CDPHE asking for feedback on caregiver rulemaking

[donniedorko]

I'm only a measly patient and don't grow, but I'd love to be more involved in pushing against these onerous regulations, and the apparent desire to shut all caregivers down. I probably would not be a great public face, only because I have nerve pain conditions and therefore don't "look" sick (which is a whole other issue--don't get me started on how docs, employers, etc. treat you when your problems aren't glaringly obvious). But in terms of volunteering and helping out I'd love it. And I have experience lobbying my representatives on other issues (even tho my senator is Romer, so good luck there).

[copobo]

if Romer is your guy....

you should consider running against him!

[donniedorko]

Yeah, someone needs to primary him. Unfortunately I don't have the credentials that would make for a good legislator. Although I guess we'll probably be losing him soon anyway, since he's running for mayor and people will probably just see the name Romer and vote for it. Pitiful.

[copobo]

here's a response that you can consider when writing yours-

The caregiver should be available to provide advice on dosage,
strains, and administration of the cannabis he/she provides to his or
her patients. In the context of medical marijuana, that and providing
medical marijuana are the only significant responsibilities for
managing the well-being of the cannabis patient. To define otherwise
would press caregivers to provide services for which they may not be
trained, and may confuse patients into thinking marijuana caregivers
are qualified in areas they are not.

[MEDEDCANNABIS]

I disagree. Every time I talk to someone they are clueless. caregivers, patients.... clueless.

who's going to start a patient or caregiver centered group, besides us?

yes sir you are correct....jay, tell him what hes won. now, i look at everything that has happened and i think to myself, why would lawmakers leave so many loopholes or rather just plain HOLES , when usually they are so thorough. so one can only conclude that they want confusion to hide future agendas. in sales a confused mind always says no, i suspect this is the agenda...break that chain of unity via confusion and misinformation so that the factions may never know whats really going on all at once.

"divided we fall"

[copobo]

remember, you only have till friday to send in your comments!

post them here to encourage others!

[puphdown]

Sent this one to them tonight:

I am an mmj registry patient. I have been a patient for several years and i am troubled by many of the new regulations that have been put forth in the past year. HB 1284 limited caregivers to five patients each and disallowed caregivers to designate a caregiver for themselves. As a result i can no longer have a caregiver and must get my extra medicine from commercial dispensaries, run only for profit, at great inconvenience and additional cost to me.
I feel that in the last year much of the regulations and bills passed are designed only to benefit the commercial dispenary model. Subsequently the individual caregivers seem to be being gradually forced out of the mmj program in colorado. This is not what the voters for the original amendment intended the program to be. Please do not further damage patient access to affordable medicine by adding unnecessary verbage to make it harder for us to find adequate providers/growers for our cannabis. Ladies, and gentlemen of the board i urge you to end the state war on patients of 2010

sincerely,

********

[copobo]

+1 :thumbsup: