Grower vs Dealer: who should make more?

Dealers have the power to make more money.. I have personally experienced the mj market in my non mmj city decline and become a shittier place only because growers are trying to maximize their profits.. watching too much scarface. All growers should handle their business like Gastanker because if they dont and they hear about their dealers making $410 an oz and want some of that cash and up the price.. well.. the dealer is only going to re-up their price rather than taking the hit. people sell bud for a price that depends on what they received it for. yes growers have that "I take a greater risk" excuse but I've honestly gone mad watching the prices of bud increase in my city only because of growers greed. hence - why I've started growing

the grower (wholesaler) should not bitch if the (dealer) retailer makes a good cut or doubles his money...as a grower... it only cost us mabey $2 a g to grow weed...

so when a grower sells to the retailer for $5-6 a g .....they are making more than 100% profit...why shouldnt the retailer/dealer make atleast double the $$$



I sell my bubba to my local MMJ store for $175 a oz... who inturn charges $12 a g....makes $336 a oz....profit $161 minus taxes and overhead ...lucky to see $100 profit from a oz

My cost for the oz about $55..... so im making about $120 tax free on the oz profit after growing expenses


Retailers should be required to give all suppliers/growers a receipt and a 1099...... after all it is a legal business if done right and growers are independant contractors UBI ##s should be a requirement

Originally Posted by colonuggs

the grower (wholesaler) should not bitch if the (dealer) retailer makes a good cut or doubles his money...as a grower... it only cost us mabey $2 a g to grow weed...

so when a grower sells to the retailer for $5-6 a g .....they are making more than 100% profit

Speak for yourself costs me 25 cents a gram to grow

Originally Posted by tip top toker

Speak for yourself costs me 25 cents a gram to grow

And that proves my point even more....if it only cost you 25 cent to grow a g ($7 a oz) and you get $150- 175 your making way more in a profit % than the dealer.... your getting 1000s% profit

Just our electricty bill for our warehouse grow is over $3000 a month... rent another $2000 plus supplies looking at 5-6 grand a month


.25 cents a g to grow it??? does that include your rent... thats a cost.... power, water, suppiles...you have to factor all that in your operating/overhead expenses

Originally Posted by Alexorcara

Yeah yeah I know how selling and growing usually works. The grower sells to the dealer, who inflates the price and, well, deals it. But say that it isn't being run the way it usually is. Say it's being run like a bank (kinda.) the grower fronts an ounce or two to 3 or 4 friends who happen to know how to sell. Assume the friendealers don't try to rip the grower off. (this method is a really common thing around here) Say each dealer gets $100 for that ounce (not a realistic price I know.) this 100 is then split between the dealer who sold it, and the grower. How, in your opinion, should it be split up? I know people who go 50/50, 60/40, 40/60, hell all the way to 85/15. But what do you think the ratio should be? And in who's favour?

You're really confused about dealing. Rule number one...don't ever front weed to ANYONE for ANY reason. Rule number two, it's none of your concern what happens to it after it leaves your hands, you get your price, they get theirs. If you think they are making more than you then up your prices, they will either buy from you or go somewhere else. For some very important information, re read rule number one. If you insist on fronting then just charge whatever you want, like, 200 an once and tell them "I don't care what you sell it for, I want 200 an ounce". But again, you should NEVER front for ANY reason!

I grow where i live. It's not a cost because growing is not my income. My job pais for all my homely needs. My grow cost involves water, nutes and light fan and pump, there is no other expensive involved

You have to rent a bigger apt to be able to do it, or you're sacrificing space. It's not costing you money right now, but theoretically it is.

Growing profits are determined by risk and labor, dealing by risk alone. Growing is a million times more work than dealing. Maybe it costs you $0.25/g to grow, but it's certainly taking you more than $0.25 worth of time at minimum wage to grow.

Originally Posted by purklize

You have to rent a bigger apt to be able to do it, or you're sacrificing space. It's not costing you money right now, but theoretically it is.

Growing profits are determined by risk and labor, dealing by risk alone. Growing is a million times more work than dealing. Maybe it costs you $0.25/g to grow, but it's certainly taking you more than $0.25 worth of time at minimum wage to grow.

You are making assumptions. First, in terms of labour, i spend 5 minutes a week tending my plants, secondly i don't have t rent a bigger place, i decided to make use of space that was not used. Third i'm self employed, i'm worth what i'm worth, i happily work for free when i feel like it, i have no minimum wage. Growing for me takes absolutely no effort, and i can move the whole lot in 30 minutes if i want, dealing is a whole different boat. Please don't try and put me straight on how my life works.