[mmjmike]

Thanks guys. I hear what you are saying. But at least in Colorado, there is far less risk selling mmj then selling mj in general. For example, in Colorado, once I get my permit, not that I would ever do this, but legally, I could buy from a street dealer right in front of a state or local police officer, and he could not bust me, so long as I bought no more than 2oz. While the street dealer could get busted for this, I could not. In contrast, if I make someone my legal caregiver in my state paper work, which you do when you join a coop in Colorado, I could buy right in front of the police and they could not do shit to either of us, so long as we are within the legal limits. So, it seems to me that, unless you are growing 100 plants and attracting the feds, it is a lot less risky to sell mmj in CO than to sell mj in general. The pricing should somewhat reflect this.

Even when I have bought mj at street prices I have never paid more than 400 per oz. I am talking nothing but indoor hydro dank of any number of strains. Before moving to CO I knew a bunch of people who had a growing operation and a variety of locations. One of my buddies who was a part of it would sell sick dank to me for 225 and I am sure he was still making a nice profit. While I have had people try to sell mj for up to 480 oz, when I have tried it from friends who paid that price, honestly, it was not that much better, if at all, than 400 oz mj. Furthermore, in my experience, when you buy an oz you can usually shave at least 20-40 dollars off the 400 dollar price. While I think it would be reasonable, I am not saying a coop should sell at 225, but I think we can all agree anything near to street level pricing, much less 700 per oz, is ridiculous, considering the allocation of risk, at least in CO. I mean unless the 700 oz mj is grown in a pure co2 environment, and you want to try an 1/8 or 1/4 as a novelty, paying that price is just ridiculous.

mmjmike