I'm Considering growing as a career.

[Wiked549]

I'm looking for some advice or direction. Me and my father were discussing moving to Colorado and growing Medical marijuana for a living. Becoming a farmer in the beautiful state of Colorado sounds like an amazing idea to me and i know it would really help with a lot of his health problems.
These are my questions;

1. Could we expect to make enough money to warrant jumping ship and coming to CO? I had heard that a grower can make a decent living, which is fine with me.

1. Would we be able to sell directly to dispensaries? Or is there some type of grower/caregiver situation?

1. Anything else i should know?

I'm in contact with a lawyer but i don't want to pay the consultation fee if there is a reason that i don't know of that will prevent me from making this dream come true.

I'm sure y'all have had your fair share of these types of threads but i would appreciate all the feedback you can muster.

Additional info:
We would be moving from Texas
We're not in it for the money, Marijuana deserves to be a regulated form of medicine. But if we could move to Colorado and earn enough to keep things going then this could be a great thing. :hippy::jointsmile:

Wiked549 Reviewed by Wiked549 on 03-02-2010. I'm Considering growing as a career. I'm looking for some advice or direction. Me and my father were discussing moving to Colorado and growing Medical marijuana for a living. Becoming a farmer in the beautiful state of Colorado sounds like an amazing idea to me and i know it would really help with a lot of his health problems. These are my questions; Could we expect to make enough money to warrant jumping ship and coming to CO? I had heard that a grower can make a decent living, which is fine with me. Would we be Rating: 5

[personified]

Without trying to be rude. Have you tried to look up the rules on line?

I mean with something that has the great potential of going to jail I do not think I would rely on a forum as legal advice.

[lampost]

Have you grown before? To support yourself and a decent quality of life you're going to need to grow a lot of plants! I bet you'd need to grow upwards of 30-40 plants since most caregivers are giving great deals to patients like 1 free ounce per month. That is your competition! So you'd need like 10-15 patients! Good luck!

Laws are going to be changing. Some are trying to limit the number of patients a caregiver can have to only 5. If that passed your plan would be instantly shot down as you won't be able to grow enough to support yourself!

If you were here already I'd say take a crack at it. But to move here with such uncertainty and expecting to support yourself off growing alone is beyond foolish! Maybe look for a job here first and don't count on any income from growing. If you can do that then maybe its worth a shot!

[Wiked549]

The internet is actually abit overwhelming when it comes to this, and like you said I'd like some clarity since it could risk jail time. I figure this place is full of knowledgeable and willing to help people.

[personified]

Yes the internet is overwhelming. Now start looking at the statutes for Colorado and the Health Dept those are the rules not some random websites.

I have done all the research on NM from the internet and a few emails to the people that make the rules. Again your RISKING your freedom on a bunch of forum lawyers.

Do not miss understand me I have discussed things with people. However I have also corrected the rumor mill and plain BS that fly's around here.

Do not take my word look at some of my posts that will give you an idea of the research I have done as well as the false statements I have corrected.

But hey it is your freedom and money to lose.

[Dietblonde]

Starting a grow takes a lot of money upfront. Setting up an environment to grow can be complicated and might require some construction. Its going to take quite of bit of studying to learn how to grow marijuana properly, and then you have to pick up on a lot of the intangibles as you go, especially when it comes to troubleshooting. A lot of people aren't successful their first shot or they crop a harvest that is very isn't medicinal. Its a ton of work, stress, financial insecurity, and you always run the risk of getting raided. Probably a little less of a risk growing here than in Texas, but still a risk.

[canaguy27]

Unless you know people up here, you are going to find it difficult to get enough patients to cover your grow, unless you do it illegally WHICH I STRONGLY ADVISE AGAINST!.

Figure $3-4K to get you into a rental and $5k for a decent build out. Figure another $2k for moving and misc. expenses. Do you have $10k laying around plus about $1000 for the first few months while you are waiting.

If you really want to come out here, get a job(good luck btw) and then grow during your off time.

If you and your pops are looking to buy a place out here, let me know and I can help you with that as well.

[palerider7777]

Starting a grow takes a lot of money upfront. Setting up an environment to grow can be complicated and might require some construction. Its going to take quite of bit of studying to learn how to grow marijuana properly, and then you have to pick up on a lot of the intangibles as you go, especially when it comes to troubleshooting. A lot of people aren't successful their first shot or they crop a harvest that is very isn't medicinal. Its a ton of work, stress, financial insecurity, and you always run the risk of getting raided. Probably a little less of a risk growing here than in Texas, but still a risk.

not to long ago i was labeled the asshole for stating this very same thing.now everyone is saying it lmao. what happened to it's just a weed it will grow anywhere and it's free to grow? no im not aimming anything at you either just saying....

on another note i came out here with 14k it cost close to 2k to move,then i paid for 4 months rent upfront that was close to 5k.then spent around 3500 on gear then the rest on other bills. b4 i moved here i spent 5 k on other things and helping other people out b4 i left.

so much for it being a weed that grows free.the state is making a killing on people moving here alone to setup shop besides the taxes.yet they still want to raid and fuck with people.classic case of having your cake and eating it too.

i'd say if you are in a place that your safe and you have been growing there low key then i would stay there.now if your safety is in danger and you want to move anyways then yea.

but never doing it b4 and you just want to move to a place to setup shop and grow to live i'd say no.it would be better to know what your doing first b4 you jump in the deep end.

[copobo]

there are many people in Colorado, with much experience and $$, who are not growing commercially because they value their freedom too much.

Also, just FYI, I've talked to a bunch of dispensary owners, and most struggle just to pay bills.

[TheReleafCenter]

I'd wait for the house bill to pass before you make any life decisions. Dispensaries might be required to grow 75-90% of their own.