Who can serve as a primary caregiver?

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To be qualified as a patient’s primary caregiver, you must:

  • Be 18 years old or older;
  • Agree to undertake responsibility for managing the well-being of the qualifying patient with respect to the palliative use of marijuana;
  • Have not been convicted of a violation of any law pertaining to the illegal manufacture, sale or distribution of a controlled substance; and
  • Not be the qualifying patient’s physician.

In addition, if the qualifying patient lacks legal capacity, you must be the patient’s parent, guardian or other person having legal custody of the patient.


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