Frequently Asked
Questions
How do I go about becoming a medical marijuana patient in Colorado?
Amendment 20, approved by Colorado voters in November 2000, authorizes the use
of marijuana to alleviate certain debilitating medical conditions: cancer,
glaucoma, HIV/AIDS positive, cachexia; severe pain; severe nausea; seizures,
including those that are characteristic of epilepsy; or persistent muscle
spasms, including those that are characteristic of multiple sclerosis. In
addition, patients and physicians may submit petitions to the Colorado
Department of Public Health and Environment to include other medical conditions
that may be alleviated by the medical use of marijuana.
What does it currently cost to receive/renew your ID card?
Originally the charge was $110 per year, but this fee was recently reduced to
$90 per year, expiring on the same date issued each year. This does not include
the fee that the doctor available at the clinic may charge for the consultation
and recommendation for medical marijuana.
How much medicine does my medical ID card legally allowed to possess or grow?
Amendment 20 authorizes a patient or a primary caregiver who has been issued a
Medical Marijuana Registry identification card to possess no more than two
ounces of a usable form of marijuana and not more than six marijuana plants,
with three or fewer being mature, flowering plants that are producing a usable
form of marijuana.
How is my confidentiality protected?
Your confidentiality is protected by law and by the procedures used by the
registry. No lists of doctors, patients of caregivers are given out to anyone.
Local law enforcement may only contact the registry to verify the information on
a specific identification card. The registry database resides on a stand-alone
computer and is password protected and encrypted. The office and all of its
contents are locked at night when the registry administrator is out of the
office.
Does my card protect me from drug tests at work?
Unfortunately the Colorado medical marijuana law does not require any employer
to accommodate the medical use of marijuana in any work place. It is not
specified whether or not this regulation concerning accommodation pertains only
to on-the-job medical marijuana use, or more generally, to the employment of any
individual who engages in the medical use of marijuana; in fact the amendment
does not discuss the issue of employment-related drug testing at all.
Will my insurance pay for my weed? Or perhaps a prescription bong?
No, unfortunately under Colorado state law, no governmental, private, or any
other health insurance provider shall be liable for any claim for reimbursement
for the medical use of marijuana.
What is a "Caregiver"?
"Primary care-giver" means a person, other than the patient and the patient's
physician, who is eighteen years of age or older and has significant
responsibility for managing the well-being of a patient who has a debilitating
medical condition. If a patient so chooses, they may choose to select one
primary caregiver, who may legally grow, posses, and distribute to the patient
marijuana as is medically necessary. There is now no restriction to the number
of patients which one primary caregiver may serve. The caregiver's name and
address will appear on the patient's registry ID.
For more information, call or email our highly
trained and highly motivated representatives today! (303) 398-7037 - generalmail@cmedsassoc.com
