absolutely..you know what i need to drive to work too..my car should be free..i mean i NEED it and shit..

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After you pay $375.00 a year it is free If you have no money then it's free in Canada so I'm not sure where you are. I can't imagine it not being free when you are in pain and you need it. I also can't imagine getting addicted to it when you don't need the shit. The shit kills your liver!!!! Stick with weed!! peace out Headband707

This is all interesting stuff. I saw on another thread the argument that it should stay above the street value of MJ. That way you deter people from trying to resale and go against the movement. I don't know prices, but I believe that people should be paid for the skills and product they deliver. Unfortunately, we live in a land driven by supply and demand, so we gotta work within those confines. That said, if you're willing to put in some time, effort, and money, you can probably (eventually) grow some decent medicine. Will you ever grow that ultra sticky purple haze with a slight taste of cherry? I dunno...my two cents.

On a separate note, I'm curious if people know what the dispensaries pay from a vendor collective for Lbs. I've heard it range from 2800-3800 per lb, but saw some crazy prices up in the $4500 range. Is this legit?

I keep seeing this thread pop up...."so" I'm popping in to say once again---SHARE THE JOY. I give away my stuff to friends and family. Isn't that the way it's suppose to be?

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In my humble opinion, "that shit" should just all be banned. Dare I say ILLEGAL.......there is a strain out there for every ailment/pain/disease as far as I'm concerned. Those "legal" and outrageously priced meds will kill ya.

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what's even crazier about it, is that those meds even the pharmaceutical companies are producing don't cost as much as they claim they do!

more people in this country need to learn chemistry, if people truly understood what it takes to make the drugs they consume like candy, they might think long and hard on whether or not they should take that crap....

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my medical outdoor 09 journal in veg
medical outdoor 09 in flower
doing an indoor this winter!

So true. If real facts were to arise regarding the mark-up on pharmaceuticals, many would be shocked.
I am prescribed one alone that costs almost 2 grand per month. Reason? The Israelis put a lot of "research" into it. I'm sure they did too...."however" I have a problem with the fact it only proves to possibly, note I said POSSIBLY help. That's a 17% possiblility.
Pretty damned expensive at that percentage.
Needless to say, I have opted to smoke weed. Scientists say it DEFINITELY works. 100 percent and au natural.
Why would any one wish to exhibit the same kind of greed when "dealing" with a plant?
There's joy in growing it, and there's joy in reaping the reward of your efforts....but the biggest joy is in SHARING it.

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What's interesting on my end, Babs, is that I've got a few friends and family members that have refused to allow me to just give them any of my grow. (Barring my sons. Go figure! lol) They've further said to me, "I hope you don't plan on trying to sell me any at a 'friend/family discount' price. You're broke, and I won't take advantage of our relationship." Now, they know that whatever I yield that's more than I need before next the plant is ready to harvest, I plan on selling to a local dispensary, and putting that money toward the house bills to take a load off of my partner's shoulders. (I've got a friend whose got a family member that runs one, so I won't have to stand in line and all that jazz. ) But I've got four family members and five or six friends that really want any I can spare of my home grown. Even though I could really use the money they're insisting on paying me if I were to go that route instead of the dispensary, I've told them that I won't go above half the going rates for them; and if they want it, they'll just have to accept the "family/friend discount" from me. (Which is approximately what I'd most likely get from a dispensary, anyhow.) Honestly though, as broke as we currently truly are, I'd sell it to strangers for the full going rate or at the least only a "slight" discount. Fortunately for my conscience (lol), strangers are out.... no one gets my pot but me, dispensaries, and very close/trusted family/friends. It just wouldn't be worth the risk for not just me, but more so for my partner who is owned by the military; and I'd never do anything to risk him being court martialed, etc. So, I'm going to stick with the dispensary as much as possible; much less risk of trouble. Or so I've been told, and need to be corrected if I'm wrong about that.

And that's my first ramble of the morning.

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MMJ Debate with a Know-It-All Cop Prop 215 Grow 1.2

Where I live, it isn't medical, there is competition, and not really everybody can afford to just grow it themselves. I don't see what is so unreasonable about paying 300-350 an oz.
I also love how you think just because the weed is expensive, everybody can just drop everything and move to a medical state. Last I checked, the cost of living in Cali is about 2-3 times more than it is where I live, so I guess I'm saving money living cheaper. It balances out the cost of my "expensive" bud.
And just my personal opinion, bud grown outdoors can be very good, but indoors is always superior. Basically I feel that this argument by poplars keeps reverting back to how cheap outdoor bud is to grow. Sure, this stuff should be a little cheaper as you didn't have to buy anything set-up wise except nutes, but it sounds like you don't understand that there is more that goes into indoor. Plus it never fails to get some good outdoors and theres a few gnats in it. I've never seen that in indoors. Frankly, indoor has more quality whether you're going to agree with me or not.
I do however think bud should be around 200-250, but shouldn't be free no matter how much you people think it should be. Yes, it grows out of the ground, but so does all the produce you buy. People still have to spend 3-4 months growing it, hours and hours harvesting and trimming, and a few weeks of drying and curing. Thats close to half a years worth of work for someone to be inconciderate and say its worth hardly anything. Like somebody said on here early, it should only be free if you grow it.

Haha @ your ramble of the morning.. I'm queen of rambling. Ramble away.
I don't think there is a SINGLE thing wrong with your receiving funds for your grow...even from family members. I think it's cool that you offer them the 'friend/family discount.'
I also think it's cool that they insist to pay. You are doing eachother a service...they want the smoke AND they want you to be compensated---nothing wrong with that. In fact, everything RIGHT about it.
My brother hadn't smoked in awhile and wanted some. I had very little left..very little as in right under an ounce. He knew that stuff was GOLD to me, LOL. I never asked or expected for a penny from him. He knew things were tight for me. He actually gave me MORE than it was even worth. We were both happy......and I say what goes around comes around. Soon he will be getting much more than what he paid for.
Would I feel the same way about a total stranger? Hardly. They'd be charged a nice little fee. I would by no means charge more than 200 oz...and yes, that would be for a primo strain. But do I really feel like "dealing" with the nonsense? Hell no. I'm content with my current situation.....not the money situation. Money is still tight.
Were there not so much drama entailed in making something for it, I'd do so. Alas, it's too much of a headache in my book.
Like you said, it's just not worth the risk.

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