Quote Originally Posted by boaz
My guess is that if these laws are actually implemented and legal 'over the counter' cannabis is available, that the medical coops would just evolve into OTC medical outlets, not requiring a doctors rec and the whole doctor rec/med card system would become obsolete and no longer used. but I'm just guessing, I have no clue really.
It seems likely, and it would interesting to get dispensary owner's viewpoint. I don't think dispensaries are happy with this amendment because, like you may have implied, many so called patients are probably recreational users. I asked one of my patients if they would bypass the mmj/caregiver route and just buy from the retail store. The answer was that they didn't think so for a couple of reasons: 1) quality and 2) cost, i.e., the quality not will not be as good and the costs higher. We'll see.

As far as places where people can partake together, I don't know. Maybe private type of clubs will pop up where partaking is possible,,,? Nonetheless, expect the money people to start rolling into the state again.
colagal Reviewed by colagal on . Now what? You got what you asked for... Just of few random thoughts.....I know it is early in the process and a lot has to be figured out on a local level, but for those counties and municipalites that do not prohibit licensed marijuana facilities, I am guessing that the quality of "recreational" marijuana may be lower than "medical grade" because the expectations will be lower since there are no medical conditions to address. How many of you existing dispensaries will abondon your existing license and go for the retail license? Rating: 5