What are U smoking dude? I want some.the question 4 pass its legal in mass or recreational
You high..isn't you ain't?the question 4 pass its legal in mass or recreational
Thanks for keeping up with these foot dragging.......I think I was one of the 1st suckers that got the license,buutt no place to use it.I'll be on hold until they give me a place in worcester to use it.Yes it passed recreationally. Dec 15 2016 will be officially legal & 1/2018 businesses will open for sale to the public. Give me some of what you have lol
Outdoor is allowed. As far as I can tell, it must be enclosed and secured. It can't be visible from public ways or from a height of 6.5ft at your property line.508! I'm really wondering what the regulations are going to be as far as outdoor growing. Do they have all that information out yet?
Worcester got approved for a dispensary months ago. & pretty sure cultivation Center just got approved like 2 months back.Thanks for keeping up with these foot dragging.......I think I was one of the 1st suckers that got the license,buutt no place to use it.I'll be on hold until they give me a place in worcester to use it.
They do & it's pretty basic stuff. Not visible to the public, must be secure & have a security device.508! I'm really wondering what the regulations are going to be as far as outdoor growing. Do they have all that information out yet?
I've only talked to 1 guy about it. But from what he said, it's not a simple thing to do. It takes a huge initial investment... 50 to 100k minimum. You need to have your shit together.How does one go about approving for a disp. or CC?
I live in RI and im sure RI legalization is around the corner.
Where are these figures coming from? Based on the MMJ dispensary laws? The licensing fees I listed are the law, there's nothing about fees based on employee numbers anywhere I've read. Extraneous fees imposed by state/ local government?You can listen to me. For every employee you have that handles the product, from cultivation to sales, it's another 5k per employee. It adds up fast.
Not to mention that's just the applications listed. No mention of facilities/ permits, town meetings / variences you need from the town. Then theres the equipment to grow,harvest,store & sell a product.
The people that keep your books... lawyer costs.
Plus a start up cushion to pay all these people before you actually have a product to sell.
Probably worth mentioning that what I heard wasn't "what he said/she said"
The gentleman I spoke with got the go-ahead for 4 of the mmj dispensaries of the 35? Along with approval for w/2 cultivation centers.
At the time, I was a potential applicant for the cultivation center.
So yeh, the info i had was based on dispensary laws. Im going to take the word of the guy i talked to as truth. You have to pay for background checks & certification of every employee you have that handles the product. It's still a drug.Where are these figures coming from? Based on the MMJ dispensary laws? The licensing fees I listed are the law, there's nothing about fees based on employee numbers anywhere I've read. Extraneous fees imposed by state/ local government?
The big issue I see is they are trying to license large scale cultivation centers without provisions for home hobbyist growers to sell overages. Other than the "gifting" loophole. Was the guy you talked to involved in writing the bill? Seems they put alot of self serving provisions in, making it difficult for anyone not already in Mass's MMJ program to get involved. I meet most of the requirements, except I'm not already involved in Massachusetts MMJ industry, so I'm automatically disqualified from any permitting for, at least, 2 years.. total BS the MMJ people corned the market with legislation.
I've been trying to decipher it all, it seems as though the MMJ requirements are much tighter than Rec., probably because of the medical aspect of it. Do alcohol manufacturers need to pay for govt. mandate background checks and certs for employees? Do tobacco manufacturers? Idk, but I'm guessing no....The state should be concerned with end product safety only, not who I want to hire or their history, that's my problem. Make cultivators test samples for pesticides, molds, etc., before it goes to dispensaries and don't allow cultivators to sell direct to the public, other than that, the state doesn't need to know anything else.So yeh, the info i had was based on dispensary laws. Im going to take the word of the guy i talked to as truth. You have to pay for background checks & certification of every employee you have that handles the product. It's still a drug.
I don't think dispensaries can sell to people without mmj cards. If that's what yer asking. I CAN'T imagine that the state wont allow for rec dispensaries & rec cultivation centers. Especially with the increase in demand. I don't think they will allow for small scale growers to sell to distribution centers without going through local town offices.
& it's not really cornering the market. Regulations are in place for any1 that wants to start a small buisness, in any state. If we all want to operate legally, we should expect to follow the real rules. That being said, Mass has & still has some of the toughest standards across the country for everything. We're not taxachusettes for nothing.
If you're referring to the mmj guys having the only pot for sale in town.... the law for them got passed in 2012? They didn't start opening until last year. The rec lawmakers said we won't have to wait that long to buy... so it seems more than fair. Besides, medical caregivers have always been able to take "donations" for product. I don't see any reason why that should change. As long as you're getting re-embursed for your work, what's the big deal. Unless you go large scale.
Not to mention, you get a better, safer, more regulated product. I'm all for it.
If you look at the big picture, 2 years isn't that long for mmj places, if you're talking long term. I'm hoping they don't go out of buisness. That's 1 of the reasons I didn't take the job. Why grow for a medical facility , when I can finally do what they do.... except for myself, legally.
For the committee to be warying of big MMJ originally taking over they sure are making it apparent they are catering to big MMJ. I had heard talks of not allowing home growing because it will cut into weed barons $400/oz.
Or how about dont sell double the price of street dealers.
Each oz should be sub 200 and plenty money could still be made.
Id like to know their breakdown for reasoning $400/oz.