What is a Medical Cannabis Dispensing collective?
The vast majority of medical cannabis patients cannot grow their medicine for themselves. Some are too feeble to do so; others lack the time, space, or skill to grow cannabis, a process that can be complicated. Some live in places where growing cannabis would be inappropriate. Proposition 215 did not specify how patients who do not grow their own medicine should obtain it. Thus, most of California’s estimated 100,000 patients obtain their medication from a dispensing collective. A medical cannabis dispensing collective is an organization that provides legal medicine to legal patients. You may have heard dispensing collectives referred to as cannabis buyers’ clubs, compassion centers, or cannabis co-ops. There are more than 200 dispensing collectives operating in California as of early 2006. Dispensing collectives require that patients register as members before receiving medication. This allows the dispensing collective staff to verify the patient’s letter of recommendation and track t
