Proper disposal of marijuana by patients or caregivers

A patient or caregiver shall dispose of all usable marijuana in the patient’s or caregiver’s possession no later than ten calendar days after the expiration of the patient’s registration certificate, if such certificate is not renewed, or sooner should the patient no longer wish to possess marijuana for palliative use. A patient or caregiver shall complete such disposal by one of the following methods: (1) By rendering the marijuana non-recoverable in accordance with the department’s proper disposal instructions, which are available on the department’s Internet web site at www.ct.gov/dcp/drugdisposal; (2) By depositing it in a Connecticut police department medication drop-box; or (3) By disposing of the marijuana at a government-recognized drug take-back program located in Connecticut.