ALL NEW: Cafe Membership / PM System Now Available - click here for details!

[Cannabis.com]

Cafe Membership is now available.

Among the benefits of Cafe Membership:

1. The ability to use the Private Message (PM) system with other Cafe Members.

2. Members only message board area (all current boards, including growing, usage, pictures, etc boards * remain the same* and free to all).

Cafe Membership is now up and running - to join, be sure you are logged in, and then click the link below (or click on User CP and then on the Paid Subscriptions link):

http://boards.cannabis.com/subscriptions.php

If paying with a major credit card, Cafe Membership is available instantly! It's that simple!

* credit card payment accepted from most countries - is billed in $USD; not much of an issue since most card issuers will automatically convert the amount into one's local currency.

Mail-in payment also accepted - please click the link above (or Paid Subscriptions in User CP) for mailing address and details.

Cafe Membership is primarily intended for folks wanting to use the PM system and/or socialize with other Cafe Members while understanding the bulk of the annual membership fee is used to help us cover our costs and add more features - for example we have spent $10,000 in the past few months for all new quality content (to be posted later this month) for the CANNABIS.COM website that many folks have been asking for.

In short, Cafe Membership is a way to get access to some extra features while helping us cover our costs so we may continue to serve over a million visitors per month while continuing to add new features along the way.

Thank you again for visiting!

CANNABIS.COM - Marihemp Network
Ron Bennett

[roll it up]

cant it be free?

[clevemire]

Meh. There's really nothing special there. Instead of paying 20 bucks, we could just use an IM client for free, and still get pretty much the same kind of features. But that's just me...

[LearyS Disciple]

yeah if it was free id be in

[Cannabis.com]

Limiting PM access to Cafe Members greatly reduces PM spam and other nonsense - that alone is a big benefit of limiting it to paid members.

However, with that said, yes there are numerous free alternatives to communicating, including the messages boards already here.

So if it helps, think of Cafe Membership as mostly a donation of sorts.

Thank you for your comments.

Ron

[big bogart]

just gave my donation .actvism isnt cheap or free ill help any way i can.

[clevemire]

Limiting PM access to Gold Members greatly reduces PM spam and other nonsense - that alone is a big benefit of limiting it to paid members.

However, with that said, yes there are numerous free alternatives to communicating, including the messages boards already here.

So if it helps, think of Gold Membership as mostly a donation of sorts.

Thank you for your comments.

Ron Point taken. Thanks Ron.

[Lulu]

OK I'm in
I think $20 is cool for the amount of fun I get from here :p

[Kronik Bagz]

i meight get it jus to i can contribute to this site. iznt that tha point anyways??

[KronicKing]

if i ever get $20 ill sign right up but ive had some stuff to buy lately and although this site is deffinatly not on the bottom bugget spendin' list(it dutin exist yet but by tomarrow morning =P) its also not on the top i have a few important things to get(not weed =P) so in about a month or so ill sing up as a contribution to this site and all the great advice/people here thanks for organizeing this site and makeing it a possibility 1000 thanks mr.bennett

[Cannabis.com]

Thank you big bogart and Lulu for your support - it's greatly appreciated :)

KronicKing and others in a similar situation - no prob ... contribute if and when you can.

Ron

[GHoSToKeR]

yeah, i'll be in as soon as I can.. i just dont have a credit card and my Debit Card for some reason doesn't work when i try and use it on the internet.. but i'll sort something out

[clevemire]

Well, I went ahead and joined the bandwagon.

Plus, after Ron brought it to me that way, I kinda felt bad about bitching. I know I enjoy this site nough to contribute, so I figured what the hell :)

[KillaBuzz]

yah im wit Kronik King, if i had 20 buckz ta spare id do er. i post pretty frequently on here an i think it wood b 20 dollarz well spent. i'll b sure ta help out if i can.
PeAcE

[GHoSToKeR]

To Ron, Hunny, or anyone thats now a Gold Member: is there any other way to pay apart from by credit card? maybe by cheque?

[clevemire]

Mail-in payment also accepted - please click the link above (or Paid Subscriptions in User CP) for mailing address and details.
Take your hands away from the bong, toker. It's getting so you can't read and comprehend threads anymore LOL.

[GHoSToKeR]

Take your hands away from the bong, toker. It's getting so you can't read and comprehend threads anymore LOL.anymore!?!? :confused: when could I??

lol and thanks cleve, ima sign up for gold membership soon (as i get some money lol)

[dog420]

To Ron, Hunny, or anyone thats now a Gold Member: is there any other way to pay apart from by credit card? maybe by cheque?
Mail-In

[KyserSozay]

I pay the 2o bucks ron! Great site.

[KronicKing]

hmmmm i may be about to run into some money could i send more than $20? like around 100 or so ill have the extra cash soon

[Cannabis.com]

yeah, i'll be in as soon as I can.. i just dont have a credit card and my Debit Card for some reason doesn't work when i try and use it on the internet.. but i'll sort something out
Please feel free to try using your debit card here. Unless there is a fraud block of some sort, the transaction should go through fine.

Ron

[Cannabis.com]

Mail-In
Correct ... for refence, the postal address is:

Psytropia
PO BOX 196
Mohnton PA 19540-0196
United States

Be sure to write user name (or User ID number) on an enclosed piece of paper and/or somewhere on the envelope.

Check (U.S./Canada only; must be in $US Dollars), Money Order (be sure it's in $USD), or Cash (at sender's risk) ... 20 USD or 28 CDN or 12 GBP or 17 EUR .

Ron

[Cannabis.com]

hmmmm i may be about to run into some money could i send more than $20? like around 100 or so ill have the extra cash soon
Yes, donations (unconditional gifts actually) are welcomed. If sending check/money order/cash, then simply mail to:

Psytropia
PO BOX 196
Mohnton PA 19540-0196
United States

If you plan to use a credit/debit card, please PM me, after joining as a Gold Member, for details.

Thank you for your support.

Ron

[Cannabis.com]

Note that Gold Member has been renamed Cafe Member as part of the realignment of the Cannabis Cafe, which the members only area here is a part of.

Ron

[duppy man]

Please feel free to try using your debit card here. Unless there is a fraud block of some sort, the transaction should go through fine.

Ron
Hi ron duppy man here I have been out of action for a short while ..but on returning I have noticed a new addition ..cafe membership, I can fully appreciate how much time, effort and money you guys must put in and I would like to Join..donate to your site as I have found it to be very entertaining and informative,,,when not to stoned....Q. when paying by credit card ( paranoia kicking in ) is the site secure :rolleyes:

[Cannabis.com]

Credit cards are processed through a separate server. Also, credit card numbers are partly masked (hidden) from us for additional security and card holder privacy.

Ron

[Euphoric]

hmm...if there was a smaller amount of money you could give like $5 i'd be in. ;)

[keywestcathy]

:cool: Maybe it's because of the Holiday season or what the hell...I just kicked in my 20 as you have been good to me..(see hydroponics growing/Coloradojane) and I love Ammie, Notanovice, Kemmie, Lulu, Gangaman, Doc. G and forgive me if I've left anyone out in the chat room.
Always something to learn and share here. Good site to drink rum by!!

[keywestcathy]

:cool: Oh yeah...please start using Paypal...very secure and easy.
Just a thought
bekind/coloradojane
www.growweed.com

[Cannabis.com]

We used to accept PayPal until May-2003 when they basically terminated our account, and that of numerous other cannabis related websites.

PayPal likes to wait until one is doing a lot of business and then they "lock" the account. Your products technically appear to be ok in regards to PayPal's TOS ... but that didn't seem to matter in regards to our site, and that of many other sites ... beware of PayPal!

If you're doing more than say $1,000/month in volume, you may want to consider getting a regular credit card merchant account - costs some money upfront, but works better in the longrun.

PayPal is NOT a bank, lacks basic consumer/merchant protections, poor customer service, and zero privacy; PayPal has openly acknowledged sharing their transaction data with the FBI, etc.

http://www.paypalsucks.com/

Yes, it's obvious I don't care for PayPal LOL!

Glad to see you're an active member - your book has been helpful to many folks :)

Ron

[The Student]

Hello,

Ron, I am interested in sending in my 20$ gift, but a couple questions first.

Besides PMing abilities what else does a cafe membership offer the user? I have heard mention of a members only area, what does that intail.

I am mostly interested only in cultivation knowledge, is there more forums based on cultivation, or is it geared more twords the social side?

Thanks for your time.

Peace

[Cannabis.com]

There's no additional "content" per se in the cafe - it's basically a place where one can socialize with other cafe members; send PMs to them.

Ron

[The Student]

Hello,

Ron - I know that you are a busy person, thanks for the reply.

Here is to providing such a great site.

Peace

[KennabisCranium]

it sounds cool, and ya 20 bucks aint much but I'll have to wait until next payday (in only a few days) to join.

I'm in the middle of wake and bake. World peace via bicycles.

[The Student]

Hello,

Ron - I keep trying to pay for my membership with my credit card, as soon as I choose to pay it says transaction can not be completed.

Have you quit accepting credit card payments?

I hope this is only a temporary problem.

Happy Holidays

Peace

[apsinthion]

Hello,

Ron - I keep trying to pay for my membership with my credit card, as soon as I choose to pay it says transaction can not be completed.

Have you quit accepting credit card payments?

I hope this is only a temporary problem.

Happy Holidays

Peace

Yeah I'v got the same problem. :confused:

Here I am, credit card in hand and that came up. :eek:

I'm sure he'll fix it in the end. ;)

[Cannabis.com]

Thank you both for the trouble reports ...

The problem is likely due to the server's time being way off - this has been corrected.

Please feel free to retry.

Ron

[GHoSToKeR]

hey Ron, youre online!! I asked a question not too long ago, but nobody could reply, so I was wondering if you could help me.. When i go to www.cannabiscafe.com and try to login, it says that my username and password are correct, BUT that they cant be used to enter the Cannabis Cafe because im not a Cafe Member.. even though I clearly AM a Cafe Member lol is there something im missing?

[Cannabis.com]

What address (URL) shown in the Address blank in your web browser for the error screen?

boards.cannabis.com/ ...

www.cannabinoid.com/ ...

If you're being redirected to www.cannabinoid.com, then there's a caching issue somewhere - are you on AOL or MSN?

Are you also registered at the Marihemp Network boards? http://boards.marihemp.com/ - perhaps somehow you're being redirected there.

So many possibilities - if can post what Web Address (URL) of the error screen, that will greatly help me pin down the exact problem...

Ron

[GHoSToKeR]

thanks for replying, Ron :)

okay, so im trying to log in at http://www.cannabiscafe.com/login/

and then im being redirected to https://www.cannabinoid.com/cgi-bin/boardlogincanncafe.pl which is telling me that -

"Your login appears to be correct, but is invalid here - this is the Cannabis Cafe members only area.

If you recently joined, then your membership has not been activated yet - please retry again later.

f you have not yet joined, click here to join the Cannabis Cafe and become a cafe member."

oh and im not on AOL or MSN, i dont think :confused: im not registered at Marihemp anymore, either

thanks again for replying

[Cannabis.com]

Addendum:

The login link (and other links there) on cannabiscafe.com simply redirect here. So to access the cafe, just login here as usual and scroll down to the Cannabis Cafe section in the message boards list.

With all that said, I'm still curious as to Web Address (URL) you're seeing...

Ron

[Cannabis.com]

Ok, thank you for the info - it greatly helps. You are somehow ending up at an old link - I'll redirect the link to the correct login page which will solve the problem.

Ron

[GHoSToKeR]

Addendum:

The login link (and other links there) on cannabiscafe.com simply redirect here. So to access the cafe, just login here as usual and scroll down to the Cannabis Cafe section in the message boards list.

With all that said, I'm still curious as to Web Address (URL) you're seeing...

Ron
oh okay, well if it just redirs here then theres nothing to worry about.. thanks for taking the time, anyway :)

and just for your curiosity, here is the URL im getting redir to -

https://www.cannabinoid.com/cgi-bin/boardlogincanncafe.pl

and here is a screen shot -

[GHoSToKeR]

Ok, thank you for the info - it greatly helps. You are somehow ending up at an old link - I'll redirect the link to the correct login page which will solve the problem.

Ron
no worries, and thanks

keep up the good work :p

[The Student]

Hello,

Thanks for the fix Ron.

Look how fancy "Cafe Member" looks under my name.

Happy Holidays

Peace

[isatoke420]

roll it up light it up smoke it up inhale exhale

[CALIKINDBUD]

Hi, hey Ron If I sign up for cafe membership? Is hunny still gonna tell me she's gonna kick me off for no reason? When I asked her why,... She said {I don't need to anwser to you,.. meaning me} How do you get to become a administrator ? I mean power can be dangerous!
THANKS
GREAT SITE
CALIKINDBUD

[Cannabis.com]

There must be a reason for any such actions you speak of - some folks do better to avoid the chat room, if they find (and/or are informed) their chat conversation is coming across offensive, etc to others.

If you still have absolutely no clue, then try contacting a mod *privately* (you can do p2p in chatroom) and discuss the matter further - no guarantees, but you may be able to work things out.

Glad you like the site and thank you for your feedback.

Ron

p.s. cafe membership helps us cover costs, gives you access to PM, and the cafe members area; a nice title under your name.

[SPLIFFBUILDER]

i hope it's secure as i've just payed by credit card.....lol..£10 for all this great info an knowing you're helping the site grow...after all that's what we're here for init??
love an respect SPLIFFBUILDER.

[apsinthion]

The way I see it is that you can pay £15 ($30.30c) for a dvd that will keep you entertained for 2 hour's. Or you can spend £10 ($20.20c rounded up to $20) to contribute to a site that you can learn from/enjoy for a hell of a lot longer than 2 hour's.:D

Welcome to cafe membership SPLIFFBUILER!:)

[Mello.as.Hello]

fuckin' a.. I'm in.

I figure I've spent enough time here, I owe at least $20. Ass, gass or grass.. no one reads for free. :p

[keywestcathy]

I don't care what you charge. I joined awhile ago and I get so much great info for all areas of the site that it's the best 20 I ever spent. Makes me so happy that I sent a bucket of dough to American Red Cross tsunami relief also. It hurts a little....but it's a good hurt!
Bekind/Coloradojane
Rock on Ron

[ericthered]

Ok so I paid for it with my credit card and it allowed me in for about 10-15 min. Under my name it said CAfe Member. I recently logged in again and whoops I'm back down to REGISTERED status. What happened and how can I get back in. I know this is basically a donation, but I would like to at least check it out.

[Cannabis.com]

Your subscription was processed and recorded in the message board system just fine as being active, but for some reason didn't fully activate for you to actually use it.

I've corrected this and your cafe membership should work fine now.

It appears there is a bug somewhere in the message board software - I suspect likely a time / session related bug.

When viewing this message, take a look up at the address blank towards the top ... in the web address, do you see anything like "s=435eds445addffff33321fcc" ... basically, a long series of numers/letters preceeded by "s="?? I ask, since seeing an "s=" followed by a lot of numbers/letters in any web address on here means your web browser is likely blocking cookies. Things should still work, but asking to try to narrow down the bug ... you're the first person so far here to run into any problems like this; I just went through all cafe member subscriptions to be sure.

Also, if you don't mind me asking, what web browser are you using? MSIE, Netscape, Firefox, Opera, etc ... if you don't know, that's fine ... just trying to narrow down what the bug might be.

Please feel free to post feedback here anytime if you should experience any further difficulties.

Thank you again for becoming a cafe member.

Ron

[ericthered]

I never saw anything like you are talking about in the address line.
anyway all fine and dandy here now. Thanks again.

[Darkneon420]

Im broke...I wish i could jion, hell if I had the money i'de make donations too! I love all of you! :p

[skmo]

How does "donating" to this (or any other,) website further the cause of legalization?

[19UPinSMOKE86]

Uhh...hey I'm new and fuckin high as hell.

[only4u2c]

what do i "really get" for my 20$.. i want connections with real people that like to really talk...

[the happy chappie]

hi ron , can it be made poss to pay by paypal, i wanna be a member but this might be my only way of paying, sending dosh across the atlantic could be a little risky, i have got a credit card, but i here so many times about fraudsters getting hold off credit card numbers of the computer, then having a spend up on them, can you asure me,that this is safe mate, this is a great site, and would love to unconditionaly donate to your plight bro take care and peace to you

[GHoSToKeR]

the happy chappie, i payed by credit card and had no problems! i havent heard of anybody else having problems with this site either :)

[Ocram]

I'm All In!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is a cool site i gotta contribute!!!!.........I love Weed!!!! LoL its 420.....Woo Hoo!!

[eaglesvision]

Ok Ron you got it , for all this and possibilities, ok ron if you need more at some point
I would be glad to donate, in fact I will just assume thats what I am doing , great!
thats over now, how about cafe members can communicate with anyone on the site
and pm anyone after joining of coures, I think this would really make it worth weight,
for obvious reasons, well thanks for hearing Eaglesvision

[osiris]

Id love to donate but gotta wait til my little Hogs or AK's get nice n fat (1st week of flowering ends today!). Just a few questions, 1 - how secure is my data? (e.g. cant CC payments be traced? Where are your servers, are they in the US? ); 2 - what exactly are the goals of this site? I know this seems picky but if its just aimed at smokers of cannabis then it isnt gonna do much to influence those who arent already drawn here; 3 - Is that $20 a lifetime membership or annual?

I know Im bein a bit of a pain in the arse and I fully appreciate the quality of the site, however I am a born sceptic and a cynic, just seems to me maybe you could do more with that money, perhaps get seedbanks and headshops that advertise here to agree discounts to cafe members (in exchange for a reduction in their advertising costs or something similar). Just an idea!

Anyway, like I say, I'll be cougin up the cash (along with some fresh organic green ;-) ) hopefully in about 49 days, on the basis all my q's are well answered!

[Cannabis.com]

...Just a few questions, 1 - how secure is my data? (e.g. cant CC payments be traced? Where are your servers, are they in the US? ); 2 - what exactly are the goals of this site? I know this seems picky but if its just aimed at smokers of cannabis then it isnt gonna do much to influence those who arent already drawn here; 3 - Is that $20 a lifetime membership or annual?
1. Credit cards are processed and much of the data, in particular credit card numbers, by a U.S.-based 3rd party service that meets the privacy/security rules set forth by the major credit card companies; much of the data is *not* stored on any of our servers at all - we don't have direct access to credit card numbers.

1A. All our servers are located in the U.S.

* Note that we also accept money order and cash for cafe membership - details, including mailing address, are on the upgrade to cafe membership page.

2. Inform and educate people about cannabis - many folks stumble upon these sites out of curiousity ... while some others get here through one or more of hundreds of domain name redirectors, and finally the parent company of the Marihemp Network operates Drug Abuse Help - http://www.drugabusehelp.com/ ... some of the people there eventually come to visit the Marihemp Network too.

3. $20 USD (or approx equivalent in GBP, CDN, Euro) is for one year - annual membership.


...just seems to me maybe you could do more with that money, perhaps get seedbanks and headshops that advertise here to agree discounts to cafe members (in exchange for a reduction in their advertising costs or something similar). Just an idea!
Cafe Membership fees help supplement revenue, which allows us to add/improve service faster/better than we could otherwise.

Interesting idea ... a few advertisers already offer discounts to Cafe Members, but they don't receive any discounts for doing so. Demand for advertising is high and thus we offer very few discounts except mainly to those advertisers who pre-pay for 3 months or more in advance; most pay month to month.
http://www.marihemp.com/advertising/

Hope that answers your questions :)

Ron

[osiris]

Hope that answers your questions :)

Ron

Thanks, you've been most clear and helpful!!

I look forward to being a member in the near future!!!

[DonnieDarko]

I'm in and happy to support the site !!!

[greenlemon]

This boards are a great effort and deserve it, count me in!

[BlueCat]

I hope you guys don't hate cats! I am looking for some seeds so I can try to plant. I don't know much about it. I read some and it really sounds complicated! Didn't pot use to grow wild by the RR track? WOW those were the days! I am having to take morphine right now and it sure makes me sick...I just moved here and don't know a soul so I have to bore you guys to death on your website. My back is in bad shape plus I have MS and Fibro...they don't bother me all the time but my back sure does. Morphine make you so sick feeling. I wish pot was legal here. It is just plain wrong when you can go out and buy booze! No one has ever died from a pot overdose!! So read any good books? I am reading North Korean Memoirs it is pretty good....if anyone has a few seeds to pass on will you email me...
thanks I love your site! [email protected]

[BlueCat]

never mind..... :p

[duppy man]

I'll have some in about 6weeks I will be in touch

[BlueCat]

I'll have some in about 6weeks I will be in touch

I think I'm gonna like it here...
:D