Looking At the Real cost of pot

[legallyflying]

What if the former is in fact the latter bit simply with the desire to do good things as opposed to make good money? And $300 an hour, i wouldn't have that amny expectations for that lawyer

So your saying find a highly skilled lawyer that went to law school and worked his ass off for the simple pleasure of being a lawyer? Ummm, yeah that is not how the world works typically. You watch the OJ trial? You think OJ ever asked "how much is this going to cost..I'm on a budget here"

I don't have much vested in this thread, but since you brought it up, let me tell you this..IF you ever need a lawyer for any reason, you better ask around and find out who the best lawyer is for your situation. Cost should not figure into the equation. I learned this extremely valuable lesson the hard way. Went through a divorce, spent 4k and watched my kid get moved to the other side of the country for 3 years and I saw him 3x a year. She came back for the summer, I spent 17k on the best lawyer in the city, and guess what, the court said "you're here, you and that kid are going to stay here". Her attorney didn't even know what fucking hit him.

Hearing that, and seeing my son every week is worth 10x that amount.

 

[ZAQ]

Here all you will get is a $100 a oz even seen it at $80 .Seen in the news it 1 home in 40 has a grow of some kind. It CA the courts ruled every med user can have 99 plants

 

[horribleherk]

im in calif. & this time of year the market is flooded with CHEAP outdoor stuff & some of it is beautiful i cant compete with it i sit on my stuff until after new years then the market starts re-bounding

 

[randomseed]

Well I just did a non-scientifc breakdown of what my costs are.

I live in a cheap electric state (.06 kwh)
I grow mostly organic, all amedments bought in bulk except guanos (usualy 50lbs at a time).
Some but not much stuff in bottles (clonex/Humbolt Honey Extra/Great White)
Does NOT included hood/ballasts/tents/pumps/digital management system cost (up front I figure Im somewhere around 3k in on gear)
DOES include 1 1000w HPS bulb replacement per month (about my average)

I figure Im at ABOUT $27.65 per oz produced. Thats using VERY concervative harvest averages and overpricing what I really pay for most stuff so its actualy lower in reality.
BUT if you figure in my time ( I charge around $40-50/hr to do anything) the costs triple easy, more into the 100$ oz range.
Funny part the electric bill is easily DOUBLE what everything else costs me every month put together.

 

[tip top toker]

So your saying find a highly skilled lawyer that went to law school and worked his ass off for the simple pleasure of being a lawyer? Ummm, yeah that is not how the world works typically. You watch the OJ trial? You think OJ ever asked "how much is this going to cost..I'm on a budget here"

I don't have much vested in this thread, but since you brought it up, let me tell you this..IF you ever need a lawyer for any reason, you better ask around and find out who the best lawyer is for your situation. Cost should not figure into the equation. I learned this extremely valuable lesson the hard way. Went through a divorce, spent 4k and watched my kid get moved to the other side of the country for 3 years and I saw him 3x a year. She came back for the summer, I spent 17k on the best lawyer in the city, and guess what, the court said "you're here, you and that kid are going to stay here". Her attorney didn't even know what fucking hit him.

Hearing that, and seeing my son every week is worth 10x that amount.

that type of person might not be the norm, but they exist. My father walked both paths, he helped out where he could, and then charged upward of £1k an hour for company clients. I have of late been considering a degree in law for no other reason than that i now know law to an extent and can work from there to look at helping folk not for a big income. Same reason i'd like to be head of the local council, force minimum wage to the lot of em, if you want to improve this society then lining ones pockets shouldn't be one of the goals.

 

[potpimp]

This is Alaska, it is below zero most of the year. Right now it is -11 F I have 7 hours of daylight and losing 6 minutes a day.
Every single item needed for living or growing or anything at all has to be flown or barged 3000 miles to the coast then put on a train to the interior.
Electricity is over .23 dollars/kw and it is adjusted up with diesel price fluctuations.
I buy water at $.05/gallon, delivered water is three times that.

That $75/oz is an average since 1998, lights, timers, fans, tables, containers, all these things wear out with time and must be replaced. Quality items cost more.

I have 19 light fixtures, not counting the 8 spotlight CFL's. 17 fans and separate timers for all of them.
Consistant heat is a problem, as is zero relative humidity all winter.

I would love to live in California and grow almost free pot, but that is not the way it is for me.

I can't imagine living in the bush; you'd have to be making a fortune to live well. I live in Los Anchorage so, even tho we still face the same shipping issues, it's not nearly as bad as living in the interior - and the weather doesn't suck as bad in the winter. Next summer we're having a cookout if it falls on a weekend.

 

[ZAQ]

THANK YOU FOR THE IN PUT ! It a Little hard going from low cost side light out doors to indoors but with a cop living to the right and in the back on a 50x100 foot lot better safe They be the ones to steal it

 

[Shannon Alexander]

I'd love to live somewhere that weed is $100 an ounce... it's more like $90 to $100 a quarter for good shit in Tassie...

But then again that was also delivered to your door by the dealer....

 

[sso]

So your saying find a highly skilled lawyer that went to law school and worked his ass off for the simple pleasure of being a lawyer? Ummm, yeah that is not how the world works typically. You watch the OJ trial? You think OJ ever asked "how much is this going to cost..I'm on a budget here"

I don't have much vested in this thread, but since you brought it up, let me tell you this..IF you ever need a lawyer for any reason, you better ask around and find out who the best lawyer is for your situation. Cost should not figure into the equation. I learned this extremely valuable lesson the hard way. Went through a divorce, spent 4k and watched my kid get moved to the other side of the country for 3 years and I saw him 3x a year. She came back for the summer, I spent 17k on the best lawyer in the city, and guess what, the court said "you're here, you and that kid are going to stay here". Her attorney didn't even know what fucking hit him.

Hearing that, and seeing my son every week is worth 10x that amount.

true , but this is still so fucked up and such a rotten world.

"sorry dude, you dont have enough cash to get justice, start saving for next time "

 

[alotaball]

true , but this is still so fucked up and such a rotten world.

"sorry dude, you dont have enough cash to get justice, start saving for next time "

Its not its a fucked up world.. its that you get what you pay for.. If you were one of the best at something ( maybe you are) .. im sure you want to be compensated .

 

[Rj41]

I guess I'm pretty lucky.
$20-$30 a year outdoors and about double that yearly for indoor (not counting elect.).
Electricity is about $24 a month.

 

[yesum]

It is about $15 an oz. for me to grow in electricity costs in socal. If you are getting a GDP oz. for $100 you are doing better than most. I was paying $400 an oz. for the best indoor at local dispensary. That is to say that is what they charged, never bought more than a quarter.

I recycle soil and have enough nutes to last years. Still, it took over a grand to set up my little indoor garden. I spent too much getting LED lights but otherwise I went quality and paid for it.

 

[spandy]

Actually, the total cost on my operation is $75/ounce.

Ouch. I'm about a third that cost.

 

[alotaball]

It is about $15 an oz. for me to grow in electricity costs in socal. If you are getting a GDP oz. for $100 you are doing better than most. I was paying $400 an oz. for the best indoor at local dispensary. That is to say that is what they charged, never bought more than a quarter.

I recycle soil and have enough nutes to last years. Still, it took over a grand to set up my little indoor garden. I spent too much getting LED lights but otherwise I went quality and paid for it.

Thats a first .. splurge on LED lights that are "quality" .. but recycle soil .. hmm.. not trolling but whats does recycling involve.. do you recompost it or just use it again as is?

 

[yesum]

^^ I just add a little perlite, ewc, and rainbow mix flower guano and mix it up. I will run it maybe 3 times and throw it. I think you can use it forever though. I found I like the 55 watt pl-l flouro lights better than the LED and the cost is about a third.

 

[welshsmoker]

cost me about a grand to set up 1200w air cooled system, need to spend about another £300 to get where i want and thats without the co2, just leccy costs then, and the grow house is on a standing charge,look out.

 

[randomseed]

Thats a first .. splurge on LED lights that are "quality" .. but recycle soil .. hmm.. not trolling but whats does recycling involve.. do you recompost it or just use it again as is?

Recycling soil (organically) is the best approch to soil medium growing.
Look through the organic section up here for the full low down.
I have not bought dirt in over a year and a half.
Its part of why my costs are low and my quality is high....

 

[xMOONx]

I have a closet grow--4/5 plants (White Widow)--an everything I use is cheap. Wal_mart: WM

WM auto feed soil
Free well water
WM $10.00 box fan
WM Sm. elect. heater
WM timer
WM CFL lights (5)
WM $10.00 aquarium pump & 2 airstones in 3 gal. jug of water
Exhaust-open closet door some during daylight 12
I have horses--free fert. + a cheap all-around fert.
$6.00--3way meter
Thermometer--I already had
Closet stays 72/78 degrees
I have beautiful/healthy/happy girls
I have 2 people always waitin on the small amount of smoke I let go for $400.00 oz.

 

[Cannabisworks]

now i see why some charge so much. they add equipment cost to the bud cost. so is this extra fee removed after you paid off the equipment? doubt it
man weed here on the street goes for 150 an oz and is top grade. we dont add our equipment to the cost of bud. no bizz does. just everyday operating cost./ like food and electric. not the tools to grow it

 

[The cap]

I'd love to live somewhere that weed is $100 an ounce... it's more like $90 to $100 a quarter for good shit in Tassie...

But then again that was also delivered to your door by the dealer....

I hear ya... West Oz nearly same, though not delivered..