I'm simply telling you the legalities behind it, nothing more. What the patient and the DG decide to do ie free meds in place of plant count etc. is their own call, tho just because an agreement is made between DG and patient, doesn't always mean it's "Legal" in the eyes of HC, and in turn, the Government. I personally don't care what DG's do with their extra meds, their not my DG's.
The legality behind it is simple, a DG is only legally allowed to sell cannabis to the patient(s) he/she is growing for. Any other sale is considered illegal.
That of course doesn't stop anyone from either selling it on the black market or to compassion clubs, so my recommendation would be to sell to the lesser of the two "evils", go with compassion clubs, at least you know with them, the medicine is going to patients that may not otherwise be able to find a DG due to small script sizes. Also, you may stand a better chance in court by selling strictly to compassion clubs due to the real medical need for them, and they can't supply medicine if they have none to supply, should one be caught selling to persons other than their respective patients.