Colorado Legislature Passes Caregiver Reform Bill

After more than a year of legislative struggle, the Colorado legislature has finally passeda bill aimed at reforming the state’s loosely regulated medical marijuana caregiver system.

Proponents of SB 14 believe that it will add more structure and security to a system with little oversight, and those opposed to the measure believe that it will disrupt the lives of patients and limit access to medical marijuana.

Under SB 14, state health agencies will be required to share the minimum amount of information necessary to verify that patients only have one medical marijuana caregiver and are not using a medical marijuana center as well.

The bill also authorizes the state to use money out of the marijuana tax fund to pay for any costs associated with implementing the bill.

Colorado caregivers will be required to register with the state. If caregivers are not registered, they have to register within 10 days...

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