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best way to approach dispensaries to sell product?
My friend is a first time grower. He has some extra B/B+ product. He provides to his patients at $200/oz and they are pleased.
Any suggestions on how he should approach dispensaries to sell his extra meds?
(Free samples to dispensaries are a given)
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best way to approach dispensaries to sell product?
Also curious about this...
Also, what is the minimum increment they will consider picking up? Would they purchase just 1-2 oz?
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best way to approach dispensaries to sell product?
Get a business License, bank account, test your product, cause B grade is not Medical Grade.
AND GET READY TO START PAYING TAXES.
THIS ISN"T THE BLACK MARKET ANYMORE....
Frank
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best way to approach dispensaries to sell product?
We'll always look at meds. Stop in.
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Originally Posted by lampost
Also curious about this...
Also, what is the minimum increment they will consider picking up? Would they purchase just 1-2 oz?
If you are a patient growing for yourself, you are legal to carry two ounces to show them. If you are growing for other patients, you are legal to possess up to two ounces per patient. Drop by first and ask if they would like to take a look at your product. If they say yes, don't carry more than you are legally entitled to possess and have your paperwork ready.
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Originally Posted by puremmj
Get a business License, bank account, test your product, cause B grade is not Medical Grade.
AND GET READY TO START PAYING TAXES.
THIS ISN"T THE BLACK MARKET ANYMORE....
Frank
Medical grade is just black market grade with the word medical thrown in front of it.
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Originally Posted by demoreal
Medical grade is just black market grade with the word medical thrown in front of it.
You're kidding, right? People have high expectations for "medical grade cannabis" and if you don't cut the mustard word gets around fast. Most folks have little tolerance for those who sale sketchy cannabis to sick people.
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Originally Posted by leadmagnet
You're kidding, right? People have high expectations for "medical grade cannabis" and if you don't cut the mustard word gets around fast. Most folks have little tolerance for those who sale sketchy cannabis to sick people.
At the dispensary I go too they have a star system 1 star bud to 5 star. Usually ranging from 10$ to about 18$ a gram. Here in Oakland California many people can not afford the 18$ grams. I have met many people that do not like stronger pot. They rather roll joints of more mild stuff. I guess it is different in Colorado.
"If its enough to fit in a blunt I do not care what it is"
"I only smoke full melt bubble, your not worth my time"
Here in California everyone likes different types of weed.
edit: especially when money is involved.
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Originally Posted by demoreal
At the dispensary I go too they have a star system 1 star bud to 5 star. Usually ranging from 10$ to about 18$ a gram. Here in Oakland California many people can not afford the 18$ grams. I have met many people that do not like stronger pot. They rather roll joints of more mild stuff. I guess it is different in Colorado.
"If its enough to fit in a blunt I do not care what it is"
"I only smoke full melt bubble, your not worth my time"
Here in California everyone likes different types of weed.
edit: especially when money is involved.
When you put it that way, I see what you're saying and your comment about putting "medical" in front of it certainly does make sense.
Maybe I'm just living in a fantasy world but I'd llke to think we're less likely to see the crap one sometimes sees in the black market vs. what we usually come across in the medical cannabis community.
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Originally Posted by weekapaug74
My friend is a first time grower. He has some extra B/B+ product. He provides to his patients at $200/oz and they are pleased.
Any suggestions on how he should approach dispensaries to sell his extra meds?
(Free samples to dispensaries are a given)
put it up on Phantasy Tour
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Originally Posted by leadmagnet
When you put it that way, I see what you're saying and your comment about putting "medical" in front of it certainly does make sense.
Maybe I'm just living in a fantasy world but I'd llke to think we're less likely to see the crap one sometimes sees in the black market vs. what we usually come across in the medical cannabis community.
I usually see the same stuff. I think the reason is many of the growers that sell to the dispensaries also sell on the black market.
I am in a different state, and I am sure that makes a difference.
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best way to approach dispensaries to sell product?
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Originally Posted by weekapaug74
My friend is a first time grower. He has some extra B/B+ product. He provides to his patients at $200/oz and they are pleased.
Any suggestions on how he should approach dispensaries to sell his extra meds?
(Free samples to dispensaries are a given)
To answer your question - it's pretty easy. I would call first and see if they accept outside vendors. Also check to see if they are even interested in the strain he has. Once that's taken care of, if it's still curing - take a sample in. If it's aready to go, then go ahead and bring it in. Each place does it a little different. Some like to know you're coming in, some don't care. Seems most prefer if you stop by earlier in the day. I always provide about 5-6 grams over so they can try it themselves. Never had anyone ask if it's been testing but sure wouldn't hurt. I'll probably start doing it if for anything my own knowledge. I also usually provide a 3x5 card with strain & growing info, if I start getting it tested - then I would for sure give that info too.
Once a relationship is established, it's even easier. Just make sure you maintain a quality product, especially the curing part! I posted a tutorial somewhere on this site, think it's under the convention thread but not positive.
On a safety/security note, be sure not to drive straight back to your grow area or home. Could just be urban rumors/legends, but supposedly people are following growers back to their spot and robbing them of both cash & product. If carrying more an 2oz, make sure you have your patients paperwork with you!
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best way to approach dispensaries to sell product?
I find talking to a dispensary that I use and respect is the easiest may to make the connection. I have gone in a few times and if I like what I see it is easy to find out if they take vendor weed. I then might take them a sample of the strain I am interesting in selling and see what they think. If interested I will then bring an ounce or more depending and see if they are still interested.
I did this at first because I was afraid my grow was not up to standard. It can be difficult to be objective about your own stuff. I tend to be very critical of all aspects. It has worked for me but this is far from an income for me, it just off sets my expenses somewhat.
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best way to approach dispensaries to sell product?
i thought the street market all bought dispensaries:wtf: the black market as you put it is pretty much gone.
meded so you can mededicate to mededitate
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best way to approach dispensaries to sell product?
I just threw all my jars in the trunk, grabbed a recent Dispensary map, and drove around for a few hours and did some cold-calling. Got to meet some really cool people, (some not so cool but that is the way it goes), learned a lot about what they are looking for, and managed to sell almost everything I had by the end of the day. I have already gotten call-backs from two of the places I sold to, found someone who buys trim, and was offered discounts on meds. ALL IN ONE DAY! Of course I was a little nervous at first, but anything new like that you just have to dive into and see what happens. It was also kind of cool hearing the different comments on my product.
Just make sure your product is decent - one thing I heard over and over was how many people show up who are trying to get rid of "marginal" medicine. Mine was cured for six weeks and that does make a big difference.
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best way to approach dispensaries to sell product?
We've noticed a dramatic decrease in the number of vendors showing up. :(
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Originally Posted by TheReleafCenter
We've noticed a dramatic decrease in the number of vendors showing up. :(
bad for your selection, but thats the best news Ive heard in weeks!:yippee:
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Originally Posted by TheReleafCenter
We've noticed a dramatic decrease in the number of vendors showing up. :(
Not saying that you are, but if you are one of those dispensaries that are only offering $900.00-$950.00 per QP, that would be why.
;)
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Originally Posted by puntacometa
Not saying that you are, but if you are one of those dispensaries that are only offering $900.00-$950.00 per QP, that would be why.
;)
shit, ive seen alot say they wont pay over 800 no matter how good.....but thats when you just walk away:jointsmile:
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Originally Posted by Weekend
shit, ive seen alot say they wont pay over 800 no matter how good.....but thats when you just walk away:jointsmile:
Yep. The only time I ever sold product for that was after it had been through a Spinpro. Talk about a great way fuck up your bud. :eek:
It will be interesting to see what happens next winter when the growers have to move things indoors under lights again. If they are getting squeezed to lower the wholesale price, then the only way they will be able to make ends meet is to shitcan their HID's and high end nutes in favor of LEDS/T4's and Miracle Grow. The larfiness of the buds and overall quality hit will reflect this.
I'm in the middle of pricing a fairly large solar array to give me some slack so that I can keep using HID's without the $2k p/mo utility bills. Not sure if it will be worth it.
:(
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Originally Posted by Weekend
shit, ive seen alot say they wont pay over 800 no matter how good.....but thats when you just walk away:jointsmile:
:wtf:
Information like this would be excellent to know in reviews of places. I wouldn't want to support a dispensary which was shafting its growers.
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Originally Posted by puntacometa
Not saying that you are, but if you are one of those dispensaries that are only offering $900.00-$950.00 per QP, that would be why.
;)
That's how much we ask for our Jack Flash. Maybe we should be greedier. :pimp:
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Originally Posted by TheReleafCenter
That's how much we ask for our Jack Flash. Maybe we should be greedier. :pimp:
I guess that would depend on your Jack Flash.
;)
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best way to approach dispensaries to sell product?
Touché. Check the Jack thread.
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Originally Posted by TheReleafCenter
Touché. Check the Jack thread.
Will do. I apologize for my attitude. I just reread my posts here and I seem to have donned an asshole suit over the course of this thread. I'm just getting tired of anticipating which hoops I will need to jump through next.
Peace,
:cool:
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Originally Posted by vegetabongrips
:wtf:
Information like this would be excellent to know in reviews of places. I wouldn't want to support a dispensary which was shafting its growers.
It's not shafting the grower if the grower agrees to it. Quality will be a big factor in determining what dispensaries will pay. If it's something special and the product brings them customers they wouldn't normally get, they will consider the price worth paying and so will their customers. It's also not shafting the grower if a dispensary grows their own and sells it for whatever they want.
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Originally Posted by puntacometa
Will do. I apologize for my attitude. I just reread my posts here and I seem to have donned an asshole suit over the course of this thread. I'm just getting tired of anticipating which hoops I will need to jump through next.
Peace,
:cool:
I didn't get that at all, we're cool. You seem to bring a lot of knowledge to the board. You should see some of the posts I have to read and respond to on other sites. :wtf:
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Originally Posted by puntacometa
It's not shafting the grower if the grower agrees to it. Quality will be a big factor in determining what dispensaries will pay. If it's something special and the product brings them customers they wouldn't normally get, they will consider the price worth paying and so will their customers. It's also not shafting the grower if a dispensary grows their own and sells it for whatever they want.
Right, except in the example described they're not considering the quality. And they're probably still charging the customers as if they are.
I don't mean "it'd be nice to know" as if it should be a normal thing to know about a business btw ;) But if a place is saying to the growers that they'll only pay 'x', end of story...that just isn't the kind of place I would want to support regardless if the grower is free to go somewhere else. Hopefully they will, and the quality will suffer and hopefully we'd know about that...it's just nice to know the inside scoop so that you don't have to get to that point.
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Originally Posted by vegetabongrips
Right, except in the example described they're not considering the quality. And they're probably still charging the customers as if they are.
This does happen, but in my experience, there are times when the patient is as much or more a part of the problem as is the dispensary owner. When a dispensary can't move good product because a goodly number of clueless patients want something purple because purple pot looks cool, the dispensary owner is going to buy purple pot and price it as high as he can get away with, no matter how mediocre it may be, because he's got to cover his ass on his overhead, which includes all that really good green/gold bud he paid for that he's having a problem moving because the eye candy crowd thinks purple pot is cool because it's purple.:wtf:
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I don't mean "it'd be nice to know" as if it should be a normal thing to know about a business btw ;) But if a place is saying to the growers that they'll only pay 'x', end of story...that just isn't the kind of place I would want to support regardless if the grower is free to go somewhere else.
That's the rub isn't it? I predict that this will start happening PDQ now that the writing is on the wall.
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Hopefully they will, and the quality will suffer and hopefully we'd know about that...it's just nice to know the inside scoop so that you don't have to get to that point.
These laws are just another attempt to pervert the free market in favor of a political agenda. Supply and demand economics is formulaic and predictable.
:postreadrulez:
You fuck with the free market like this and all sorts of other really stupid and negative shit starts to happen.
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This does happen, but in my experience, there are times when the patient is as much or more a part of the problem as is the dispensary owner. When a dispensary can't move good product because a goodly number of clueless patients want something purple because purple pot looks cool, the dispensary owner is going to buy purple pot and price it as high as he can get away with, no matter how mediocre it may be, because he's got to cover his ass on his overhead, which includes all that really good green/gold bud he paid for that he's having a problem moving because the eye candy crowd thinks purple pot is cool because it's purple.:wtf:
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That is probably why I get more for the purple than anything else (even the WW, which is probably overall better medicine; but not 20% better ;))
You guys above are right though, there are quite a few that told me straight up they won't pay more than $800 a QP for ANYTHING... those go to the bottom of the list under 'desperation' sales... since Releaf says there are less vendors right now, I am looking forward to the next harvest - I may just have to pop in to give them a visit when the time comes
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Originally Posted by lampost
Also curious about this...
Also, what is the minimum increment they will consider picking up? Would they purchase just 1-2 oz?
Hi lampost - yes I sold just one ounce to a couple of places; one of those called me back a couple of days later but I had to tell them 'sorry, all gone, snooze you lose (OK not in those words)'.
Also, I guess legally you are not supposed to have more than two ounces on you at a time, but , well, you know....
oh and BTW puntacometa, like your sig - those words are coming true as we speak
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best way to approach dispensaries to sell product?
The more I read this the more the dispensary model just bothers me...
They're gonna buy my 4oz @ $200/oz and then sell it at $400/oz!! We all know that's the case as most dispensaries are in the $50/eighth range ($400/oz). Just doesn't add up to me! So the dispensary gets to make the same amount of profit as the grower even though they pretty much don't do shit for work! They put the buds in a jar and wait for someone to come in and buy them...
I think I'll look a little harder before going to a dispensary and getting hosed...
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Originally Posted by lampost
The more I read this the more the dispensary model just bothers me...
They're gonna buy my 4oz @ $200/oz and then sell it at $400/oz!! We all know that's the case as most dispensaries are in the $50/eighth range ($400/oz). Just doesn't add up to me! So the dispensary gets to make the same amount of profit as the grower even though they pretty much don't do shit for work! They put the buds in a jar and wait for someone to come in and buy them...
I think I'll look a little harder before going to a dispensary and getting hosed...
That is how it goes, therefore I put a 200.00 trim on it, used to trim nice and remove all wood just for 275.00 but not anymore............what a shame huh.
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Originally Posted by Klonzinc
That is how it goes, therefore I put a 200.00 trim on it, used to trim nice and remove all wood just for 275.00 but not anymore............what a shame huh.
That is a good idea; I think I will now keep a 'dispensary' batch and a separate well trimmed batch. If I am not going to get compensated for it, why go to all the extra trouble for a perfect trim?
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Originally Posted by Klonzinc
That is how it goes, therefore I put a 200.00 trim on it, used to trim nice and remove all wood just for 275.00 but not anymore............what a shame huh.
lol problem is they will sell it that way too, and ultimately pass that cost on to the patient. I do agree with ya though, their prices should come down. And I'm talking about a lot more than just 5 dollars an 8th like some good ol dispensaries have done. And if their going to hype up some strain with real "medical" value, you'd think they could atleast prove to the patient that it was tested rather than having to just take their word on it. Oh well, theres others doing it right out there, I'll be supporting them if I ever run out.
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best way to approach dispensaries to sell product?
I just wish people would quit taking $800 for a QP, its not like dispensaries are charging less, they are just paying less. If growers would just walk out when told they wont pay more than $800 for anything they would start paying what they should real fast. Most could give a rats ass about quality, and some wouldnt know quality if they saw it.
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best way to approach dispensaries to sell product?
when this bill passes, the price is going way up. throw it in the fridge.
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best way to approach dispensaries to sell product?
8 months ago, shops were paying folks I know as high as 1300-1400. In my experience, the price is not down to 800 except in the shops that carry only junk. Any shop that has offered me 8 or 9 hundred has just been laughed at. If I was throwing serious weight, lb's and such, then I'd happily come down. That said I wonder what d9 pays cause their prices are pretty low.....
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Originally Posted by Zedleppelin
I just wish people would quit taking $800 for a QP, its not like dispensaries are charging less, they are just paying less. If growers would just walk out when told they wont pay more than $800 for anything they would start paying what they should real fast. Most could give a rats ass about quality, and some wouldnt know quality if they saw it.
A friend of mine is a vendor and one dispensary who buys from him on a regular basis flat out told him they had stocked their shelves with some low price product from California and wouldn't need anymore product at this time.
I didn't catch the name of the dispensary as I was too disgusted over the Cali purchase.
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Originally Posted by COzigzag
A friend of mine is a vendor and one dispensary who buys from him on a regular basis flat out told him they had stocked their shelves with some low price product from California and wouldn't need anymore product at this time.
I didn't catch the name of the dispensary as I was too disgusted over the Cali purchase.
Hey Cozigzag you should find out the name so we can spread the boycott word. We need to get Cali weed out and keep this local, to support local. If they want Cali weed then they need to get the genetics and grow it here.:rastasmoke: