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Originally Posted by Thepurplem0nkey
I am not in the medical marijuana dispensing BUSINESS, but I have friends who are. They tell me the clubs rake in millions a month, and from the amount of business I've seen just from going to buy, they are not lying. Dr. Green was right on the spot about pricing, but I can narrow it down and say the Losd Angeles area clubs generaly tend to be more expensive than the San Francisco clubs, so i see people shell out 60 - 75 bucks an 8th, 440 an ounce when they are buying multiple 8ths and multiple ounces. Having grown my own medicine, using JUST the rays of the sun (no special light system), even my FIRST attempt I managed to grow almost a half ounce of some damn good chronic. Pretty good for only letting it grow for the last 2 months of spring and paying absolutely nothing. Had I been a more experieinced (and patient) grower, I could have let the plant mature and take a clone, creating an ARMY of female plants. It's been MY experience that growing medicine is inexpensive, if not free in many cases, and that even with the cost of electrizity to grow it indoors and year round, the cost far outweighs the cost the Dispensaries are charging. This certainly isnt to say that growers of medicine dont spend valuable time and must posess the patience, expertise, and take a lot of risk, which is an extremely valuable service. Howver, while growers dont advertise their grow ops (at least, not the smart ones), the dispensaries are taking a daily risk of federal arrest and legal action by opeing up a storefront, and will most likely need money for legal defense, so I can't say I really blame them for jacking thne prices way up to make a profit.
-PM
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