Katelyn Baker
Well-Known Member
The state Department of Health launched the medical marijuana authorization database Friday, despite software challenges that threatened to delay its release, according to the department.
The database lets medical marijuana patients access benefits at retail marijuana stores, including purchasing more potent products and buying in larger quantities.
Patients can only be entered into the database at medically endorsed retail marijuana stores. Skagit County has six of those stores, according to the state Department of Liquor and Cannabis Board.
Some stores, however, might not be prepared to start inputting data into the database, said Department of Health spokesman David Johnson.
"We can't tell you which ones are ready," he said. "The onus falls on the owner of the store to ensure he or she has those processes ready."
He said medical patients should call ahead to make sure a store is ready to input patient data and create recognition cards.
The database was launched to coincide with Friday's regulation of the previously unregulated medical marijuana industry.
Medical marijuana patients are only required to input their information into the Department of Health database if they wish to receive the additional benefits. Those benefits also include the ability to grow additional plants, forgo state sales tax and gain legal protection.
News Moderator: Katelyn Baker 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: Medical Marijuana Database Launched Despite Software Issues
Author: Aaron Weinberg
Contact: 360-424-3251
Photo Credit: Rob Schumacher
Website: Skagit Valley Herald
The database lets medical marijuana patients access benefits at retail marijuana stores, including purchasing more potent products and buying in larger quantities.
Patients can only be entered into the database at medically endorsed retail marijuana stores. Skagit County has six of those stores, according to the state Department of Liquor and Cannabis Board.
Some stores, however, might not be prepared to start inputting data into the database, said Department of Health spokesman David Johnson.
"We can't tell you which ones are ready," he said. "The onus falls on the owner of the store to ensure he or she has those processes ready."
He said medical patients should call ahead to make sure a store is ready to input patient data and create recognition cards.
The database was launched to coincide with Friday's regulation of the previously unregulated medical marijuana industry.
Medical marijuana patients are only required to input their information into the Department of Health database if they wish to receive the additional benefits. Those benefits also include the ability to grow additional plants, forgo state sales tax and gain legal protection.
News Moderator: Katelyn Baker 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: Medical Marijuana Database Launched Despite Software Issues
Author: Aaron Weinberg
Contact: 360-424-3251
Photo Credit: Rob Schumacher
Website: Skagit Valley Herald
