Laws and Regulations

Statute is written, passed and modified by the Colorado State Legislature.  All statutes are contained in the Colorado Revised Statutes (C.R.S) - a complete copy of which may be found at www.state.co.us/gov_dir/leg_dir/olls/colorado_revised_statutes.htm.  The portion of the CRS that directly addresses the MMED is: 12-43.3-101 et. seq.  - a link to a PDF of those portions of the CRS is directly below. It is important to note that any modification to statute may only be done by legislative action and all statute must be enforced as written.  

Portions of :Medical Marijuana Code Specific to MMED

Information regarding the Colorado State Legislature may be found at www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2012A/cslFrontPages.nsf/HomeSplash 

The MMED Rules are written in response to direction and authority provided by statute.  All rules undergo the due process detailed by the Colorado Administrative Procedures Act - which require an opportunity for the public to comment and request changes prior to their adoption by the State Licensing Authority.  Any proposed rules must also undergo scrutiny by the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies, the State Attorney General's Office and the Legislative Legal Services Office.

The initial draft of the current rules are the product of a collaborate process in which MMED staff facilitated a workgroup made of up industry stakeholders.  The draft of rules generated by this workgroup then followed due process via the Administrative Procedures Act, during which public comments led to the modification of some of the rules prior to their adoption by the State Licensing Authority.

 
Current MMED Rules  (Effective 07/01/11)