Colorado Medical Marijuana Law

Status

Operational

Law Signed:

2001

QUALIFYING CONDITIONS

Any “condition for which a physician could prescribe an opioid”
Autism spectrum disorder
Cachexia
Cancer
Chronic pain
Chronic nervous system disorders
Glaucoma
HIV or AIDS
Nausea
Persistent Muscle Spasms
Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome
Seizures

PATIENT POSSESSION LIMITS

Two ounces of usable marijuana.

HOME CULTIVATION

Yes, patients (or their primary caregivers) may cultivate no more than six marijuana plants, with three or fewer being mature, flowering plants that are producing a usable form of marijuana.

STATE-LICENSED DISPENSARIES ALLOWED

Yes

STATE-LICENSED DISPENSARIES OPERATIONAL

Yes

DELIVERY

MEDICAL MARIJUANA STATUTES

Colorado Constitution Article XVIII, §14 (2001)
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-18-406.3 (2001)
Colo. Rev. Stat. §25-1.5-106 (2001)

CAREGIVERS

Yes, primary caregiver is a person other than the patient or the patient’s physician. The caregiver must be 18 years of age or older. A patient can only have one primary caregiver at a time. A patient who has designated a primary caregiver for himself or herself may not be designated as a primary caregiver for another patient. A primary caregiver may be listed on the medical marijuana registry for no more than 5 patients.