grokit
well-worn member
I hope this is indeed the case, also we need more reciprocity in our medical states.
Washington Residents Smoke Way More Weed Than Officials Thought
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t-dub
Vapor Sloth
Exactly. Its all a money grab. You legalize cannabis to get rid of the black market then you raise taxes so high that it creates a black market and makes it so sick people can't afford their medicine . . .
Of course they don't give a fuck about sick people . . . thats what really makes me angry about all this and I don't even live up there.
Long live free weed in Oregon . . .
grokit
well-worn member
Seattle mayor to introduce plan to close up to 54 dispensaries that did not have business licenses prior to 2013. The Stranger
t-dub
Vapor Sloth
I don't own it, I'm the landlord. A BIG difference. Get your facts straight before you make a smart-ass comment like that. I get all my flowers for free and I am told from my tenants that they do the same for their medical patients who give them their grow rights. So only medical patients who keep their grow rights or give them to someone else, and soon recreational patients, are/will be charged for medicine at all. Get your facts straight before you open your mouth . . .Sez the guy that owns a dispensary
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MinnBobber
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That's sweet that you get your mj flowers for free. I was going to joke and ask if they ever pay some of the rent via buds. Nice.
Also great that med patients get free flowers in exchange for their grow rights. Makes it kinda no muss, no fuss for them---not having the hassle of growing their own and their supply just drops out of heaven, into their laps...
t-dub
Vapor Sloth
I do get my flowers for free. In actuality it is 3 pounds a year for free plus samples of new untested strains to try out and report on and I get winterized BHO for 10$/gram . . .
CarolKing
Singer of songs and a vapor connoisseur
Many folks are able to get their mmj for free if they are low income but that may change in July 2016. They told us if there was legal cannabis that it wouldn't change the medical. That it would be kept seperate, that was bullshit. Just be careful in the legal states that this doesn't happen in your state.
The legal cannabis stores had a really strong lobbying group and a lot of money. They are upset that the medical is taking away from them. It's true they weren't making much profits because of the taxes. The taxes supposably are going to come down - I will wait and see.
The legal cannabis stores had a really strong lobbying group and a lot of money. They are upset that the medical is taking away from them. It's true they weren't making much profits because of the taxes. The taxes supposably are going to come down - I will wait and see.
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grokit
well-worn member
Chill out, it was a joke as evident by the big grin and the winky face emoticons I included
But still...
...if all patients, not to mention everyone else got their weed for free, it would have to affect your tenant's business plans wouldn't it?I do get my flowers for free. In actuality it is 3 pounds a year for free plus samples of new untested strains to try out and report on and I get winterized BHO for 10$/gram . . .
t-dub
Vapor Sloth
Guess I didn't find your comment very amusing . . .Chill out, it was a joke as evident by the big grin and the winky face emoticons I included
Obviously you are NOT going to get free weed without giving up your grow card and the legal growers only need a certain number of them. Although there are about 30,000 legal grow sites in Oregon this is not enough to satisfy free medical demand because not every grower will give medicine away for free. With just the unsatisfied medical patient demand there is still enough of a business for my tenants to invest heavily here but with the coming recreational market it becomes a license to print money.
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grokit
well-worn member
I get what you're saying, but it was a yes or no question
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420engineer
Well-Known Member
it's so much less hassle when it's illegal
CarolKing
Singer of songs and a vapor connoisseur
Over $1.2 Million In Recreational Marijuana Sold Daily In Washington State
Posted by Johnny Green at 12:58 PM on June 1, 2015Marijuana Business News
Legal recreational marijuana sales started in Washington in July 2014. The start of legal recreational marijuana sales was slow, with only a handful of stores opening. There are still less than half of the recreational marijuana stores open that were expected to, but the sales numbers keep climbing. According to the latest numbers out of Washington, Washington’s legal recreational marijuana industry is sell over one million dollars worth of recreational marijuana everyday. Per The Joint Blog: There’s over $1 million in recreational cannabis sold each day in Washington State among the 142 outlets that are reporting sales figures.
Posted by Johnny Green at 12:58 PM on June 1, 2015Marijuana Business News
Legal recreational marijuana sales started in Washington in July 2014. The start of legal recreational marijuana sales was slow, with only a handful of stores opening. There are still less than half of the recreational marijuana stores open that were expected to, but the sales numbers keep climbing. According to the latest numbers out of Washington, Washington’s legal recreational marijuana industry is sell over one million dollars worth of recreational marijuana everyday. Per The Joint Blog: There’s over $1 million in recreational cannabis sold each day in Washington State among the 142 outlets that are reporting sales figures.
Wahiker
Well-Known Member
Since WA and OR are both legal, does anyone know if it is now technically legal to transport across the WA/OR border?
grokit
well-worn member
Interstate transport is still under federal jurisdiction. Technically, DOT would have to enforce it.
Medical Marijuana Growers in Washington Face Prison
Three of the Kettle Falls Five are scheduled to be sentenced this week.
Three of the Kettle Falls Five are scheduled to be sentenced this week.
CarolKing
Singer of songs and a vapor connoisseur
First Annual Cannabis Olympics - June
The first annual Cannabis Olympics, featuring a team of celebrity entrepreneurs and activists headlined by Matt Shotwell of Discovery Channel’s Weed Country will take place June 19-22, 2015 in Brinnon, WA. Hempapalooza was founded to raise awareness about the value of community based economic development, localization, farm to fork programs, and other progress emboldened by the hemp and cannabis movements.
Operating under existing Washington State medical cannabis laws, this festival is a unique free speech assembly, activism presentation, topical discussion, and technology showcase. Event participants include hemp-techies, farmers, medical cannabis patients and providers, businesses of wide variety, regional partners, and others involved in the emerging industry and changing policies.
See you there! Contact Info:
hempapalooza.com
Operating under existing Washington State medical cannabis laws, this festival is a unique free speech assembly, activism presentation, topical discussion, and technology showcase. Event participants include hemp-techies, farmers, medical cannabis patients and providers, businesses of wide variety, regional partners, and others involved in the emerging industry and changing policies.
See you there! Contact Info:
hempapalooza.com
MinnBobber
Well-Known Member
.......................................................................First Annual Cannabis Olympics - June
The first annual Cannabis Olympics
I'd like to compete in the "high jump"
little maggie
Well-Known Member
July 1 is the date in Oregon that non-medical users can possess marijuana. But I thought that dispensaries were still only going to be able to sell to those with a medical card- at least for a while. Is that inaccurate?
Because if that's the case I don't understand where Oregonians can get buy other than through the usual illegal channels. Or in Washington.
Because if that's the case I don't understand where Oregonians can get buy other than through the usual illegal channels. Or in Washington.
C No Ego
Well-Known Member
it is quite odd that legal infrastructures are being set up based on illegal black market prices. guess they need a start somehow but how many other legal infrastructures are set up based on how a black market dictates beforehand. intersting and scary as sh!T as to how we can make laws based from anything
CarolKing
Singer of songs and a vapor connoisseur
It's been a real slow process in Washington state for the recreational to establish itself. The rules that WA has in place has made it extra difficult for the cannabis entrepreneurs to make a living with the high tax structure. Supposedly the state legislature is going to fix that. The question is when? I notice that cannabis is still around $15 a gram at some outlets. It looks like it depends on where you go. Medical cannabis is around $10 at a regular med mj dispensary.
The state is in the process of trying to shut down many medical cannabis dispensaries, we are in the early phase. The Governor signed HS 5052. Hopefully the people of the state will have a say about med cannabis come this Election Day in Nov. We have a referendum that is being circulated to modify the rules about shutting down dispensaries, in more of a sensible way - instead of gutting our med mj. Medical and recreational cannabis needs to be separate
Our governor Jay Enslee said he would sign whatever bill the legislature came up with and he did. He did veto a small portion of the bill.
The state is in the process of trying to shut down many medical cannabis dispensaries, we are in the early phase. The Governor signed HS 5052. Hopefully the people of the state will have a say about med cannabis come this Election Day in Nov. We have a referendum that is being circulated to modify the rules about shutting down dispensaries, in more of a sensible way - instead of gutting our med mj. Medical and recreational cannabis needs to be separate
Our governor Jay Enslee said he would sign whatever bill the legislature came up with and he did. He did veto a small portion of the bill.
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