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. Authorization to Possess (ATP): Grants licencee per-mission to
possess an amount of marijuana consistent with the recommendations of
the endorsing physician.

. Personal-use Production Licence (PPL): A personal use production
licence permits the holder to legally cultivate marijuana in an amount
consistent with their medical needs and the terms of the licence.

. Designated-person Production Licence (DPL): Permits a designated
individual of the licence holder's choice to cultivate marijuana for
the licence holder, consistent with their medical needs and the terms
of the licence.

Possessing one of the above-mentioned licenses is no guarantee of easy
access to therapeutic dope. The recent experience of Tim Wilkins is
illustrative of the barriers that remain once a Personal-use
Production Licence is issued.

Evicted from one apartment for growing-despite the fact that he holds
a licence that permits him to do so-and unable to grow in his new
home, Wilkins posted an ad on internet classified site Craigslist
inviting potential landlords who would be willing to host his modest
grow operation. Eventually settling on a late middle-age professional
couple who lived on a small hobby farm, Wilkins felt he had found the
perfect spot. However, despite clear expectations of the access he
would require to the basement where the cannabis would be farmed,
Wilkins says the relationship with his landlords soon
disintegrated.

They demanded keys to the padlocks Wilkins placed on the
doors-strictly forbidden under the terms of the MMAR. They refused
access to the site at intervals crucial to achieving maximum yield
from the plants, and finally, they demanded to be present whenever he
was entering the premises.

Eventually Wilkins had to chop the plants and find an alternative
drying and curing location-which cost him 20 percent of his yield.

If any Monday readers know a place Wilkins can establish a legal
personal-use medical marijuana grow, he can be reached at
joebloggs35@gmail.com.