This is in the Cali sub so......
Any non profit should have articles of incorporation
http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/_/dict.aspx?rd=1&word=Articles of Incorporation
Anytime I'm driving plants or large amounts of herb, I have these with me.
So, legally, having an article of incorporation protects you
better than having the recommendations of the patients for which you're growing, or the state ID card?
Or, are you saying generally that any 501(c)(3) (OP didn't mention anything about being a 501(c)(3), and I thought that that's a federal tax filing, and that taking that non-profit filing status is tricky given that it would be in relation to MMJ because it's a federal tax filing status, as I understand it) outfit should be incorporated in this manner, irrespective of whether or not they're handling meds? I'd like to better understand what you're driving at. :) Also, was this action recommended by legal counsel? We often hear many conflicting legal opinions, for example, my own attorney has recommended
against getting a state ID, whereas the director of a patient advocacy group I know says that in no case is having a card a disadvantage.
The patient is usually advised by their Dr to keep the embossed original at home, in a safe place. They will usually recommend that you make several copies for keeping on your person, in the car, posted in a grow, etc. When working in dispensaries we always required the original enbossed rec for the first visit only. That being said, I think a request to see the embossed copy would be a must and I'd make my own copy of it if it was to be posted in my collective grow.
This is why my own doctor asks his patients, they'll provide sufficient copies for them to have at home, on their person and at any grow site, irrespective of whether it's their own grow or a cooperative, remotely located grow.
Stuff like this feels skeegy, I'd hate for the OP to end up tangled up in some legal BS. Be careful, Hooked!