LARA proposes broad changes to medical marijuana program 11 Jul, 2014 A first-in-the-nation paperless system is envisioned by LARA; the losers in the proposal include the poor, rural residents, the elderly by Rick Thompson/ How long is LARA taking to send out hard cards these days? Regardless, as long as I don't get denied I'm going to keep copies of all of my paperwork and originals of receipts plus the acceptance letter, assuming that I get one. LARA says 88 percent of existing patients would see reduced fees under the proposal, and a uniform cost would speed up the registration process so that the department can distribute medical marijuana cards more quickly.

Understanding the Context

According to LARA in an email, the application fee was reduced to reflect the application fee that was in effect for about 90 percent of the applicants. It would not comment further. "To take the price down that much is suspect," Fisher said. He said businesspeople's feelings about dispensaries tend to vary depending on professions.

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the act only mentions verifying a card with the police. not giving them any other details. which means even LARA employees are not protected if they disclose patient info. 333.26426 Administration and enforcement of rules by department. 6.

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Administering the Department's Rules. (h) The following confidentiality rules shall apply: now if you werent a current cardholder, then the MMMA wouldnt apply. so you could probably call lara to cancel your card and then sell away. but its still illegal under county, state and federal laws to do so. Lara was defensive about the late processing and suggestions but they were now accessable , and worked to resolve the situation the problem was the patient was so ill without specific help to obtain a specific letter from the SSA they barely were able to do their part to fix this and collapsed afterwords .