Welcome to the Industry 2Dog.
I have been "donating" extra "meds" to dispensaries since 1998.
Wording...Under Cali State Law a Grower can be compensated for his/her time, Here is the exact excerpt from the Cali State Attorney General in regards to the "distribution" of MMJ.
6.
Permissible Reimbursements and Allocations: Marijuana grown at a
collective or cooperative for medical purposes may be:
a) Provided free to qualified patients and primary caregivers who are
members of the collective or cooperative;
b) Provided in exchange for services rendered to the entity;
c) Allocated based on fees that are reasonably calculated to cover
overhead costs and operating expenses; or
d) Any combination of the above.
Item C is the ticket. This is what allows the Monetary gains from growers you supply clubs.
This is 100% legal in the State of California if you are a MMJ patient selling your wares to a Legal MMJ Dispensary.
Personally, I think it is great to allow folks a legal means to make Money.
If it is not for folks like 2dog, there would be no herb in any of the dispensaries and hundreds of thousands of folks would simply go without.
Dispensaries DEPEND on it's members to supply herb to be redistributed to other non growing members. It is as simple as that.
Again, the Majority of folks do NOT want to grow for themselves...period. They would rather find a dispensary where they feel comfortable and safe.
It is a win-win for both patients and growers who supply dispensaries.
Noone is making anyone buy anything from any dispensary folks...people go because THEY WANT TO.
So, don't trip 2Dog. If selling off your extra meds made you a little (or alot) of coin...more power to you. Obviously, if the Dispensary took your herb, you did a great job growing it. The only folks who are going to call u a drug dealer are folks not understanding Cali State law and just plain haters. Pay them no mind.