^^ thats not nessesarily true, one does not have to use hydro, infact solki is better, and if one has an existing green house away from the public eye that is even better than light setup. One of the big things in having a grow op or a dispensary would be to have classes in house to teach by showing patients, what to do. I have recently gone to Oaksterdam, to learn what I could, and to my realization, I already knew all what they were teaching their. And I am not an biologyst (I know my spelling is horrible), I learned what I know from books, videos, You Tube, and from friends grows. I was able to help friends when they had serious problems, because of the knowlege of people here on Canny.com. I am too the point where I now listen to everything they guys at greenhouse seeds say. Just from watching a few hours of these guys you will have some knowlege of what you need to grow.

If we were to have a dispensary, all this knowlege could be shown in front of patients, then have them do it them selves, so no qestions are left unanswered. Even if a light is needed they can be baught for very cheep online, and all other things needed can be bought at lows or home depot.

People are always quickly detered to grow when it comess to lack of knowlege, but in the mountains I have run into herb growing naturaly. The reson I know it is natural is because it is always their every year, full of seeds and mostly stringgy hemo looking very few buds sites. So right their that proves their are strains that will grow in the natural NM environment. It is all a matter of having it hiden and compliing with the rest of the Medical application needs.

It is posibble to have no knowlege of plants or food or dirt, and have a successfull grow, I have seen it. More than likely it will not be medical grade but it is a start, but more than that, if given the knowlege and shown the way, I am very confident anyone could have succesfull medical grow for themselves, the dispensarary is just for finding what strain is best for that individual patient.
In the despansary they would have axcess to seeds, clones, baked goods, buds, hash, and knowlege of those who do it all day every day. That is the biggest reson for a dispensary, because once everyone sees and learns how easy it is to grow, then growing for your self is the best way, their are lots of care takers, but few with the knowlege needed.
that is what the dispensary is for, buying bud is only one of the benifits, haveing a choice of dozens and dozens, of strains, is one of the biggest positives for a dispensary. While I was in Oakstedam I talked for a while with a elderly lady who was not convinced she knew enough about growing. While we were sitting in the class listening to the instructor speek, she was telling me she grows the most beautifull flowers. And it turns out growing flowers is much harder than groing herb, she just needed to see how easy it was, in the end she was givning sugestions to the instructor, and he was even suppreised. She already knew how to prepare water, and soil, she just never grew Cannabis before.
I know for a fact, once people hone in on what strain they find helps them the most, they will be buying more clones and seeds, than bud, and realy that is the goal. And the dispenasry will move more towared, growing those extremly expotic strains, such as sativas, those strains which they would normaly not grow on their own beacause of a higher skill level...mostly.

that is why we need a dispenasary, not just to buy herb, but for the knowlege it should bring, to the state. A place where pateints can come and hang out and learn even if it is learning from hangout and watching video. Alot of people have never seen, shows like SUPER HIGH ME or Hemplands, or Stain Hunters. Strain hunters or any GREEN HOUSE SEED COMPANY, video is highly advised to veiw if you have never seen it, their on youtube if you cant find them else where. Thats why people still have these stigmatas of.....But ill be put on a list,........or its not federaly legal..............., or whats the point.

if their is a list who is to say they cant pencil you in, so to say when they want to. and the resone we all are in it because the numbers can not denie even to the feds that this state wants medical cannabis, Cali has had their problems, but it is somewhat rare to hear about feds going after individuals and not dispensaries. Those numbers that they have is what we need here, when the cards are in the 1000's no one can denie what the state wants.
as to the point, being able to cary 6 onces on you and its legeal is enough of a resone for me. I have been caught up in the system in the past, it is no slap on the wrist, especialy when their just looking for stuff to tag on you, a drug charge, and a speeding ticket, or a drug charge and a wepon in your possesion, it builds up quick and all you were doing was picking up in that old red truck, and got a speeding ticket. jails here are still full of people who got itno it with the wrong cop and realy all they had was a foul mouth and a sack of herb on em.