My red card expired before I've received the new one( applied a week or so back), I took the certified mail receipt and ALL my docs from the renewal but still this place turned me away, the state is dropping the ball.It took months to get my first card , had I known I would be turned away I would have done my renewal a lot sooner than 2 weeks out. Be warned. In place I mean a dispensary. this slightly irritated me since I just dropped 170 bux for renewal.
It's not the dispensary's fault, it's the state law passed in 2011 that mandates this. It specifically states that for renewals, you must have the actual red card, not proof of mailing and application.
The part of HB11-1043 that mandates this is in
BLUE below:
(5) Prior to initiating a sale, the employee of the medical marijuana
center making the sale shall verify that the purchaser has a valid registration
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 registration 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.
