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Moving To Colorado, Living The Dream...
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So we all know everyone wants to leave their state and up and move to California or Colorado and grow some bud. Well, no surprise here, I'm one of those people...

*If this should be moved to the "Pub", please do so*

I'm not one to be disillusioned by splendid promises of an easy life and easy money, and I've done my research, and I honestly think I can make a living, at least for the next 5 - 10 years, legally growing marijuana in Colorado and selling to patients/dispensaries, BUT being that I'm not from there, I'd like to hear from you guys and see what your opinions are on the matter, preferably from someone who has done or is doing the same thing I have in mind (or just someone growing in Colorado).

Potentially, a friend and I would be leaving Louisiana in about a month with about $5,000 between us (EDIT: $5,000 not $50,000) and heading to Colorado to start a new life there. We have a place to stay for a few weeks while we get our feet on the ground and look for houses. We would potentially, if the price is good, be renting a 2 - 3 bedroom house and would both immediately get full time, 40-hour a week jobs [probably paying minimum wage] so we can have money to survive. We're not looking to live comfortably, but we are looking to have running water, internet, air conditioner, and heater.

If my research is correct, in order to get a medical marijuana legally in Colorado I must: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_you_get_a_marijuana_license_in_Colorado

    1) Get a Colorado driver's license
    2) Fill out a form
    3) Have a doctor sign the form
    4) Mail form with $90 and doctor's signature to a medical marijuana registry
    5) Wait to hear back from them...

Correct? Is it really that easy?


Questions...

    1) I get the card. Now I can grow 6 plants?
    2) I grow 6 plants. Now I can sell the buds?
    3) I attempt to sell the buds. Can I sell to any dispensary?
    3b)Do they limit the quantity they buy from you?
    4) Is it easy to find patients to be a "care giver" for (meaning I can grow more than 6 plants?)


I'm obviously ignorant of details of Colorado medical marijuana, so if anyone has ANYTHING to add, please do so! I'd really appreciate it! Be it tips, encouragement, discouragement, info, etc. This is a life changing decision. I want to make sure I'm not going into this blind or making a foolish decision. If I am, please let me know.

Edited by Munkey106 (12/14/10 10:08 PM)

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Re: Moving To Colorado, Living The Dream... [Re: Munkey106]
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I'm sure there is some sort of resource for information on state-by-state medical marijuana laws. Probably you can find it at norml.org I would imagine.

I don't know anything about colorado but hopefully that will point you in the right direction

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Re: Moving To Colorado, Living The Dream... [Re: drr]
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It's at least 6 months.
My dealer actually is from colorado, moved to missouri but comes to Iowa alot to get rid o shit.
He's been growin up there for the past 10 yrs without a problem.
Always brings back the best bud i have ever smoked


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Re: Moving To Colorado, Living The Dream... [Re: Munkey106]
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i would have all the grow equipment bought before i left. i would also have more than 5k, cause stuff adds up quick. and id also have greyhound fare tucked away, in the very real case that you need to go home.

this sounds like a bad idea honestly. with some sweat equity and thought, you could farm stuff there and not jaunt across the country. you probably have enough cash to do it too.

plus, as a former citizen of the great state of florida, let me tell you its miserably cold up here, and the women are a step down. i used to date a woman in hammond,la btw, so trust me there. much higher quality in the south.

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Re: Moving To Colorado, Living The Dream... [Re: Munkey106]
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The marijuana market in California and Colorado is super saturated. Everybody grows and the patients and dispensaries have their caregivers and growers on lock so the hardest part for you will be finding someone to actually buy your weed. There's way too much weed here already, good luck.


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Re: Moving To Colorado, Living The Dream... [Re: FractalDust]
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FractalDust said:
The marijuana market in California and Colorado is super saturated. Everybody grows and the patients and dispensaries have their caregivers and growers on lock so the hardest part for you will be finding someone to actually buy your weed. There's way too much weed here already, good luck.


This.
You want to make money off MMJ, sell other stuff.

Think about the California gold Rush- who got rich?
It wasn't the gold miners, they all went broke.


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Re: Moving To Colorado, Living The Dream... [Re: FractalDust]
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FractalDust said:
The marijuana market in California and Colorado is super saturated. Everybody grows and the patients and dispensaries have their caregivers and growers on lock so the hardest part for you will be finding someone to actually buy your weed. There's way too much weed here already, good luck.


My thoughts exactly.

Keep in mind though, I'm not moving there strictly to grow marijuana. At first I thought I'd be able to make a little money on the side, and it still looks like I will, but not nearly as much as I thought. With not much grow experience (we have both grown little plants before, but nothing serious) I'm expecting about 1 - 2 ounces per plant. To the best of my knowledge, dispensaries buy for $200 - $250 an ounce. Please note that my friend will be doing the same thing as well, so all these numbers will be doubled, as well as the fact that I am only doing the calculations for 6 plants...

Worst case scenario:

    1 ounce x 6 plants = 6 ounces every 4 months...or about $4,000 a year.

Better scenario:

    2 ounces x 6 plants = 12 ounces every 4 months...or about $8,000 a year.

Good scenario:

    4 ounces x 6 plants = 24 ounces every 4 months...or about $16,000 a year.


Realistic scenario: YOU TELL ME!

    __ ounces x 6 plants = __ ounces every 4 months...or about $_____ a year (at $225/oz).

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Re: Moving To Colorado, Living The Dream... [Re: Munkey106]
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if u dont have an out of state source paying premo prices... dont waste your time moving.. and your not gonna make money of 6 plants unless you are scrog 1 plant 4x4 and having 6 lights..


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Re: Moving To Colorado, Living The Dream... [Re: Munkey106]
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If you can at least have a closet with some t5's for veg and a room to flower in you will be harvesting every 2 months not every 4. If you have a grow space with at least a couple rooms and clone beds you can be harvesting all the time like clockwork, nobody waits 4 months in between harvests. Once you master it you'll be making it rain with buds all year long.


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Re: Moving To Colorado, Living The Dream... [Re: FractalDust]
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Moving to Colorado to grow and sell weed

is like

moving to Kansas to grow and sell corn.


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Re: Moving To Colorado, Living The Dream... [Re: Munkey106]
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Quote:
Munkey106 said: To the best of my knowledge, dispensaries buy for $200 - $250 an ounce.


Standard retail price is $37 / eighth.


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Re: Moving To Colorado, Living The Dream... [Re: Munkey106]
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Here's my advice OP.

Colorado is a beautiful state. Move there to enjoy the environment, great people, and exceptional music scene. Find a job and meet a girl. Go see a doctor and get your card. Grow for personal consumption and never worry about buying weed again. Enjoy Life!


Forget the money scheme unless you want to devote at least a years worth of some hard work to probably only break even.


Doc_T said:
Moving to Colorado to grow and sell weed

is like

moving to Kansas to grow and sell corn.


spot on! But truly, you've kind of missed the wave by a year or two. There's still good surf though :tongue2:


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Re: Moving To Colorado, Living The Dream... [Re: floatingwater]
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extremely saturated.  and of course everyone and their mother has exploited the laws, and yessir they will be changing soon.  Good luck_ what part you moving to?

:peace:

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Re: Moving To Colorado, Living The Dream... [Re: lbtchnlgs]
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Sorry but 6 plants is barely anything worth selling for money its kinda better to just use for personal consumption and a desirable goal is a gram per watt. Move to Colorado tho it seems like a nice place that being "Know Your Mushrooms by Ron Mann" was filmed there

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Re: Moving To Colorado, Living The Dream... [Re: Par]
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Just south of Denver, there's a dispensery every 4 blocks.

Gets old, man. Gets old...The market is quite saturated.

Edited by Unison (12/16/10 01:10 AM)

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Re: Moving To Colorado, Living The Dream... [Re: Munkey106]
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Munkey106 said:
    1) I get the card. Now I can grow 6 plants?
    2) I grow 6 plants. Now I can sell the buds?
    3) I attempt to sell the buds. Can I sell to any dispensary?
    3b)Do they limit the quantity they buy from you?
    4) Is it easy to find patients to be a "care giver" for (meaning I can grow more than 6 plants?)



I haven't read anything past the first post, but heres my 2 cents..


You need to start reading up a little bit..

1.Yes
2. No, you distribute between you and your patients at what is supposed to be free of charge.
3. No, none at all. All dispensaries in Colorado are required to grow 70% of their own medicine, and can purchase the other 30% from only other dispensaries.
3b. ^
4. There are co-ops that can help you with that, but most people just buy their friend a card in exchange for caregiver rights, etc.


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Re: Moving To Colorado, Living The Dream... [Re: jish]
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Jesus! I wish I lived in a "saturated" market! Our weed here as actually gone up and is harder to find - CA & CO! Send some of your saturation South! We in bad shape down here!

(I would move now, but not to grow. I have other means and I doubt I could grow enough for me and my brother anyway. We would probably be going to the dispensary as well!
But, Alas, have to take care of these animals for awhile and they don't want to move from their forest. Someday....)


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Re: Moving To Colorado, Living The Dream... [Re: Munkey106]
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I'm probably not the first to mention this, but I doubt the DEA will be kicking down your door if you bend the six plant rule a little. You could always have six mature ones and more clones waiting if you really wanted to stay within the guidelines.


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Re: Moving To Colorado, Living The Dream... [Re: doses]
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Talking it over with some more people, I've heard that not just anybody can sell to dispenciaries...you must have some type of licence. Can any Colorado resident confirm or deny this? Have you just gone up with bud to a dispenciary and them buy it?

Thanks for the help so far!

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Re: Moving To Colorado, Living The Dream... [Re: Munkey106]
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Of Coarse you have to have a permit for it, g/l getting one.

Not from Colorado but that's just common sense, there is nowhere that you can just legally grow, and sell to dispensaries, without special permission. People with permission actually get raided too (federal raids), there are a bunch of youtube vids, with cases of it, so be very careful.

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