's medicine

serving only 1 patient at any one time


if DPs were to remain uncompensated shouldn't that be one of the restrictions the law names?

[WashougalWonder]

Actually, I liked the wording much better with I1064......It did not legalize it (federal law) but it removed all criminal penalties. First step to legalizing. One single state can not legalize or change a federal law. :wtf: so far :wtf:

That is why 1064 made it as far as it did. This state isn't quite ready to fully legalize, and neither it seems was Cali. But to remove all criminal penalties is just as good in my book and doesn't flaunt into the fed's saying F you.

I don't remember the exact line of the statute for dispensaries, but unless it changed, and I don't think it did, I think dispensaries are just working in a huge gray area and have great risk of being prosecuted in state or federal courts.

I would fear getting busted and not being able to have my meds for the rest of my life.....No thanks. I will stay on the more obvious side of the law. It still isn't 'legal' even with the law.