Ok folks, I'm making an attempt to push the boundaries and move the bar forward in regard to what we can talk about in the forums. Today Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the Feds will no longer be going after growers or distributors unless they break BOTH fed and state laws. So growing MMJ in Cali and distributing it through co-ops and dispensaries is now legal with the proper paperwork and we should be able to talk about it now.

So, I would like to create this thread to discus the business side of the medical cannabis industry in California, including different career fields and opportunities in the industry, the MMJ commodity market and how to stay within the law and out of jail. I'm calling on all California growers, legal professionals and anyone with knowledge about the industry to contribute to this for the good of all.

I'll get us started with the following questions:

- How hard is it for a grower to arrange a business relationship to grow for a co-op or dispensary? How does one go about that?

- I realize the market price varies, but what is the average price a broker or dispensary pays for a pound to the grower? Is there a difference between the two? Do you have to go through a broker or directly to the dispensary?

- How does the market price vary from strain to strain and how do you find out what strain is in high demand and obtain those seeds or clones?

Please, please, pretty please contribute if you have knowledge in this area and have something to offer!

*bump* i wanna know too

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Drugs are bad m'kay?

IM MOVIN TO CALI
seriously though this might be interesting...

It's not really that interesting and it's not really that "groundbreaking" for us. Now it is great that dispensaries and co-ops can go on without the fear of federal intervention, but that's really all that's changed.

You can find most of the information you are looking for on google.

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Not exactly the kind of call to action and contribution I was hoping for. Do you have anything informative to say in regards to the subject matter and questions posed in this thread? It sounds like you're from cali and may have something to add. Maybe if you take a little toke you wouldnt be so cranky.

this is definitely something i would like to know about to as I was thinking about selling to a co-op.

u find any info on google jeffisdreaming?

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I know that as a patient you can have 8 ounces of dried pot. If you where to go over your limit then you are suppose to sell it to a dispensary. I talked with one bud tender and they said that I could sell it to them with no problems. I have not done this yet but that is what I am understanding. As far as growing on a large scale for a dispensary I am also interested in this.

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I am a California Medical Marijuana patient.

I am sure there is some kind of paperwork involved. If anyone here knows help us out.

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I am a California Medical Marijuana patient.

my roommate asked a bud tender at green angel in malibu about selling to them and all they told him was if u have weight bring it in. too vague for me...

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ah, sorry, I'm at work. Can't smoke, didn't mean to come off cranky. I saw this news this morning and it did make me happy. I do grow MMJ, just on a small personal scale.

I have just been through the "Let's start a dispensary" or "let's grow for the clubs" talk about 100 times with fellow stoners and growers alike. I just get a little tired of it, but if you are serious about it, go for it.

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"It picked up some dandy-lion pollen or something from your yard and popped out a bastard seed. " --Smokingrubber
Current Grow(s):DP White WidowFucking Incredible