Thread: Colorado growers, our days could be numbered

Senator Romer is about to propose a bill to the Senate that if passed will be the end to small growers/caregivers in the state. If this passes next month mmj will ONLY be legally available from a dispensary. If you want to grow for anyone other than yourself you will have to get a 'growers license' and only be able to legally grow in places zoned for agriculture and you must sell to dispensaries only. If you grow now and sell to dispensaries you could be breaking the law by February.

This bill was intended to regulate dispensaries, but its the growers and patients who are getting fucked and the dispensaries are jumping up and down for joy.

The 63 page bill can be seen here
http://vvoice.vo.llnwd.net/e6/4193782.0.pdf

Please write to Senator Romer and tell him how your patients or you will suffer by being forced to purchase from dispensaries with their outrageous prices and terrible quality of medicine.

chris.romer.senate@state.co.us

Originally Posted by FlyLikeAnEagle

Senator Romer is about to propose a bill to the Senate that if passed will be the end to small growers/caregivers in the state. If this passes next month mmj will ONLY be legally available from a dispensary. If you want to grow for anyone other than yourself you will have to get a 'growers license' and only be able to legally grow in places zoned for agriculture and you must sell to dispensaries only. If you grow now and sell to dispensaries you could be breaking the law by February.

This bill was intended to regulate dispensaries, but its the growers and patients who are getting fucked and the dispensaries are jumping up and down for joy.

The 63 page bill can be seen here
http://vvoice.vo.llnwd.net/e6/4193782.0.pdf

Please write to Senator Romer and tell him how your patients or you will suffer by being forced to purchase from dispensaries with their outrageous prices and terrible quality of medicine.

chris.romer.senate@state.co.us

Romer is NOT doing anyone a 'service' or favor, that's for sure. Thanks for the links, we need to make everyone aware of this 'public servant' and make sure he never gets elected again!

BUMP!

The thing you are not taking into account is the fact that thousands of patients have complained that the prices being charged are a joke.
Senator Romer is acting on the information supplied by the patients being taken advantage of by alleged "caregivers / dispensaries"

I find it funny that most of those complaining are not patients - it is those who want to profit from the patients suffering.

Originally Posted by angelsbandit

The thing you are not taking into account is the fact that thousands of patients have complained that the prices being charged are a joke.
Senator Romer is acting on the information supplied by the patients being taken advantage of by alleged "caregivers / dispensaries"

I find it funny that most of those complaining are not patients - it is those who want to profit from the patients suffering.

So the answer is to pass a bill that says only dispensaries can sell? What, do you think thats going to lower the price? Every dispensary owner I've talked to is happy as hell about this proposal, they will be able to completely control the market both on the wholesale and retail end. If you like paying $60 or $70 for an eighth of some crappy weed from a commercial warehouse grower then you should support this.

More about this bill;

In order to get a growers license the grower must hold a public hearing and invite the neighbors, they must get approved by the city, THEN they apply for a license with the state. In order to get a license they must grow in an area zoned for agriculture, must be of 'good moral character', pass a background check, and pay thousands in licensing fees. Submit architectural drawings, get approval from the County Building Code Enforcement.

If you are able to get a license you can sell only to dispensaries, all payments must be electronic, a weekly report from all grows must be submitted to the govt, what did you harvest, what will you harvest, when, what strains, how many more days. All grows have to have video surveillance. Access to all records. NO MORE CAREGIVERS

Originally Posted by angelsbandit

The thing you are not taking into account is the fact that thousands of patients have complained that the prices being charged are a joke.
Senator Romer is acting on the information supplied by the patients being taken advantage of by alleged "caregivers / dispensaries"

I find it funny that most of those complaining are not patients - it is those who want to profit from the patients suffering.

Who do you think is profiting the most right now? Dispensaries.
Who will profit more if this is passed? Dispensaries.
Who will get fucked? Caregivers and patients.

"Caregiver" is not an accurate label for most of the growers - they are out for profit, and nothing more.

You still don't seem to understand that it is patients who feel they are being taken advantage of who are contacting their representatives and driving much of this.

They are also working on a maximum markup on the products, so the exploitation of medical marijuana patients will cease.

And again I ask: is it the patients complaining about the proposed legislation, or those who are currently profiting from this?

Originally Posted by angelsbandit

"Caregiver" is not an accurate label for most of the growers - they are out for profit, and nothing more.

You still don't seem to understand that it is patients who feel they are being taken advantage of who are contacting their representatives and driving much of this.

They are also working on a maximum markup on the products, so the exploitation of medical marijuana patients will cease.

And again I ask: is it the patients complaining about the proposed legislation, or those who are currently profiting from this?

What dispensary do you work for?

BUMPING Eagle's post!

I cannot beleive only 2 people responded to this thread...considering users here are largely medical users, not much interest in this post! WTF?