Agreed. In cali get your med card and just grow 6 big plants at a time. pretty safe.
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Another "Moving to NorCal" thread...but different
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MummyCat
This guy is right
warthog
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you talking about the corruption? i think its a fairly smart move since farmers are getting old and not much new generation farmers are stepping in.. plus all the nutrition and organic industries are out there so it would be more sensible to move toward your career no?
anyway i dont think i want to me in humboldt.. yet at least. im thinking i might just move to a town outside of sac, meet some growers and maybe help out on a farm, or just start small like hash zepplin stated with 5 or 6 just to get my feet wet.. thats really all i would need anyway. one plants harvest would probably last me two years lol. all of this would happen assuming i would have my med card that is.
more input or suggestions are welcome.
I take it back. don't register with the government. fuck that shit.
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SeaMaiden
Hi. I know it's been a while since you posted, but I think I can help answer some of your questions, even though I'm not extremely familiar with our state in its entirety. Generally the rural/agricultural counties of California have a very strong tendency to be 'red', they're generally religious people and are strongly conservative. Some are ok with weed, but a lot are not and will cite federal law as the reason to keep it illegal.
Sacramento areas, even though relatively heavily populated, along with Orange County, were the cornerstone of the Proposition 8 movement, so that should give you an idea of what the rest of the state is like. Generally, I think it's safe to say that it's only the highly urbanized/populated areas that seem to determine what happens for the rest of the state, and often those laws are diametrically opposed to what folks in the rural areas prefer.
Do NOT get an ID card. If you get the card, you are voluntarily limiting yourself to 12 immature and 6 mature. But, guess what. The moment you know the sex of a plant, it's mature. So if you clone, you can only keep 6 cuts. Stay to just the doctor's recommendation (often erroneously called a prescription--it is *not* a prescription, a doctor cannot prescribe a given amount per day or time period, and cannabis cannot easily be titrated) and you'll be fine. If that doctor starts discussing limits, walk out, that doctor isn't up on the law.
I'm in an unfriendly county and I *only* limit my plant count according to my needs. Because I smoke a lot of weed, I can support my numbers. And that's what it's really about at this time. Just get a recommendation and leave it at that, and that is my (and my attorney's) best advice. Keep it on the down low, and don't put yourself onto a government list. Certainly the ID card does *not* protect you from arrest, this much is for sure.
God, guns and gays, man.
fuck the card. get a rec and make copies then put on wall.
yup....do not under any circumstances get the state issued ID card...a doctors rec is all you need.
cali has a reputation in the USA as being full of liberal know it all progressives who favor communist policies and are anti american...and this is somewhat true...but NOT in rural california. only in the cities do you see Obama bumper stickers and deal with people afraid of guns.. once you hit the country you start seeing more teaparty stickers and regular old lifted truck driving whiteboys.....most of rural northern california is very similar to midwest and southern united states we just have nicer weather lol...
warthogg....check out chico state. the word out here lately is that humbolt is a warzone right now...more and more people are fleeing to the butte/plumas/nevada county side of the valley since the DEA and other police agencies are cruisin mendo/humbolt tough....you can still setup shop nicely in mendo/humbolt but its gonna cost 2x more than where im at in butte county...
chico state is a big party town too so lots of girls and booze to let off steam and meet people during the off season...and most good growing spots are only an hour away from campus....plus its just cheaper out here for a very prime growing climate, we dont have the morning fogs like the pacific coast does....and most grows are at a nice elevation and somewhat secluded...good pot comes out of the buttes!
cali has a reputation in the USA as being full of liberal know it all progressives who favor communist policies and are anti american...and this is somewhat true...but NOT in rural california. only in the cities do you see Obama bumper stickers and deal with people afraid of guns.. once you hit the country you start seeing more teaparty stickers and regular old lifted truck driving whiteboys.....most of rural northern california is very similar to midwest and southern united states we just have nicer weather lol...
warthogg....check out chico state. the word out here lately is that humbolt is a warzone right now...more and more people are fleeing to the butte/plumas/nevada county side of the valley since the DEA and other police agencies are cruisin mendo/humbolt tough....you can still setup shop nicely in mendo/humbolt but its gonna cost 2x more than where im at in butte county...
chico state is a big party town too so lots of girls and booze to let off steam and meet people during the off season...and most good growing spots are only an hour away from campus....plus its just cheaper out here for a very prime growing climate, we dont have the morning fogs like the pacific coast does....and most grows are at a nice elevation and somewhat secluded...good pot comes out of the buttes!
warthog
Member
thanks yes4prop, i think you see where im getting at with the location cause you hit the nail on the head.. good growing spots with a good college town near by is perfect man. plus no morning fog seems great.. does the morning fog cause bud rot at the end of the season? ill definitely look into chico state. thanks again
warthog
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idk after being fucked this year by the hurricane i think ide rather take my chances with a quake lol..
How hard is it to unload the excess meds you have to dispensaries in CA? I have heard from a buddy that there is so much there that it is very hard to dispose of any extra due to so much quantity. Is this true? Has anyone been able to find a place that would even give you the time of day? Any Info would be greatly appreciated.
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SeaMaiden
SWT, have you been reading the news? Anyone still planning on coming to California to make a living growing and selling weed to dispensaries is in for an exceedingly rude awakening. The hammer is dropping.
Sure can.
warthog
Member
could you direct me to the article please?
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SeaMaiden
There are several articles that are flying around the canna-boards, the big one is focused on the new announcement by the feds (Melinda Haag) that they're going after dispensaries. They have flat out stated that dispensaries are nothing but a cover-up for drug dealing and they're gonna shut 'em down.
The article that's been completely dismissed by the folks on canna-boards is the one announcing the state appellate court ruling stating that cities can NOT permit dispensaries in an attempt to regulate them. They can limit them, they can outlaw them, but they may not permit them. Long Beach just lost this battle, but if I recall it was stated in the last article I read that the city is planning on taking it to federal court.
I need a minute....
K, whole Google search for Feds target pot dispensaries.
State appellate court finds cities cannot permit dispensaries.
^^^ THIS is the really bad one, but it's being ignored, perhaps even poo-pooed. It's a STATE court finding against STATE law (Prop 215 specifically says part of its purpose is to encourage government to create safe access for patients) in favor of the federal stance. It was a UNANIMOUS decision, too.
The article that's been completely dismissed by the folks on canna-boards is the one announcing the state appellate court ruling stating that cities can NOT permit dispensaries in an attempt to regulate them. They can limit them, they can outlaw them, but they may not permit them. Long Beach just lost this battle, but if I recall it was stated in the last article I read that the city is planning on taking it to federal court.
I need a minute....
K, whole Google search for Feds target pot dispensaries.
State appellate court finds cities cannot permit dispensaries.
^^^ THIS is the really bad one, but it's being ignored, perhaps even poo-pooed. It's a STATE court finding against STATE law (Prop 215 specifically says part of its purpose is to encourage government to create safe access for patients) in favor of the federal stance. It was a UNANIMOUS decision, too.
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MummyCat
How bad does everyone want to live here now that it's rained for the first two weeks of October?
nice here in sd. i wouldnt be moving here to grow . shit just might hit the fan soon.
warthog
Member
those articles dont seem like anything to serious... dosent this kind of stuff always happen at the end of the season anyway? seems like a way to just control the over abundence of crop coming in at the end of the season. from what i got out of it the laws still seem flexible and not set in stone yet. i guess we will see what happens huh?
warthog
Member
not to be abrupt but i dont think you would stand for one season of growing outdoors on the east coast.. rain?.. thats the least of my worries.
well i havent heard that before
. and im sure i wont be hearing it for seasons to comewiesseweed
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situation looks a bit rocky...
IMO nothing is going to happen to the dispensary scene in CA. Most owners I have talked to, are going to keep on keeping on.
Empty threats, to take the focus off the shit storm of F&F. Eric Holder won't even be the Attorney General in another couple of weeks.
Even if some dispensaries are shut down , it will be done to set an example, the sheer logistics of going after ALL the dispensaries in CA, is just too much. Funding is not there. Especially in a state that is as bad off as CA is.
Even if the dispensaries are shut down, then patient to patient transfers will start to spike, and if anything net more money to the grower.
Just my prediction. Doesn't really matter, as there will be a new president in 2012.
Empty threats, to take the focus off the shit storm of F&F. Eric Holder won't even be the Attorney General in another couple of weeks.
Even if some dispensaries are shut down , it will be done to set an example, the sheer logistics of going after ALL the dispensaries in CA, is just too much. Funding is not there. Especially in a state that is as bad off as CA is.
Even if the dispensaries are shut down, then patient to patient transfers will start to spike, and if anything net more money to the grower.
Just my prediction. Doesn't really matter, as there will be a new president in 2012.
