2016 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 12 - Professions and Occupations
Health Care
Article 43.3 - Medical Marijuana
Part 4 - License Types
§ 12-43.3-402. Medical marijuana center license

CO Rev Stat ยง 12-43.3-402 (2016) What's This?

(1) (a) A medical marijuana center license shall be issued only to a person selling medical marijuana pursuant to the terms and conditions of this article.

(b) The medical marijuana center shall track all of its medical marijuana and medical marijuana-infused products from the point that they are transferred from a medical marijuana optional premises cultivation facility or medical marijuana-infused products manufacturer to the point of sale.

(2) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, a medical marijuana center licensee may also sell medical marijuana-infused products that are prepackaged and labeled so as to clearly indicate all of the following:

(I) That the product contains medical marijuana;

(II) That the product is manufactured without any regulatory oversight for health, safety, or efficacy; and

(III) That there may be health risks associated with the consumption or use of the product.

(b) A medical marijuana licensee may contract with a medical marijuana-infused products manufacturing licensee for the manufacture of medical marijuana-infused products upon a medical marijuana-infused products manufacturing licensee's licensed premises.

(3) Every person selling medical marijuana as provided for in this article shall sell only medical marijuana grown in its medical marijuana optional premises licensed pursuant to this article. In addition to medical marijuana, a medical marijuana center may sell no more than six immature plants to a patient; except that a medical marijuana center may sell more than six immature plants, but may not exceed half the recommended plant count, to a patient who has been recommended an expanded plant count by his or her recommending physician. A medical marijuana center may sell immature plants to a primary caregiver, another medical marijuana center, or a medical marijuana-infused product manufacturer pursuant to rules promulgated by the state licensing authority. The provisions of this subsection (3) shall not apply to medical marijuana-infused products.

(4) Notwithstanding the requirements of subsection (3) of this section to the contrary, a medical marijuana licensee may purchase not more than thirty percent of its total on-hand inventory of medical marijuana from another licensed medical marijuana center in Colorado. A medical marijuana center may sell no more than thirty percent of its total on-hand inventory to another Colorado licensed medical marijuana licensee; except that the director of the division that regulates medical marijuana may grant a temporary waiver:

(a) To a medical marijuana center or applicant if the medical marijuana center or applicant suffers a catastrophic event related to its inventory; or

(b) To a new medical marijuana center licensee for a period not to exceed ninety days so the new licensee can cultivate the necessary medical marijuana to comply with this subsection (4).

(5) Prior to initiating a sale, the employee of the medical marijuana center making the sale shall verify that the purchaser has a valid registry identification card issued pursuant to section 25-1.5-106, C.R.S., or a copy of a current and complete new application for the medical marijuana registry administered by the department of public health and environment that is documented by a certified mail return receipt as having been submitted to the department of public health and environment within the preceding thirty-five days, and a valid picture identification card that matches the name on the registry identification card. A purchaser may not provide a copy of a renewal application in order to make a purchase at a medical marijuana center. A purchaser may only make a purchase using a copy of his or her application from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. If the purchaser presents a copy of his or her application at the time of purchase, the employee must contact the department of public health and environment to determine whether the purchaser's application has been denied. The employee shall not complete the transaction if the purchaser's application has been denied. If the purchaser's application has been denied, the employee shall be authorized to confiscate the purchaser's copy of the application and the documentation of the certified mail return receipt, if possible, and shall, within seventy-two hours after the confiscation, turn it over to the department of public health and environment or a local law enforcement agency. The failure to confiscate the copy of the application and document of the certified mail return receipt or to turn it over to the state health department or a state or local law enforcement agency within seventy-two hours after the confiscation shall not constitute a criminal offense.

(5.5) Transactions for the sale of medical marijuana or a medical marijuana-infused product at a medical marijuana center may be completed by using an automated machine that is in a restricted access area of the center if the machine complies with the rules promulgated by the state licensing authority regarding the transaction of sale of product at a medical marijuana center and the transaction complies with subsection (5) of this section.

(6) A medical marijuana center may provide, except as required by section 12-43.3-202 (2.5) (a) (I), a sample of its products to a facility that has a medical marijuana testing facility license from the state licensing authority for testing and research purposes. A medical marijuana center shall maintain a record of what was provided to the testing facility, the identity of the testing facility, and the results of the testing.

(7) All medical marijuana sold at a licensed medical marijuana center shall be labeled with a list of all chemical additives, including but not limited to nonorganic pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers, that were used in the cultivation and the production of the medical marijuana.

(8) A licensed medical marijuana center shall comply with all provisions of article 34 of title 24, C.R.S., as the provisions relate to persons with disabilities.

(9) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 12-43.3-901 (4) (m), a medical marijuana center may sell below cost or donate to a patient who has been designated indigent by the state health agency or who is in hospice care:

(a) Medical marijuana; or

(b) No more than six immature plants; except that a medical marijuana center may sell or donate more than six immature plants, but may not exceed half the recommended plant count, to a patient who has been recommended an expanded plant count by his or her recommending physician; or

(c) Medical marijuana-infused products to patients.

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