October 31, 2018 Deadline for Caregivers and The Changing Marihuana Dynamic in Michigan
Caregivers and the DoDo Marijuana and extinct birds would seemingly never ever turn up in any discussion. However, in speaking with our marijuana clients, a lot of them are inquiring about the viability of the Caregiver model, specifically as it was promoted several years. What many in the sector have referred to as the "Caregiver Model" is going the way of the Do-Do bird on October 31, 2018. Halloween this year will be the extinction event for the caregiver model as many have recognized it for many years here in Michigan. While Caregivers will continue to have the ability to grow and sell to their registered patients, and for themselves, if they are likewise registered qualifying patients, the "gray market" where they were marketing their excess, and making a pretty good earnings, is coming to an end. What was the "Caregiver Model?" Under the old "Caregiver Model," a Registered Caregiver could grow up to seventy-two (72) marihuana plants, if the...