15.03.550 General Prohibitions

(a) No person, except for a certified patient or designated caregiver or an approved laboratorian shall open or break the seal placed on an approved medical marijuana product packaged by a registered entity and provided to a certified patient.

(b) No person associated with a registered entity shall enter into any agreement with a registered practitioner or health care facility concerning the provision of services or equipment that may adversely affect any person's freedom to choose the dispensing facility at which the certified patient or designated caregiver will purchase approved medical marijuana products.

(c) No approved medical marijuana product shall be sold, dispensed or distributed via a delivery service without prior written approval to the registered entity by the Authority, except that a designated caregiver may deliver the approved medical marijuana product to the designated caregiver's certified patient.

(d) No employee of a registered entity shall counsel a certified patient or designated caregiver on the use, administration of, and the risks associated with approved medical marijuana products, unless the employee is a physician, nurse practitioner, physician assistant or pharmacist approved under this chapter, or the employee is under the direct supervision of, and in consultation with, such physician, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, or the pharmacist on-site in the dispensing facility.

(e) No certified patient or designated caregiver shall be in possession of approved medical marijuana products without having in his or her possession his or her registry identification card. The certified patient or designated caregiver, upon request by the Authority or law enforcement, shall present such card to verify that the certified patient or designated caregiver is authorized to possess approved medical marijuana products.