Hick said:
;..NCH
we've discussed disagreements before, we don't have to
argue
Thats why I love this site! Good folks!
Hick said:
Here's 'my' take... there are those that are pushing to follow ca's path pretty closely.(primarily the ne metro area and the liberal ski valley) BUT there is also a pretty large faction pushing for more control. Dispensaries are under a moratorium in most towns/cities, though a few are running rampant. (I hear denver has more dispensaries than they do Starbucks!) Our city attorney has however, issued a warning to be carefull 'not' to put the city in danger of law suits with their moratorium. (Legal mumbo-jumbo/wording)
MMJ is fairly new to CO. So, with that said, it gets "out of control" fast.
The Oakland/SF Bay Area has been heavy into the MMJ scene since '97, and it hads its ups and downs for sure. It actually did not spread to other parts of the state until nearly 10 years later, for what ever reason. The main reason I believe is the multiple busts that occured and the "waiting" for all the cases to go thru the court system, only to have most throw out, unless it was a Federal case of course.
Once folks saw people getting cases dropped and herb being given back by the courts, it EXPLODED in a matter of a few years.
I think that CO didn't have to go thru that "learning" curve, and just went full bore from the day of "MMJ legalization".
So, basically, every pot dealing gangster wannabe has since opened up a club, thus giving MMJ a bad name in folks eyes in CO. That is excatally what is occuring in L.A. and the southeren part of Cali.
Hick said:
What the legislature is working on now, are the Dr.s. To this point, dispensaries have been putting Drs on the payroll to recommend/'script patients. It's been said that a high percentage of those Drs have either had their FDA liscence pulled, or were never FDA certified. Basically meaning they "can't" prescribe drugs, but the "can" 'prescribe' mj 'cause it isn't fda certified.
You're right, at present, virtually anyone can get a permit. The dispensaries will provide you with someone to write you a recommendation. They are after the 'caregiver' permits. For $190, you drop in while the doc is on duty, he writes the recommendation, they do the state paperwork, you sign over your caregiver status to them, and get your first 1/8 free.
I'm not sure how the 'big city' disp' are faring, but I hear/see a lot of demand for product locally. (4-5k p#)
That is suprising man. To get a Valid rec here, a Doctor MUST be an accreditied active Doctor licensed by the State of Cali. The Doctor MUST have FDA approval. This means that a Chiropractor or accupuncturist cannot give out a Rec.
Again, my bad for not reading up on the CO MMJ law yet.
So, from your post, it seems that the only way a Dispensary is able to operate in CO is to be the "caregiver' for the multiple folks going in and out.
That is not how Cali is set up for dispensary sales/operation. They are set up as "Collectives". This means it is a group of folks who help eachother out. BIG GREY AREA. This means that Person "A" can help ot by "donating" $60 an eigth to the collective to cover operating csts and growers time and effort.
I know bro, sounds a little silly....but that is the true gig on how they are allowed to operate. Our law states that a Collective can be compensated by either donating "Time,equipment,knowledge or MONEY. Money being the main thing that folks "donate" to get thier meds offered by thier local "Collective".
Again, as you stated, TERMINOLOGY.
Caregiver status has been shot down. The State redifined "Caregiver" and a person can only get that designation if they truly take care of the persons health and well being for all other aspects of the persons life, NOT JUST GROWING/SUPPLYING herb.
So, the moral of that story is that when a person "signs up" at a "collective" in Cali, they are NOT giving up thier rights to grow for themselves at all. The "Collectives" have nothing to do with being a caregiver to that person, it is simply a group of folks who share thier herb and compensate eachother thru time,equiupment or FINANCIAL means, mostly financial. What can I say, it is still about the loot.
That suprises me a bit too, the wholesale price on herb. It has dropped tremendously here. 4-5k is unheard of anymore. 3 being the norm for most herbs, and I am talking about BOMB, not outdoor or b grade.