Thinking about Denver area vs Albuquerque NM
Since the kids are grown, your choices are not as limited. There's good places to live all over the Denver metro area. I'm partial to the north suburbs. There's less traffic here and you can still be downtown in 10-15 minutes.
I HATE the south part of town - Highlands Ranch, Englewood, Centennial, Arapahoe county, South Denver. The traffic in that part of town is MADDENING.
My wife and I have a rule - no matter WHAT, we don't live south of Interstate 70. Everything south of there is a mad house IMO. But I'm 100% spoiled and biased. I LIKE it up here in the north 'burbs. I like the schools. I like the small town feel I get in Arvada. I like the fact that there is little or no traffic up here. I like the fact that we can grocery shop and mall shop within 10 minutes from the house.
Did I mention there's very little traffic in the North 'burbs? :D GAWD I hate traffic. South Denver is nuthin' but traffic. Dumb, slow, takes ya 2hrs to drive home from work traffic. It's not like that up here in the north 'burbs and we're spoiled rotten because of it.
There's at least a dozen MMJ dispensaries within 10 minutes of my house.
Thinking about Denver area vs Albuquerque NM
LOL We hate traffic too! We currently live in the corn fields west of Chicago. We moved out here so the boys could go to their college of choice and could commute. Accckk, they decided they wanted to live up there so here we are in the corn fields. Damn kids. hahahaha
Anyway, thanks again for the info. Once I figure out the caregiver part it should all be a breeze. I am not going to have Jim sign over his caregiver card or whatever that's all about since I am his caregiver and would help him grow if he wanted to. Why do the dispensaries ask one to sign over their caregiver? I don't get that. Can you grow and have a mmj card? Jim said he'd rather buy than grow anyway if it's easily available.
Thinking about Denver area vs Albuquerque NM
As a patient with a MMJ card, you can grow up to 6 plants for personal use. You can have 3 vegging and 3 flowering at one time, but no more than 3 flowering (growing buds) at one time.
You absolutely DO NOT have to assign a caregiver. You absolutely DO NOT have to assign a dispensary as your caregiver to purchase medicine from them. I have purchased from 4 different dispensaries and I do not have a caregiver.
IF you decide to designate a dispensary as your caregiver, you will receive discounted prices on your medicine. You are giving the dispensary the right to have one of their on-staff growers take care of your 6 plants, and you get discounted meds as a benefit.
If you do not want to grow, you can assign or designate a personal caregiver (not a dispensary). You are giving that person the right to grow 6 plants for you. You and the caregiver work out how much medicine you get for free, how much you get at a discounted rate and how much you would pay full price for. Most personal caregiver relationships are based on mutual benefit for both YOU and the caregiver. Most patients get free or drastically reduced pricing on meds. The benefit for the caregiver is you most likely won't require all the medicine that those 6 plants will produce. The caregiver takes the excess and sells it to a dispensary for a modest profit on their time and labor investment. The benefit to you, the patient, is discounted medicine and freedom from the hassle of growing and tending the plants.
But again, you do not have to assign a caregiver. You can grow your own cheaply if you so choose.
Thinking about Denver area vs Albuquerque NM
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Originally Posted by grfxdsnr
LOL We hate traffic too! We currently live in the corn fields west of Chicago. We moved out here so the boys could go to their college of choice and could commute. Accckk, they decided they wanted to live up there so here we are in the corn fields. Damn kids. hahahaha
Anyway, thanks again for the info. Once I figure out the caregiver part it should all be a breeze. I am not going to have Jim sign over his caregiver card or whatever that's all about since I am his caregiver and would help him grow if he wanted to. Why do the dispensaries ask one to sign over their caregiver? I don't get that. Can you grow and have a mmj card? Jim said he'd rather buy than grow anyway if it's easily available.
Just moved out to Colorado, its pretty neat. I definitely like it. Although the humidity is really low, at first I was using skin lotion every day but now i'm not using half as much. Here's the good news for ya, and its most likely good enough to forget all about NM. Most caregivers will give you an ounce free every month, over a joint a day. Some want a contract where you can't switch caregivers for a year, etc but not all of them. If you need more than an ounce a month you might have to buy some, but it will be reasonably priced around $250 an ounce. There are even better offers out there but I wouldn't sign over your right to grow until you feel comfortable with the caregiver, and know you're getting quality, consistency, and even some variety although you might find just one or two strains that really help and should be used regularly. They might even be willing to grow the strains that specifically help you the most. The big thing is all caregivers are not created equally, same goes with dispensaries. Some have better quality control than others, so asking them questions about their grow setup, and conditions will give you a better idea of how professional the caregiver is. I guess what I'm saying is don't settle for the first offer you get. Hope this helps a bit!
Thinking about Denver area vs Albuquerque NM
Thanks! So basically I could be Jim's caregiver and help him grow for personal use AND he could go to a dispensary to get extra is he needs to right?
Like I said he thinks he'd rather just buy than be bothered with growing but I like him to have something to fall back on.
Thinking about Denver area vs Albuquerque NM
Just FYI, I would take the previous poster's claims with a grain of salt. I don't think most caregivers give away an ounce a month per patient. In general, you should expect to pay for your medicine.
Thinking about Denver area vs Albuquerque NM
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Originally Posted by HighPopalorum
Just FYI, I would take the previous poster's claims with a grain of salt. I don't think most caregivers give away an ounce a month per patient. In general, you should expect to pay for your medicine.
Yeah, I figured that too. Probably an intro incentive. :D Either way, it's a pretty cool idea and probably draws in many. But for us, I will help hubby grow when the time comes. :D
Thinking about Denver area vs Albuquerque NM
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Originally Posted by grfxdsnr
Thanks! So basically I could be Jim's caregiver and help him grow for personal use AND he could go to a dispensary to get extra is he needs to right?
Like I said he thinks he'd rather just buy than be bothered with growing but I like him to have something to fall back on.
Yes you could be Jim's caregiver and help him grow himself, then you wouldn't have to buy at all, or you can just go to a dispensary lol. I can see why he doesn't want to be bothered with growing, its a full time job to do it professionally. You might find a caregiver even MORE generous than a dispensary but a dispensary does have business hours and could possibly be more convenient for you. Different strokes for different folks I guess.
Thinking about Denver area vs Albuquerque NM
It's true, there's a million ways to slice the pie. I won't argue that. Each caregiver relationship can be negotiated so that it's mutually beneficial to both patient and grower.
Any firm dates on the move yet? Maybe you already posted that and I missed it?
Have you made a decision between Co and NM yet?
Off topic:
I stopped at my local dispensary today and picked up 1/8 of Maui and 1/8 of Sour Diesel. $108.85 out the door. Kinda sucks about the taxes, but I always said I would stop bitchin' if they made it legal - so I ain't bitchin'. Both of these strains are excellent quality and potency IMO. The Sour Diesel is GREAT for my lower back pain. I'm full of titanium rods and stainless steel bolts at L4-5 and L5-S1. It hurts............ until about 10 minutes after I take 2 tokes of that Sour D. :smokin:
Thinking about Denver area vs Albuquerque NM
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Originally Posted by grfxdsnr
Give me a few good reasons why Colorado would be a better place to live. I should add that Jim's spinal cord doctor said Colorado is a better place in his opinion for Jim.
Jim's doctor believes Colorado offers the best in terms of weather, opportunities, etc. He couldn't say enough about it. He even said Colorado is closest to heaven. :D
Well I think you gave yourself a few good reasons but if you need few more...
Colorado is on the forefront of Marijuana legalization thanks to the likes of Brian, Mason, Warren to name a few of the list that goes on and on and grows by the day.
The aforementioned people and many, many more fight on a daily basis for the rights of MMJ patients and caregivers.
Colorado is second only to California in terms of ground breaking advancements in Medical Marijuana legalization and research.
While those are three good reasons I can get you 100 more of why not to stay. :lol5:
I wish both you both you and Jim the very best! :D
Bloke
