Colorado Medical Marijuana Cooperative or Care-giver information requests

[mmjmike]

Hi guys,

Doctors have already reviewed my records and signed off on my condition qualifying for a permit. I have an appointment this week whereat they will evaluate and file out permit paper work. Hope to get my permit sometime in early April.

I live north of Denver, near Longmont, and was wondering if anyone has any information about the cost of care-giver services or coops in the area. Fort Collins, Denver Area, or even Boulder area information would be great. Typical price information would be great too? Just from reading some forum posts on a couple of sites it sounds as if some strains at coops can cost more what you pay when buying on the black market. Is this true and if so, why? If any of you know of a reasonably priced caregiver or coop, I would appreciate any information. Thanks.

mmjmike

[Boss]

I think they are priced like this because of supply and demand. Besides the quality is high, you can go get your meds there without having to worry about being arrested..

But, I agree, prices are too high overall, but won't get much better until there are people running them that don't care to make 300k a year helping people. I think most have good intentions starting out, but after the money comes in they forget what they were all about.

[WestCoastToke]

They're priced like that because the co-op owners are greedy people. Quality is all high, but that doesn't mean that your 500 dollar a month light bill and 500 a month water bill to grow a co-op full of plants equals charging even 300 an oz. Its greed.

[Boss]

300 an ounce.. 85 an 1/8th.. is like 700 bucks an oz :-)

[WestCoastToke]

I'm sayin 300 an ounce is still ridiculous.... 700 is even more out there. I would never pay that, and I really am convinced that if my co-op ever decided to put that out on their shelves then I'll promptly leave and never return.

[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

[Boss]

I may pay that to test elite strains from the best, but that's why people pay for it by the 1/8th :-)

Thank you for the clarification and great info man!

[WestCoastToke]

Yeah, boss I guess you have a point... I can always just get 1/8 or a gram to test, but I would never pay that for a whole oz...

[mmjmike]

Paperwork is in the mail.

[Be IRIE]

Hey MMJ, why not just grow your own or if you are not able then make someone you can trust your caregiver and have them grow.. Heck a little bit of money and lots of love and attention, and three months later you have meds....

[mmjmike]

Thanks Irie. It would be kind of hard, but not impossible for me to grow. I may do so in the future though. I think I could save a lot. The only thing is you need to be constantly around to watch and care for the plants. What if you leave town for a couple weeks?

I was happy to recently find a caregiver with Humboldt train wreck dank, which from my research is one of the best strains out there. I tried a sample and it about knocked me on my ass after one hit. While the price is a little more than I would like to pay, it is less than street prices. So considering it is one of the best buds available, I think it will work out well. Has any one tired this strain? Any thoughts?

mmjmike

[WestCoastToke]

mmm Sounds tasty.

[WestCoastToke]

Saffron can be upwards of $250 an ounce. If you buy it in your supermarket it can cost upwards of $1000 an ounce... but nobody buys that much from there.