§ 34. Registered organizations. 1. A registered organization shall be\na for-profit business entity or not-for-profit corporation organized for\nthe purpose of acquiring, possessing, manufacturing, selling,\ndelivering, transporting, distributing or dispensing cannabis for\ncertified medical use.\n 2. The acquiring, possession, manufacture, sale, delivery,\ntransporting, distributing or dispensing of medical cannabis by a\nregistered organization under this article in accordance with its\nregistration under this article or a renewal thereof shall be lawful\nunder this chapter.\n 3. Each registered organization shall contract with an independent\nlaboratory permitted by the board to test the medical cannabis produced\nby the registered organization. The board shall approve the laboratories\nused by the registered organization, including sampling and testing\nprotocols and standards used by the laboratories, and may require that\nthe registered organization use a particular testing laboratory. The\nboard is authorized to issue regulations requiring the laboratory to\nperform certain tests and services.\n 4. (a) A registered organization may lawfully, in good faith, sell,\ndeliver, distribute or dispense medical cannabis to a certified patient\nor designated caregiver upon presentation to the registered organization\nof a valid certification and valid government-issued photo\nidentification for that certified patient or designated caregiver,\npursuant to section thirty-two of this article. When presented with the\ncertification, the registered organization shall provide to the\ncertified patient or designated caregiver a receipt, which may be\nelectronic, which shall state: the name, address, and registry\nidentification number of the registered organization; the name and\nregistry identification number of the certified patient and the\ndesignated caregiver, if any; the date the cannabis was sold; and the\nform and the quantity of medical cannabis sold. The registered\norganization shall retain any copies of registry identification cards\nused by certified patients or designated caregivers prior to the\neffective date of the chapter of the laws of two thousand twenty-five\nthat amended this paragraph and the receipt for six years following the\neffective date of the chapter of the laws of two thousand twenty-five\nthat amended this paragraph and shall make such records available to the\noffice upon request.\n (b) The proprietor of a registered organization shall file or cause to\nbe filed any dispensing receipt and certification information with the\noffice by electronic means on a real-time basis as the board shall\nrequire by regulation. When filing dispensing receipt and certification\ninformation electronically pursuant to this paragraph, the proprietor of\nthe registered organization shall dispose of any electronically recorded\ninformation in such manner as the board shall by regulation require.\n 5. (a) No registered organization may sell, deliver, distribute or\ndispense to any certified patient or designated caregiver a quantity of\nmedical cannabis larger than that individual would be allowed to possess\nunder this chapter.\n (b) When dispensing medical cannabis to a certified patient or\ndesignated caregiver, the registered organization shall not dispense an\namount greater than the amounts authorized in section thirty-one of this\narticle.\n (c) Medical cannabis dispensed to a certified patient or designated\ncaregiver by a registered organization shall conform to any\nrecommendation or limitation by the practitioner as to the form or forms\nof medical cannabis or dosage for the certified patient.\n 6. When a registered organization sells, delivers, distributes or\ndispenses medical cannabis to a certified patient or designated\ncaregiver, it shall provide to that individual a safety insert,\ndeveloped by the registered organization subject to regulations issued\nby the board and include, but not be limited to
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