Growers

[bedrockbob]

Wait a minute...I do own my proerty outright. And a few others. And know exactly what it takes to grow 100 plants, so the mechanics of the deal is a no brainer. As far as any other obstacles I suppose that there may some to forming a non profit, but I dont believe it will be much more complicated than forming a corporation, and that is not too bad...Takes a few days.

No one said it would be easy...heck, farmin' aint easy...but it does seem do able. I have started three businesses so far and the licensure and regulation for these looked a heck of a lot worse than what I see here.

And if you are getting a business started too how about some mentorship? It would be a lot less difficult if those that paved the way ahead shared some experience, no? Since the land ownership issue is no concern then what other problems would a fellow encounter along the way? You say that five shows it aint easy? I say that five shows it is very possible, and now with the change in requirements I would say it is a lot more possible.

[bedrockbob]

Seems to me that rather than a "business" model, three patients could get together under a doctors care and grow 100 plants for themselves and a named group of patients. A co-operative situation. No dispensary, no "business", no public outlet. Just exactly the business model that serves the illegal trade so well. Friends providing for each other.

Joe and Rita will grow at their home in the mountains, the other 6 or 8 patients involved will provide the financing up front for a grow. At the end of the first harvest everyone involved gets six ounces and the rest goes to another grower that takes all patients and has a distribution method. Once the operation is paid for it becomes self sustaining. Six ounces for each member, the excess pays for the operation through sales, and everything else is contributed to the Bill Richardson for President fund. Within a year each cooperative will have paid for itself, and will be providing for its mebers and other patients as well.

In New Mexico, where population is spread out and not everyone is trapped in the city, patients should be able to get together. Why should Tucumcari not support Tucumcari. Portales grows what Portales smokes. Hobbs got some killer rope and I hear a lady down there makes home made cherry garcia ice cream! If ten users in each area came together and decided to act as one I BET THAT THEY COULD DO IT.

I would love to start a communal grow with ten patients in the Santa Fe/Las Vegas/Taos/Espanola area. If we work together we can secure our own supply by legally producing our own. We will form a non profit cooperative with ten members and figure out how to equitably divide the risk and expense.

We need to seize this opportunity even if it is not a lucrative business deal. Patients can get medicine and grows can happen. You probably aint gonna get a dispensary with a public door too soon, and it may be tough for a "producer" but a cooperative sharing resources can get it done for people!

[axlom69]

You need to spend as much time doing some real research as you do typing. My biggest issue is that you type allot but there is no real facts. Simply put you cannot open a non-profit or become a licensed producer in the state of NM without doing both. Also no producer can supply another producer or non-profit cannot sale to a producer. Where you are coming up with this stuff is beyond me. I find all my info on the state ran links with real facts and good info. Try looking at them is amazing what you learn.

Like I said before I have been working on this for a long time. Coolslayer asked why not help with info. To answer you I got no help to get where I am going. But maybe when I get there I will give info for a small fee. Like you said nothing is FREE

[Needmymeds]

Axlom69 How long does it take to get growers liscense? I am thinking about applying and I have some land already.:thumbsup:

[coolslayer]

Good post,JM.

[coolslayer]

You need to spend as much time doing some real research as you do typing. My biggest issue is that you type allot but there is no real facts. Simply put you cannot open a non-profit or become a licensed producer in the state of NM without doing both. Also no producer can supply another producer or non-profit cannot sale to a producer. Where you are coming up with this stuff is beyond me. I find all my info on the state ran links with real facts and good info. Try looking at them is amazing what you learn.

Like I said before I have been working on this for a long time. Coolslayer asked why not help with info. To answer you I got no help to get where I am going. But maybe when I get there I will give info for a small fee. Like you said nothing is FREE

"coolslayer" didn't say that.I have all the info that I need,thanks.

[coolslayer]

Axlom69 How long does it take to get growers liscense? I am thinking about applying and I have some land already.:thumbsup:

It could take from 4 months up to a year.

[Needmymeds]

It could take from 4 months up to a year.

Thanks coolslayer

[coolslayer]

Thanks coolslayer

That's what I am here for,and I will always keep it real.

[bedrockbob]

You need to spend as much time doing some real research as you do typing. My biggest issue is that you type allot but there is no real facts. Simply put you cannot open a non-profit or become a licensed producer in the state of NM without doing both. Also no producer can supply another producer or non-profit cannot sale to a producer. Where you are coming up with this stuff is beyond me. I find all my info on the state ran links with real facts and good info. Try looking at them is amazing what you learn.

Like I said before I have been working on this for a long time. Coolslayer asked why not help with info. To answer you I got no help to get where I am going. But maybe when I get there I will give info for a small fee. Like you said nothing is FREE

I believe that I have done the research my friend. You seem to beleive my idea is impossible for some reason, and that is cool. I dont think it is. I checked it out today with the Director of the public Health Division Jack Callighan and he seems to think that it would be much less of a problem than the classic "dispensary" model that is so popular. You see, no one has defined a specific business model...most folks just try to replicate what has already been done. The state rules just give you some hoops to jump through.


Four months to a year for approval is really nothing in the business world. That is really not that bad and if you were to start a subdivision, a grocery business or even a convinience store the time line would be much the same. If you were going to build a simple reswidence in Santa Fe you could wait MUCH longer than that for a simple building permit. So this is not an obstacle in the real business world at all.

I wondered what response I would get from you "axlom69". You seem to not have the business personality and I would expect that is where most of your frustration and anger is coming from. maybe you just arent cut out for this business.

Anyway, it will not be that hard to work up this type of business plan and get some advice from those who actually can HELP towards these ends. The whole thing is in its infant stages and it WILL evolve. How it evolves is up to the ones who work with the system rather than the ones who are so frustrated by it... That is a little piece of business advice that I learned years ago when I started my first construction company. I will let you have that advice for free, just because I am a nice guy. It is a very valuable piece of advice, but I am sure that you must realize that!