Arizona Laws 36-2804.04. Registry identification cards
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 36-2804.04
- Cardholder: means a qualifying patient, a designated caregiver, a nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary agent or a independent third-party laboratory agent who has been issued and possesses a valid registry identification card. See Arizona Laws 36-2801
- Department: means the department of health services or its successor agency. See Arizona Laws 36-2801
- Designated caregiver: means a person who:
(a) Is at least twenty-one years of age. See Arizona Laws 36-2801
- Marijuana: means all parts of any plant of the genus cannabis whether growing or not, and the seeds of such plant. See Arizona Laws 36-2801
- Medical use: means the acquisition, possession, cultivation, manufacture, use, administration, delivery, transfer or transportation of marijuana or paraphernalia relating to the administration of marijuana to treat or alleviate a registered qualifying patient's debilitating medical condition or symptoms associated with the patient's debilitating medical condition. See Arizona Laws 36-2801
- Nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary: means a not-for-profit entity that acquires, possesses, cultivates, manufactures, delivers, transfers, transports, supplies, sells or dispenses marijuana or related supplies and educational materials to cardholders. See Arizona Laws 36-2801
- Nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary agent: means a principal officer, board member, employee or volunteer of a nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary who is at least twenty-one years of age and has not been convicted of an excluded felony offense. See Arizona Laws 36-2801
- Qualifying patient: means a person who has been diagnosed by a physician as having a debilitating medical condition. See Arizona Laws 36-2801
- Registry identification card: means a document issued by the department that identifies a person as a registered qualifying patient, a registered designated caregiver, a registered nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary agent or a registered independent third-party laboratory agent. See Arizona Laws 36-2801
(Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies)
A. Registry identification cards for qualifying patients and designated caregivers shall contain all of the following:
1. The name, address and date of birth of the cardholder.
2. A statement of whether the cardholder is a qualifying patient or a designated caregiver.
3. The date of issuance and expiration date of the registry identification card.
4. A random twenty-digit alphanumeric identification number containing at least four numbers and at least four letters that is unique to the cardholder.
5. If the cardholder is a designated caregiver, the random identification number of the registered qualifying patient the designated caregiver is assisting.
6. A photograph of the cardholder.
7. A clear indication of whether the cardholder has been authorized by this chapter to cultivate marijuana plants for the qualifying patient’s medical use.
8. A warning to pregnant women about the potential dangers to fetuses caused by smoking or ingesting marijuana while pregnant or to infants while breastfeeding and the risk of being reported to the department of child safety during pregnancy or at the birth of the child by persons who are required to report.
B. Registry identification cards for nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary agents shall contain the following:
1. The name, address and date of birth of the nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary agent.
2. A statement that the cardholder is a nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary agent.
3. The legal name of the registered nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary with which the nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary agent is affiliated.
4. A random twenty-digit alphanumeric identification number that is unique to the cardholder.
5. The date of issuance and expiration date of the registry identification card.
6. A photograph, if the department decides to require one.
C. If the registry identification card of either a qualifying patient or the patient’s designated caregiver does not state that the cardholder is authorized to cultivate marijuana plants, the department must give written notice to the registered qualifying patient, when the qualifying patient’s registry identification card is issued, of the name and address of all registered nonprofit medical marijuana dispensaries.