The end of caregivers?

[colagal]

HB1043 clean up bill has this nice Catch 22 provision for caregivers, namely, that caregivers are supposed to register their location, the names and registration # of their patients, PLUS, they have to meet local building and zoning codes. Even if a caregiver wanted to meet these B&Z codes, moratoriums and bans prevent it. The way it appears to me, caregivers can exist only in localities that are friendly to dispensaries in the first place, and even then your average caregiver would have to relocate their residential grow to whatever location B&Z deems fitting. Most caregivers could not afford to do that and still offer reasonably priced meds to patients.

If this cleanup bill passes, it effectively puts an end to caregivers, especially in areas where bans and moratoriums exist, and people in Grand Junction, for example, would either have to grow their own, be able to drive a fair distance to visit a dispensary, or go to the dark side. imp:

Dispensaries are probably doing the happy dance though....:rastabanna:

colagal Reviewed by colagal on 04-13-2011. The end of caregivers? HB1043 clean up bill has this nice Catch 22 provision for caregivers, namely, that caregivers are supposed to register their location, the names and registration # of their patients, PLUS, they have to meet local building and zoning codes. Even if a caregiver wanted to meet these B&Z codes, moratoriums and bans prevent it. The way it appears to me, caregivers can exist only in localities that are friendly to dispensaries in the first place, and even then your average caregiver would have to Rating: 5

[CDS]

Caregivers that sell any sort of medicine are already being ruled against across the state. Courts are upholding Clendenin as precedent and that's a very bad thing. I'd contact Sensible if you have additional questions, but selling what you grow puts you at considerable legal risk right now.

[senorx12562]

HB1043 clean up bill has this nice Catch 22 provision for caregivers, namely, that caregivers are supposed to register their location, the names and registration # of their patients, PLUS, they have to meet local building and zoning codes. Even if a caregiver wanted to meet these B&Z codes, moratoriums and bans prevent it. The way it appears to me, caregivers can exist only in localities that are friendly to dispensaries in the first place, and even then your average caregiver would have to relocate their residential grow to whatever location B&Z deems fitting. Most caregivers could not afford to do that and still offer reasonably priced meds to patients.

If this cleanup bill passes, it effectively puts an end to caregivers, especially in areas where bans and moratoriums exist, and people in Grand Junction, for example, would either have to grow their own, be able to drive a fair distance to visit a dispensary, or go to the dark side. imp:

Dispensaries are probably doing the happy dance though....:rastabanna:

The "dark side" comment constitutes calumny that I , for one, resent, and challenge you to justify. Why would one's election to not (or in my case no longer) participate in the money-grubbing sham that is medical marijuana engender such opprobrium on your part? Did you see underground users and growers of cannabis as evil prior to the creation of the false dichotomy between "medical" marijuana and marijuana? I wouldn't have expected that of you based on your previous posts. Or is my disgust with the whole situation blinding me to the existence of sarcasm?

[colagal]

The "dark side" comment constitutes calumny that I , for one, resent, and challenge you to justify. Why would one's election to not (or in my case no longer) participate in the money-grubbing sham that is medical marijuana engender such opprobrium on your part? Did you see underground users and growers of cannabis as evil prior to the creation of the false dichotomy between "medical" marijuana and marijuana? I wouldn't have expected that of you based on your previous posts. Or is my disgust with the whole situation blinding me to the existence of sarcasm?

Sorry Obi Wan, did not intend to disparage or slander. I guess I need to work on my humor/sarcasm skills. The "dark" part meant underground, where it is, you know, dark, and maybe a bit scary to those who have never tread in those depths. In fact, I am one of those underground denizens, and suffer time to time from existential pain for which the analgesic is fortunately at hand.

[colagal]

To underscore my point, I wrote to the local county building and zoning department asking them what constitutes compliance with building and zoning regulations for caregivers given the proposed changes to caregiver requirements. The response was, "Based on a vote of the people, this county does not permit medical marijuana cultivation."

I wrote back saying that the vote of the people was regarding prohibiting dispensaries and that the law allowed patients and caregivers to grow. I got no response to this, so it appears that this official is taking the position that the vote pertains to anyone who grows. The battle continues...