Phx Farmers market back?

So last I heard the farmers market was put on hiatus until September due to the raid.

But I hear it is back on this weekend "officially"?

And word?

I heard they are hot as fuck and to stay away....

Seems like these dispensary owners got their wish...




Cocksuckers....

What do you mean "hot" and where did this hearsay come from?

Hot as in the event holders and some caregivers got raided....something about the Dispensarys being behind it.

Yeah, but that's one person associated with the long going farmers markets that got "raided". The actual farmers market still carries on, though it looks to be much smaller. I didn't go in, but it was certainly running on 7/19 at the East side location.

From what I understand, a second group has started up a farmers market at the West side location as well. Plus, there seems to be some clarity with P2P being more okay now, but a lot remains to be seen.

We shouldn't hide when patients are just trying to help other patients, and doing nothing wrong in the process. We shouldn't get scared because the system still sucks. We've come a long way as an overall cannabis culture, and we need to be vigilant. No need to add fuel to the fear mongering the system continues to perpetrate upon us. My two cents. Now cheers!

I hear you, and you make some very valid points, but I've been hearing the Dispensarys are the ones who put the initial investigation together and took it to LEO....add to the fact that nobody at the market is paying any tax on anything is just a disaster waiting to happen especially after the last raids.

If patients were allowed to vend to Dispensarys it would open up the market up and you would be seeing better and cheaper product on the shelfs....but instead they shoot them selfs in the foot trying to create a monopoly, but it's backfiring and becoming harder for these greedy bastards to keep up with demand since they have to produce in house.

Steer clear of the Phoenix Farmers markets. Word is they (LEO) are harvesting patient info for illegal activity. Apparently the lady who put it together has flipped to keep herself out of jail and is cooperating with police to help nab growing Caregivers.

Apparently the Dispensarys got together and hired an investigative team of their own to build the case...

AZ is the laughing stock of the mmj industry...shitty Cali outdoor...Mexican bricks being run for poop soup concentrates etc...etc....etc..

Oh ye of little faith. The dispensaries probably are trying everything in their greedy power to prolong their industry monopoly. Aren't you a dispensary agent Tempe420?!? If I am remembering incorrectly, forgive me, but otherwise you're fear mongering...

There was a recent court case that seems to have clarified the p2p transaction. Don't quote me, and always do your research for required due diligence when dealing with cannabis, but I do believe charges were dropped and a judge indicated the p2p portion of the law was ambiguous. So, like has always been the case, patients and caregivers have worked within the definitions of the law at these farmer markets.

Not trying to fear monger. Was very interested in going. That's just what I heard. Would be great if someone could clarify. Does that one court ruling mean p2p is legit?

Tempe420 was doing the fear mongering. The court ruling gives patients and caregivers a case to reference if legal issues should arise. It's a start, a chink in "their" armor. Just like the DUI clarification given by a judge a few months back. All good for patients in AZ.

All we ever talk about in AZ is the shit dispensary system and shit weed. Compassion, the concept that all medically driven cannabis should be founded upon, is lost in this state.

"All we ever talk about in AZ is the shit dispensary system and shit weed. Compassion, the concept that all medically driven cannabis should be founded upon, is lost in this state."

On one side, the vast majority of of the 50,000+ MMJ patients are content with the dispensary system, and the weed quality. (Compared to the weed I smoked back in the 1970s, everything here is killer weed.) These patients don't talk about it much because they don't want to bring attention to the fact that they indeed are MMJ patients. [A paranoid mental scenario of AZ MMJ patients: weed-hungry non-patients learn that you are a MMJ patient and where you live, deciding to invade your home and go after your stash.]

On the other side are a relatively small percentage of patients, plus some caregivers. There are also some non-patients who trash-talk the present system and want weed totally legalized, with anyone able to freely grow and sell. These discontents are more willing to comment publicly.

It would indeed be nice if compassion was more of a central theme of discussion.

If you want to know where I get my statistics from, I pulled them out of my ass, but they sound reasonable to me.

So did anyone check it out???

ive been to both of the markets after the raids. there fine slowly building back up though (not that many vendors yet.)

Thanks swagger...

Grown your own and contribute to the community and you don't have to rely on bs undercover farmers market stings. Cops have nothing but time on their hands (as well as big fat bellies) to commit to busting farmers. If you sell for riches, you will get exposed.

With all the money being spent in opposition to the patients... It is clearly a hot spot for a patient that is not looking for trouble. But to those that are in the fight for the Prohibitions end - it is clearly the place to be!

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Oh ye of little faith. The dispensaries probably are trying everything in their greedy power to prolong their industry monopoly. Aren't you a dispensary agent Tempe420?!? If I am remembering incorrectly, forgive me, but otherwise you're fear mongering...

There was a recent court case that seems to have clarified the p2p transaction. Don't quote me, and always do your research for required due diligence when dealing with cannabis, but I do believe charges were dropped and a judge indicated the p2p portion of the law was ambiguous. So, like has always been the case, patients and caregivers have worked within the definitions of the law at these farmer markets.

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Incorrect. Im just trying to steer people to accurate info and not what a bunch of couch warriors believe. That judges ruling was for PINAL! Not Maricopa. Thats the first thing. Second, this has already been decided in Maricopa, it IS illegal.

Be careful folks.

its all illegal even dispensaries,technically.