Maine Brookies
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Nope, it's 2lbs per caregiver card, and you need to be a state-registered, card holding caregiver to sell to dispensaries. Unregistered caregivers growing for family members can not sell to dispensaries.
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Maine Brookies
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There's no shortage of rumors that they buy from outside sources and where there's smoke there's usually fire. My guess is that, if they want to buy your buds, they will pay fairly well. Dispensaries in California were still paying around $3k last time i checked, which was around December of last year. Prices sat at close to $4k for years, so until the overall supply and demand gets more balanced it seems likely wholesale prices will stay fairly high. California dispensary prices didn't collapse until supply was more in balance with demand. We aren't close to that yet.
This is the way I look at it...If I can sell to a disp. then I can sell to a patient...The whole donation/pay thing is nearly unenforceable...as long as it goes to a cardholder and you pay taxes on it it's all the same......
I'd rather sell my shit to a patient at 2 bills a zip then to a disp. at 2 bills and then have them sell it for 4 bills....
I'd rather sell my shit to a patient at 2 bills a zip then to a disp. at 2 bills and then have them sell it for 4 bills....
jujubee
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I want to dump a couple elbows at a time. Patients only want a couple zips, unless they are selling on the black market, or are also a caregiver.
Jpzooyork
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That's great news that we can sell to dispensaries. Is there a law against to caregivers in the same house ( me and spouse) I think it's ok as long as they are seperate locked rooms but not sure.... that would be a plus btw by donate to a patient is that free or can you get some compensation for it as long as its less then 2 1/2 oz at a time.
jujubee
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Are you sure it is per caregiver card? The wording of the law doesn't sound like it is. I only renewed 4 of my caregiver cards because I have a family member taking patient slots. If the 5th caregiver card will allow me to sell another 2lbs to a dispensary, I will pay the extra $300 for that.
Sec. 3. 22 MRSA §2423-A, sub-§2, ¶I is enacted to read:
I. For the purpose of disposing of excess prepared marijuana, transfer prepared marijuana to a registered dispensary for reasonable compensation. The transfer of prepared marijuana by a primary caregiver to one or more dispensaries under this paragraph is limited to a registered primary caregiver. A registered primary caregiver may not transfer more than 2 pounds of excess prepared marijuana for reasonable compensation under this paragraph in a calendar year. A primary caregiver who transfers prepared marijuana pursuant to this paragraph does not by virtue of only that transfer qualify as a member of a collective.
jujubee
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I was out there last September and went into a dispensary to shoot the shit. I was told they paid about $175 an oz for dank stuff when they buy elbows. They test for thc, mold, pesticides and heavy metals. There is no real testing option in Maine.
Jpzooyork
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It seems like the law says 2lbs a year per caregiver which is good but that would be even better to have 10lbs a year through each caregiver card 5 patients but I think it's only 2lbs a year per caregiver
jujubee
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Yeah, but a lot of them are just starting out, and can't produce much product. They don't have the space or equipment.
For someone who would like to be a caregiver, but doesn't know how to grow, the benefit would be that they could hire someone to grow and process the weed for them.
I could rent a furnished grow room to a caregiver. The caregiver could hire me to grow and process the plants. It could pretty much be a turnkey caregiver business, ready to go on day one.
The benefit for me is that I get to grow more than 36 plants, and can focus on growing.
Jpzooyork
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That would be a dream come true for me as well 😄
So Pretty much if you hire a caregiver and grow for that Caregiver you can grow for up to 10 patients yours and his/hers that could be a total of 60-72 flowering plants or would the hired caregiver give you only a total of 6-7 patients depending if your a patient yourself.
tet1953
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I am not sure about that particular scenario. In order for two caregivers to share a space like that they would have to live together. If I understand your premise, you hire an employee for your caregiver business, and if that employee happens to be a registered caregiver it doubles your potential grow? I don't think that's the case.
Jpzooyork
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That's true but like you said 36 plants is great!
the only question I guess I have is what they consider prepared product does it just have to be trimmed Because it can be tricky to harvest only 2 1/2 ounces at a time lol
jujubee
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In my scenario, there are two caregivers, and two separate grow spaces. Or three caregivers and three separate space. But one caregiver does all of the growing. Each caregiver still needs to have their own patients.
Maine Brookies
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According to DHHS "sharing a space" means your plants mingle. Multiple caregivers can, however, throw a tent into the same room. As long as each tent has a lock and only the owner of the tent has a key, it is not considered "sharing a space".
Jpzooyork
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Thanks so much everyone for all of this good info before I move up to maine I just want to get all the info I can to help with a smooth transition 😄 btw I know there is alot of variables to this question but what is the avg income for a caregiver with 5 patients excluding the 2 lbs per year to dispensaries lowest and highest do most patients buy one zip a month I know that again it's a non specific question but looking for the range with 5 patients