Colorado Medical Marijuana Law and You

Colorado Amendment 20, which passed in 2000, made medical marijuana use legal in the state of Colorado. Since then, the phrases, medical marijuana card, medical marijuana dispensary, medical marijuana provider, and medical marijuana clinic, have became part of our vernacular.

Many experts believe that medical properties of cannabis and the healing properties of THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol) offer relief for a variety of crippling medical conditions like nausea from chemotherapy, chronic or severe pain, aids, cancer, and glaucoma.

In order to obtain your patient card, you’ll need a recommendation from a physician, which is the first step to obtain a Colorado Medical Marijuana Registry Card. The fee to apply, in Colorado, is $90, and the card is good for one year. Be sure to review all the rules and processes by visiting the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. For instance, your card will protect you by allowing you to possess only as much marijuana that is necessary to address a debilitating medical condition. For example:

1. No more than two ounces of a usable form of marijuana
2. No more than six marijuana plants, with three or fewer being mature, flowering plants that are producing a usable form of marijuana.

Once you have an MMJ card, you’ll be able to buy marijuana for medicinal uses from one of the many dispensaries in Colorado. But, are you a candidate for medical marijuana? Ask your doctor why many users tout the benefits of marijuana as an effective, natural, alternative medicine. You’ve heard all the jokes, but in any good joke there’s a thread of truth. The medicinal properties of marijuana are shown to stimulate appetite, provide relief for nausea, and act as a muscle relaxant.

Because marijuana is classified as a Schedule I drug, it cannot be prescribed by a doctor. Amendment 20, however, allows doctors to recommend marijuana, and it allows patients to grow medical marijuana for their private use, or seek the services of a designated caregiver.

Don’t suffer any more. Ask your doctor or visit a Colorado dispensary to learn more.