CANN't stop the movement no matter how hard you wanna.
You're not a "health care professional", this much is clear.
Correct.
However, your state's laws are also clear that a "designated provider" can only be a "designated provider" to one "qualified patient" at any time during any consecutive 15-day period.
Correct.
Now, if you want to go on and say you're a member of a "collective garden", then you can only service up to 10 people who must also be documented members of your same "collective garden". Plus, you can only be involved with one collective garden at a time.
Correct, there is no timeframe one must be apart of a collective garden.
Here is the link pertaining to the regulations and rules for collective gardens for 69.51A.085.
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=69.51a&full=true#69.51A.08569.51A.085
Collective gardens.
(1) Qualifying patients may create and participate in collective gardens for the purpose of producing, processing, transporting, and delivering cannabis for medical use subject to the following conditions:
(a) No more than ten qualifying patients may participate in a single collective garden at any time;
(b) A collective garden may contain no more than fifteen plants per patient up to a total of forty-five plants;
(c) A collective garden may contain no more than twenty-four ounces of useable cannabis per patient up to a total of seventy-two ounces of useable cannabis;
(d) A copy of each qualifying patient's valid documentation or proof of registration with the registry established in *section 901 of this act, including a copy of the patient's proof of identity, must be available at all times on the premises of the collective garden; and
(e) No useable cannabis from the collective garden is delivered to anyone other than one of the qualifying patients participating in the collective garden.
(2) For purposes of this section, the creation of a "collective garden" means qualifying patients sharing responsibility for acquiring and supplying the resources required to produce and process cannabis for medical use such as, for example, a location for a collective garden; equipment, supplies, and labor necessary to plant, grow, and harvest cannabis; cannabis plants, seeds, and cuttings; and equipment, supplies, and labor necessary for proper construction, plumbing, wiring, and ventilation of a garden of cannabis plants.
(3) A person who knowingly violates a provision of subsection (1) of this section is not entitled to the protections of this chapter.
[2011 c 181 § 403.]
Notes:
*Reviser's note: The section creating a registry, 2011 c 181 § 901, was vetoed by the governor.
Please read and understand. The laws for collective gardens & designated providers are separate chapters and each have their own regulations.
So, how is it that all of these "new" customers of yours are also legitimate members of your collective garden?
You will join the cannacoin collective gardening program and we will exchange you medicine. We will have you agree to join, then sign out when you leave after the transaction.
Hope this helps,
-James
I know it's a lot to process, but please try and keep so you understand.
I'm not your designated provider. But I may be someone willing to work a collective garden agreement...
As you can see I will not be your designated provider but will work with you under our collective laws to arrange this.
Finally, let's not forget about your advertising. I haven't looked too deeply into advertising, but I'm pretty sure, the state of WA would not allow you to advertise "publicly" to people.
There are regulations for i502 advertising but we do not register as a i502 entity and will fall under RCW69.51a for this.
The i502 regulations are also pretty chill and try to limit exposure to school areas ect, but other then that it's pretty free for all...
Furthermore, RCW69.51a outlines advertising for medical.
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=69.51a&full=true#69.51A.030i502 advertising FAQ:
http://liq.wa.gov/marijuana/faq_i502_advertising#advertisingrulesAgain, if you want to say you're in a "collective garden", presumably the ads can only be circulated internally only to the members of your own "collective garden", but even then, that's likely a stretch.
Welcome to Washington, it's how things work. I've been trying to explain.
Your original ad campaign had already needed to be changed after I said something. Your original offer was not limited to "qualified patients" So clearly you realized then that what you were touting wasn't exactly compliant. You went back and changed the very fine print to clarify that your offer it's only valid for "qualified patients" who need to be documented and registered.
Given all of the foregoing, how are you not in violation of your own state's laws?
It's not a violation of law, i'm not a i502 entity but do have defendable rights that fall under i502. Frankly I could've left it but I wanted to involve you in the process of growing the project to make it better and more transparent for folks who were seeking that.