caregiving

hey i'm moving to washington in a month or so, i'm not eligible for Medicinal-Marijuana (or i think, i have not gone to a western doctor in quite some time).

But i am rather experienced in organic growing (vegetable, ornamental, and of course with a specialty in mj) and was wondering how many people actually use caretakers in Washington?

I'm not asking for a patient on here just wondering if most of your friends who have medicinal cards grow their own, or designate someone else to grow for them?

hey! i actually meant designated provider, was running out the door and didn't have time to review the 1-692 before i posted here, and spent yesterday with my boys back from CO who are all caretakers-just had the word stuck in my head lol.

i don't want to sound like an asshole but i have heard that in nearly all medi states the co-op or dispensary bud (for applicable states) is rather sub-par.... Grown by someone who isn't very experienced, long finishing strains ran hastily without concern for quality, and i've heard curing horror stories. have heard that's part of why co-ops in WA arn't very frequented (i've heard even more horror stories i'd rather not discuss).
Would be a pleasure to provide some of the heady organic herb to those in need.

and yes i realize that officially a DP is not allowed to smoke any of the medicine they grow.

peace samkalpa

There seems to be a large market out there for caregivers. Its hooking up with them thats hard.

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Originally Posted by killerweed420

There seems to be a large market out there for caregivers. Its hooking up with them thats hard.

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And "trust" which seems to be getting harder and harder.

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Originally Posted by killerweed420

There seems to be a large market out there for caregivers. Its hooking up with them thats hard.

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yeah that's what i figured, most of the people who don't know how to grow their own are probably a bit shy to be soliciting 'obvious growers' to grow their meds.

and i can understand the the trust issues in multiple aspects, such as: if i give this guy a grand to grow my meds is he gonna be pulling illegally sized plants at my house then taking 90% of that for himself and leaving the patient his LB.
Or a more obvious, does this guy really know what the hell he's doing with plants?

but as long as their is a market i'm sure i can get a patient, guess i'm going to have to bring some free samples out there. :rasta:
thanks for the responses.

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Originally Posted by samkalpa

yeah that's what i figured, most of the people who don't know how to grow their own are probably a bit shy to be soliciting 'obvious growers' to grow their meds.

and i can understand the the trust issues in multiple aspects, such as: if i give this guy a grand to grow my meds is he gonna be pulling illegally sized plants at my house then taking 90% of that for himself and leaving the patient his LB.
Or a more obvious, does this guy really know what the hell he's doing with plants?

but as long as their is a market i'm sure i can get a patient, guess i'm going to have to bring some free samples out there. :rasta:
thanks for the responses.

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im getting my card soon. i dont really have that much experience. what city are you in?

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Originally Posted by samkalpa

yeah that's what i figured, most of the people who don't know how to grow their own are probably a bit shy to be soliciting 'obvious growers' to grow their meds.

and i can understand the the trust issues in multiple aspects, such as: if i give this guy a grand to grow my meds is he gonna be pulling illegally sized plants at my house then taking 90% of that for himself and leaving the patient his LB.
Or a more obvious, does this guy really know what the hell he's doing with plants?

but as long as their is a market i'm sure i can get a patient, guess i'm going to have to bring some free samples out there. :rasta:
thanks for the responses.

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Never pay a caretaker upfront. You really need to sit down with prospective caretakers and see how they want to run grow. Some won't charge you anything for your meds with the agreement that they sell any product that you don't need to dispensaries to cover the costs of growing. Others will just charge a given price for the product he delivers to you. There needs to be a good board where legal patients and caregivers can hookup.

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Originally Posted by killerweed420

There needs to be a good board where legal patients and caregivers can hookup.

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One with a LEO lockout!!! :D

Yep and its not easy. The easiest way of course is to fire up a fatty and have them take a couple hits with you. But some times thats just not available. The best way is recommendations from someone who has dealt with the caregiver. As long as the whole thing is kept within the legal confines of the new law everything should be fine.

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Originally Posted by gypski

One with a LEO lockout!!! :D

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I would proffer leo security in the sense of have the cops watch your crops as their duty to protect and serve the public interests...since i now know the truth about the ag stance of cannabis is a herbal substance not within the state bop jurisdiction which is the place leo thinks they get their authority of law from.."ONLY" the legislature defines this AS A MATTER OF LAW.