Patients should strongly consider registering their spouses, significant others, or close relatives as caregivers for them. The process for doing so costs only $25 and will help provide additional legal protections. A patient can have two caregivers, so if you are looking for a caregiver to cultivate on your behalf you can do that as well. If some days leave you bed-ridden, this can be especially important. However, a busy lifestyle can also warrant the need to have your spouse be a caregiver.
Caregivers can legally purchase medical cannabis on behalf of their patient. So if your condition is too severe
to leave the house, your caregiver can legally make a visit to your caregiver-cultivator to purchase a fresh supply of medicine. This applies to licensed dispensaries as well, when they open.
Caregivers can legally possess, transport, and have access your limit of medical cannabis. They can’t consume it legally, of course, but they can certainly help administer the cannabis. For example, a patient with severe movement disorders could have muscle spasms so severe that they are unable to speak or move. A caregiver who can legally administer a dose of THCTHC is the most famous cannabinoid and is psychoactive. TH... to relieve those spasms is ideal.
This also goes for patients who are legal cultivators. A registered caregiver can also have legal access to the grow space and assist with cultivation on your behalf. If you have to be out of town on business for a week, your caregiver can legally maintain your crop while you are away.
For me, this is filed in the no-brainer category. With the justifications above alone, the ten minutes and $25 it takes to become a caregiver for your loved one is well worth the investment. Follow these easy steps (ignoring the bits about cultivation) and within a couple weeks you’ll receive your caregiver authorization from the state.
What are your thoughts? Is this a good idea? Why or why not?
Happy Harvests!
— The Lit Farmer —