October 31, 2018 Deadline for Caregivers and The Changing Marihuana Dynamic in Michigan
Caregivers and the DoDo Cannabis and extinct birds would seemingly never show up in any type of conversation. Nevertheless, in talking with our cannabis clients, a lot of them are inquiring about the feasibility of the Caregiver model, especially as it was pushed for many years. What many in the market 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 lots of have understood it for several years here in Michigan. While Caregivers will certainly continue to be able to grow and sell to their registered patients, and for themselves, if they are also registered qualifying patients, the "gray market" where they were offering their overages, and making a pretty good revenue, is coming to an end. What was the "Caregiver Model?" Under the old "Caregiver Model," a Registered Caregiver might grow up to seventy-two (72) marihuana plant...