(a) The DPHSS shall provide medical cannabis dispensaries with the means to electronically verify the valid status and expiration date of a qualified patient’s written certification or a qualified patient’s primary caregiver’s registration via the confidential database to ensure that a person is lawfully in possession of a valid written certification or registry identification card according to the following guidelines:

(1) This information will be provided by the DPHSS on an as needed basis.

(2) At no time will a medical cannabis dispensary be given access to the confidential database in its entirety.

(3) All new qualified patients will be verified by medical cannabis dispensaries via the confidential database before provision of services.

(A) A record of the expiration date of the qualified patient’s written certification or primary caregiver’s registration will be kept by the Medical cannabis dispensary.

(B) Medical cannabis dispensaries shall not provide services to a person whose written certification or registration has expired until proof of renewal of the written certification or registration is obtained from the DPHSS.

(b) Any licensed medical cannabis business that dispenses, sells, or distributes cannabis and cannabis products to a qualified patient or a qualified patient’s primary caregiver shall:

(1) verify the qualified patient is in possession of a written certification or the qualified patient’s primary caregiver is in possession of a registry identification card at the time of the purchase;

(2) verify proof of identification with a valid Guam
driver’s license, a valid Guam identification card as approved

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by the Director of the DPHSS, or any other form of identification as approved by the Director of the DPHSS;

(3) verify the qualified patient is not receiving more than the allowable amount. Verification shall be made by written documentation signed by the qualified patient or the qualified patient’s primary caregiver stating that the qualified patient and qualified patient’s primary caregiver will not possess more than the allowable amount and will not divert medical cannabis.

SOURCE: Added as part of the amendments by P.L. 33-220:2 (Dec. 17,
2016).