If a caregiver is given a script by a patient, he is morally obligated to provide a certain amount of FREE cannabis to that patient, in exchange, usually an ounce per grow. The profit he makes off the extra cannabis covered by the script covers that expense. No need to ALSO charge the patient for that ounce. That's a complete rip-off and against the spirit and letter of the law (no profit from medicine!).
If you are part of a collective, you should be SHARING in any "profit" so that there is none overall for the collective. Your share comes out in FREE medicine. You may need to contribute something to the collective in exchange besides the script, like helping to harvest, trim, work in the collective garden, etc. Those who can't do anything can offer money within their means to pay for the collective's overhead.
But those who can't afford the medicine and cannot help out should NOT be ignored, but given FREE medicine. I would say every collective should allow say 10% of their members to be given free medicine as needed.
That is what COMPASSION IS ABOUT! And although very few public collectives work this way, and few big dispensaries, I have seen some that do!
If you are part of a collective, you should be SHARING in any "profit" so that there is none overall for the collective. Your share comes out in FREE medicine. You may need to contribute something to the collective in exchange besides the script, like helping to harvest, trim, work in the collective garden, etc. Those who can't do anything can offer money within their means to pay for the collective's overhead.
But those who can't afford the medicine and cannot help out should NOT be ignored, but given FREE medicine. I would say every collective should allow say 10% of their members to be given free medicine as needed.
That is what COMPASSION IS ABOUT! And although very few public collectives work this way, and few big dispensaries, I have seen some that do!