Missouri Needs More Caretakers

It is apparent that there is an increasing number of qualified Missouri Medical Marijuana Patients who do not have access to medicine. I, and others, have drawn this conclusion from the statistics.

Excerpt from Greenway Magazine

As of the end of September, 2019, there are nearly 12,000 patients with approved cards. The number of cultivation permits are not seen here, but can be assumed to be around 50% at this point. There are precious few caregivers, who could be caregiving for up to three patients. Unless you are a cultivator or have enlisted the help of a caregiver, a patient doesn’t have access to legal medicine. Given these assumptions, there are ~5,000 in this predicament. The situation will only get worse until dispensaries begin to open sometime in 2020.

The solution is fairly straight forward; if you are a patient cultivator and have had success in growing this versatile plant, you should offer yourself up as a caregiver for local patients in need. National statistics suggest that 30% of patients will also be cultivators. So in theory, if all patient cultivators could also support two other patients then this program could support itself without commercial operations. I know this is odd for a prospective dispensary owner to promote, but this program is about the patient!

This article is an appeal to cultivators to consider becoming caregivers. Its not about making a few extra dollars, its about helping your fellow patients get access to the Medical Marijuana that could bring them relief and help them feel better, naturally.

Sincerely,
— The Lit Farmer —

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Published by Eric

Lit Naturals founder, Eric McSwain, serves as Chairman of the Board for the Missouri Cannabis Industry Association. He is also a certified caregiver and patient. Eric's wife is also a caregiver and he also mentors several other caregivers in the state of Missouri. Eric's passion is for educating patients in the use of cannabis as well as at-home cultivation.

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