Commercial Grower's License

[Soniq420]

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The Manhattan Project of Marijuana

[BWC BayArea]

Originally Posted by 420Blastabowl

if you go to oaksterdam in oakland the have a class that cost $250 that will teach you everything you need to know to open one including paperwork

Great suggestion. I am OU alumni. If u live far they do have weekend seminars. I went thru the 13 week course. Once a week, I saw a dude come from humbolt. Its all about how bad u wanna learn. Some go to Holland to cannabis college.

[Anabelle]

Does anyone know the down and dirty on getting a Commercial Grower's License in Colorado?

[GimmieGreenie]

Is there anything we East coast people can do to get these type of programs. im currently growing for myself and my girlfiend who needs canibus for back and leg pain. I know for a fact that if i lived i a green friendly state we can get a legal license. and i would love to grow for a MMJ clinic. Its getting to the point where im seriously thinking about moving, but don't want to quit my job without having other income.

[whereisjeff]

You should just save your money and move to Cali, thats what I did 2 months ago. I figured I might as well live my dream and seize the opportunity while it's there. Real change is going to take a lot of time, Obama isn't standing up to the special interest groups as promised and they're preventing rational MMJ policy so they can continue to bank on the status quo. This makes growing very lucrative out here and I don't see that changing until after the 2012 election at the soonest, other than possibly more states following California's lead and public polls moving more in our favor. So there's money to be made for a long time to come and out here you can do it safely. Just save what you can, finance the rest and take action!

[whereisjeff]

Plus you'll love living in norcal, it's beautiful and the people are nicer and its much more laid back compared to the east coast. In fact, I met a nice couple at the pub last night that moved to our grower friendly county to do just that. They seemed really happy and I hope they do well.

[GimmieGreenie]

wow thanks for the nice words man. that sounds like a dream to right now. If i had any type job lined up for there i think i really wound out there. city life just ain't want it use to be. It doesn't even have to be cali, i'll move to almost any state that i can grow for a clinic in.

[BWC BayArea]

Originally Posted by GimmieGreenie

If i had any type job lined up for there i think i really wound out there. . . i'll move to almost any state that i can grow for a clinic in.

That sounds like a job to me. Once u get past the novelty of it all this is real work. I spend a LOT of man hours in my garden 4 out of seven days a week. I spent up to 8hrs in there (not including harvesting) b4. It is a dream job, but reality set in after a few cycles. But I love what I do, sounds like U enjoy it too.

[BWC BayArea]

Originally Posted by GimmieGreenie

If i had any type job lined up for there i think i really wound out there. . . i'll move to almost any state that i can grow for a clinic in.

That sounds like a job to me. Once u get past the novelty of it all, this is real work. I spend a LOT of man hours in my garden 4 out of 7 days a week (easy). I spent up to 8hrs in there (not including harvesting) b4. It is a dream job, but reality sets in after a few cycles. But I love what I do, sounds like U enjoy it too.Haveenough saved to live on for 3-6 months, tie up any loose ends where u r now and go for it. Find out which MMJ state has the most to offer besides MMJ. At least this would be my approach

[CBP420]

OK, so what is the answer, if I have under 100 plants I can grow commercially.

[BWC BayArea]

Originally Posted by CBP420

OK, so what is the answer, if I have under 100 plants I can grow commercially.

Unfortunately the only legal marijuana recognized by the federal gov I know of is a gov program (some kind of study group I think) that serves a select few patients. I believe they grow out of Mississippi. I was told the grade isn't all that great either. As far as law goes in Cali it's legal, to purchase (at a despensary, posses limited quantities (varies county to county), grow limited quantities (also varied county to county) but it is illegal to cultivate on a commercial scale, at least a single man operation. So crafty Californians have figured a way to circumvent the gray areas by starting grower's collectives (which appears to provide the most legal protection). That should be enough to point u in the right direction in ur search.
By the way, how do u define commercially? To me commercially means to do something (grow in this case) for profit. It s to my understanding that the clubs operate in a similar fashion, they're not supposed to be pocketing all this cash its supposed to be structured more like a non profit org. Majority of profits are to go toward member services. according an explanation I got from one dispensary owner. U threw me off with the under 100 plant thing.
Good luck in ur search.

[whereisjeff]

I think you can legally grow commercially in Cali as long as you do business with MMJ cardholders and dispensaries, and dont violate county/city plant count or canopy size guidelines. When I got my card they asked if I wanted to grow, I said yes and they put that in my records and gave me a paper with all the county/city rules. And when I joined the Harborside collective they said I can do business with them, in fact they have special days and times they ask growers to bring in their medication to be purchased and offer advice and free grow classes to want-to-be vendors.

Of course, pic a high plant count jurisdiction, dont tell anyone what you're doing, and you might want to pay your taxes and stay under 100 plants to keep the feds off your ass. AG Eric Holder said the justice department and DEA will only go after those that break BOTH fed and state laws. And they would start raiding dispensaries before small one man operations under 100 plants.

Good luck!

[BWC BayArea]

Originally Posted by whereisjeff

I think you can legally grow commercially in Cali as long as you do business with MMJ cardholders and dispensaries, and dont violate county/city plant count or canopy size guidelines.

Not so sure about the 1st part of this quote. Got any evidence to back that up? I agree with the second part completely. I guess the best way I can think of to put it for Cali is this. Large scale grows are illegal for this reason. The limits were supposed to be implemented so that people could cultivate meds for personal reasons and/or caregivers could grow for patients unable to do so for themselves.Certain areas in Cali the are more accepting being that so much revenue is being generated. Authorities are inclined to look the other way. The DEA, another story. What u do is ur biz. Just keep it that way and play it safe. Good luck.

[Dr. Feelgood]

Essentially, they are offering the improved safety of testing for molds such as aspergillus and selling certified bud. Gas chromatography and mass spectrometry can identify and quantify the level of each cannabinoid allowing them to post the ratio of CBD, THC, CBN, etc. for their patients. People will finally start to have a way of knowing what they're actually consuming.

I am very interested in quantifying cannabinoid content ratio's and grading medical marijuana for consistency purposes. I purchased medicine from two different dispensaries less than a mile apart that had absolutely nothing in common but the name. How can we standardize the industry if we can't control quality consistency?

[Soniq420]

Originally Posted by Dr. Feelgood

I am very interested in quantifying cannabinoid content ratio's and grading medical marijuana for consistency purposes. I purchased medicine from two different dispensaries less than a mile apart that had absolutely nothing in common but the name. How can we standardize the industry if we can't control quality consistency?

check this page out at Medical Marijuana, Inc. They're working on this area. Not sure how far along they are

Marijuana Testing & Gradation : Medical Marijuana, Inc.