The route to owning and operating a dispensary
Dispensary Pathways
Do you want to open a medical marijuana dispensary?
Four Types of Dispensary Choices 1. Retail 2. Retail + Cultivation 3. Retail + Infusion 4. Retail+ Cultivation + Infusion
Introduction
But what comes next?
All applications must include the following: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Demonstrate $150K to operate Properly Zoned Location Policies and Procedures Manuals Detailed Security Plan Licensed Medical Director Extensive Business Plan Complete and Detailed Non-profit Bylaws
* This is a brief list of the extensive requirements of the AZDHS
What pathway is the best one for you?
What
Dispensary
Applicants
Need
to
Know
In
April
2011,
the
Arizona
Department
of
Health
Services
began
issuing
medical
marijuana
patient
and
caregiver
cards
as
prospective
dispensary
owners
waited
to
apply
for
state-issued
certificates.
However,
the
Arizona
dispensary
landscape
has
fundamentally
changed
in
the
last
8
months.
Arizona
Governor
Jan
Brewer
halted
the
dispensary
program
while
the
rest
of
the
medical
marijuana
law
was
implemented.
Now
there
are
over
15,000
patients
who
are
authorized
to
cultivate
and
over
a
1000
caregivers
who
can
grow
for
up
to
5
patients
each.
Where
does
that
leave
those
of
you
applying
for
a
dispensary
license?
The
good
news
is
there
is
obviously
a
solid
market
for
medical
marijuana
wellness
products
in
Arizona.
The
fact
that
patient
certification
centers
and
first
wave
of
marijuana
outlets
have
been
financially
successful
proves
that
patients
are
proactively
seeking
out
legitimate
options
to
obtain
medicine
rather
than
stay
underground.
But
what
do
we
know
about
these
patients?
How
will
the
dispensaries
work?
A
medical
marijuana
dispensary
registered
with
ADHS
must
be
operated
on
a
not-for-profit
basis,
but
will
be
able
to
receive
payment
for
expenses
incurred
in
its
operation.
The
Department
can
issue
no
more
than
one
nonprofit
medical
marijuana
dispensary
registration
certificate
for
every
ten
pharmacy
permits
issued
by
the
Arizona
State
Board
of
Pharmacy
under
current
law.
A
dispensary
can
cultivate
marijuana
only
in
an
enclosed,
locked
facility.
A
dispensary
can
acquire
marijuana
from
other
registered
nonprofit
dispensaries
or
from
a
registered
qualifying
patient
or
designated
caregiver
if
the
patient
or
caregiver
is
not
compensated
for
the
marijuana.
State
law
and
rules
specify
various
security,
record-keeping,
and
verification
requirements
a
registered
dispensary
will
have
to
follow
relating
to
the
operation
of
the
dispensary.
How
many
dispensary
registration
certificates
will
one
entity
be
able
to
obtain?
A
person
may
be
an
applicant,
principal
officer,
or
board
member
on
only
one
dispensary
registration
certificate
application
for
a
location
in
a
single
CHAA
and
on
no
more
than
five
dispensary
registration
certificate
applications
for
locations
in
different
CHAAs.
An
applicant
must
be
prepared
to
operate
every
dispensary
applied
for.
How
many
dispensaries
will
be
allowed
to
open
in
AZ?
The
number
of
dispensaries
is
based
on
the
number
of
pharmacies
in
the
State.
As
of
March
2011,
the
Department
anticipates
issuing
between
120
and
126
dispensary
registration
certificates.
Our
process
is
built
on
compliance
with
state
laws,
site
selection
for
primary
&
ancillary
locations,
business
risk
analysis,
financial
modeling,
sustaining
growth
using
a
non-profit
model,
and
development
of
policies
&
procedures
to
comply
with
the
Arizona
Department
of
Health
Services
dispensary
application
process.
Please
see
the
High
Level
Overview
to
understand
the
next
steps
you
need
to
take.
All
recommendations
will
be
based
on
the
following:
Arizona
Revised
Statutes
related
to
Proposition
203
signed
into
law
by
Gov.
Brewer
on
December
14,
2010
The
final
rules
of
the
Medical
Marijuana
Act
Rules
filed
by
the
Arizona
Dept.
of
Health
Services
with
the
Secretary
of
State
in
March
2012
(exact
date
TBD)
As
the
dispensary
application
process
is
currently
on
hold,
please
kind
in
mind
that
the
original
rule
schedule
issued
by
the
Arizona
Department
of
Health
Services
no
longer
applies.
Pricing:
Our
standard
billing
rate
is
$150/hr.
The
below
Statement
of
Work
is
an
example
of
clients
who
are
submitting
multiple
applications.
It
is
safe
to
estimate
about
$15,000
per
application,
but
the
price
reduces
substantially
when
submitting
multiple
applications
as
can
be
seen
below.
Estimate
for
3
applications
-
180
220
hours
Item description
Incorporation
Real
estate
assistance
Written
policies
and
procedures
including:
Inventory
tracking
&
control
Qualifying
patient
record-keeping
Security
Patient
education
and
support
Delivery schedule 7-10 business days April 2012
Cost (estimate) 10 hours/entity 20 -30 hours
April 2012
60 70 hours
Business
plan
City
permitting
assistance
Consulting
services
Ongoing
compliance
April 2012 April 2012 Ongoing As needed
20 30 hours 40 50 hours 20 30 hours Hourly
High Level Workflow
The Different Phases
Application Compliance Modules
Your Next Step Hire Arizona Dispensary Solutions to help you with the application process.
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