FAQ’s
What ailments qualify for a medical marijuana recommendation?
How do I go about becoming a medical marijuana patient in Colorado?
What does it currently cost to receive/renew your ID card?
How much medicine does my medical ID card legally allow me to possess and grow?
How is my confidentiality protected?
What is a “Caregiver”?
Where can I legally use my medicine?
How do I change my Registered Primary Caregiver?
Can I use my Colorado Medical Marijuana Registry identification card in another state?
I am a registered patient in another state, do I have any legal right to use my medicine while visiting Colorado?
Is there a waiting period after I get a recommendation from a doctor?
What ailments qualify for a medical marijuana recommendation?
1.Cancer
2.Glaucoma
3.HIV or AIDS positive OR A medical condition or treatment that produces, for this patient, one or more of the following and which, in the physician’s professional opinion, may be alleviated by the medical use of marijuana.
4.Cachexia
5.Severe pain
6.Severe nausea
7.Seizures (including those characteristic of epilepsy)
8.Persistent muscle spasms (including those characteristic of multiple sclerosis).
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How do I go about becoming a medical marijuana patient in Colorado?
To become a medical marijuana patient in Colorado, you must get a recommendation from a doctor. Click the following link for more information on how to register as a medical marijuana patient.
Medical Marijuana Registry: Colorado Board of Health and Environment
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What does it currently cost to receive/renew your ID card?
The cost is $90 per year, expiring on the same date issued each year. This does not include what the doctor may charge for the consultation and recommendation for medical marijuana. Currently, most doctors are charging somewhere between $90-$149. For renewals, the cost may be less.
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How much medicine does my medical ID card legally allow me to possess and 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 marijuana. and not more than six marijuana plants. Of these six plants, no more than three can be mature.
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How is my confidentiality protected?
Your confidentiality is protected by law and by the procedures used by
the registry. No lists of doctors or 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.
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What is a “Caregiver”?
There are two types of “caregivers“. The first is a “primary caregiver“. There is no limit to how many primary caregivers a patient can have. Whichever dispensary you purchase your medicine from in a given transaction qualifies them as your primary caregiver.
The second is a “registered primary caregiver“. The registered primary caregiver is the individual you assign the right to grow six plants on your behalf. This individual is listed on file with the Colorado Dept of Public Health and Environment.
SweetLeaf Compassion Center offers benefits to those who register them as their primary caregiver. We discount all our wellness services almost 50% and members enjoy member pricing on all our medicine.
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Where can I legally use my medicine?
You can legally use your medicine at home. A patient may not engage in the medical use of marijuana in a way that endangers anyone’s health and well-being. A patient also may not engage in the medical use of marijuana in plain view of the general public. According to Law Enforcement, anywhere outside the patient’s home is considered public, including a garage or yard that can be viewed by neighbors.
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How do I change my Registered Primary Caregiver?
Click here for the form to change your Registered Primary Caregiver. To change your Registered Primary Caregiver, the form must be notarized by a Notary of Colorado and mailed to the state within ten days. There is no cost to change your Registered Primary Caregiver and you are allowed to change your RPC up to four times during the calendar year. You can attain a form at SCC, fill it out in front of one of our in-house notaries, and have it notarized for free on site. All other notary services at SCC are $5.
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Can I use my Colorado Medical Marijuana Registry identification card in another state?
At this time, the two states that have “reciprocity” agreements are Montana and Rhode Island. There are no “reciprocity” agreements with any other states.
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I am a registered patient in another state, do I have any legal right to use my medicine while visiting Colorado?
A patient may engage in the medical use of marijuana, with no more
marijuana than is medically necessary to address a debilitating medical
condition. A patient’s medical use of marijuana, within the following
limits, is lawful: No more than two ounces of a usable form of marijuana;
and no more than six marijuana plants, with three or fewer being mature,
flowering plants that are producing a usable form of marijuana.
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Is there a waiting period after I get a recommendation from a doctor?
After receiving a recommendation from a doctor, a patient must send the paperwork into the state using certified mail.There is a 35-day waiting period after you mail in your paperwork. The date on the certified mail receipt is the date that your 35-day waiting period begins, so it is beneficial to send your paperwork into the state as soon as you receive it. You have 45 days before the paperwork expires, but the sooner you send in your paperwork, the sooner your 35-day waiting period will end.