Colorado Code
Part 4 - Offenses and Penalties
§ 18-18-406.3. Medical Use of Marijuana by Persons Diagnosed With Debilitating Medical Conditions - Unlawful Acts - Penalty - Medical Marijuana Program Cash Fund

(2) (a) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (2)(a) is effective March 1, 2022. ] Any person who fraudulently represents a medical condition to a physician, the department, or a state or local law enforcement official for the purpose of falsely obtaining a marijuana registry identification card from the department, or for the purpose of avoiding arrest and prosecution for a marijuana-related offense, commits a class 2 misdemeanor.



(3) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (3) is effective March 1, 2022. ] The fraudulent use or theft of any person's marijuana registry identification card, including, but not limited to, any card that is required to be returned to the department pursuant to section 14 of article XVIII of the state constitution, is a class 2 misdemeanor.

(4) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (4) is effective March 1, 2022. ] The fraudulent production or counterfeiting of, or tampering with, one or more marijuana registry identification cards is a class 2 misdemeanor.

(5) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (5) is effective March 1, 2022. ] Any person, including, but not limited to, any officer, employee, or agent of the department, or any officer, employee, or agent of any state or local law enforcement agency, who releases or makes public any confidential record or any confidential information contained in any such record that is provided to or by the marijuana registry or primary caregiver registry of the department without the written authorization of the marijuana registry patient commits a class 2 misdemeanor.


(7) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (7) is effective March 1, 2022. ] An owner, officer, or employee of a business licensed pursuant to article 10 of title 44, or an employee of the state medical marijuana licensing authority, a local medical marijuana licensing authority, or the department of public health and environment, who releases or makes public a patient's medical record or any confidential information contained in any such record that is provided to or by the business licensed pursuant to article 10 of title 44 without the written authorization of the patient commits a class 2 misdemeanor; except that the owner, officer, or employee shall release the records or information upon request by the state or local medical marijuana licensing authority. The records or information produced for review by the state or local licensing authority shall not become public records by virtue of the disclosure and may be used only for a purpose authorized by article 10 of title 44 or for another state or local law enforcement purpose. The records or information shall constitute medical data as defined by section 24-72-204 (3)(a)(I). The state or local medical marijuana licensing authority may disclose any records or information so obtained only to those persons directly involved with any investigation or proceeding authorized by article 10 of title 44 or for any state or local law enforcement purpose.

Source: L. 2001: Entire section added, p. 471, § 1, effective April 27. L. 2011: (6) added, (SB 11-134), ch. 261, p. 1140, § 3, effective July 1; (7) added, (HB 11-1043), ch. 266, p. 1215, § 28, effective July 1. L. 2015: (5) amended, (SB 15-014), ch. 199, p. 688, § 6, effective May 18. L. 2018: (7) amended, (HB 18-1023), ch. 55, p. 587, § 13, effective October 1. L. 2019: (7) amended, (SB 19-224), ch. 315, p. 2937, § 17, effective January 1, 2020. L. 2021: (2)(a), (3), (4), (5), and (7) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3218, § 379, effective March 1, 2022.


Cross references: For the legislative declaration in SB 15-014, see section 1 of chapter 199, Session Laws of Colorado 2015.

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