Quote Originally Posted by MoHoGrow
Hey all- Longtime grower, first time poster at cannabis.com.

Can someone who is informed, not just guessing, confirm or deny that the process for growing for a dispensary in Arizona will be the same or similar to the process that Colorado or California have?

I've been working my ass off to prepare to apply for a dispensary license here in Central Arizona, but honestly, my love for the plant would be better suited to growing at home, either as a caregiver or as a dispensary agent.

But thus far, I see nothing more than guesses from people that growers will be able to contract with dispensaries, since that's how it works in CO and CA.

At the end of the day, what I'm saying is that I would probably bail on my dispensary plans and investors if I felt confident that I would be able to grow for a dispensary.

Thanks in advance.

MoHo
Under current provisions in the state of Arizona a caregiver or patient may donate their un used or overage surplus to a dispensary and be reimbursed for the "cost" of the product ONLY, not labor. The official first draft of the rules will be available from AZDHS on Dec 17th for public comment. You can also leave a comment for them at their youtube channel.

Also there are many people that are interested in opening a dispensary that are either not familiar with how a not for profit is structured or have an inaccurate estimate of start up costs. The advice I am giving everyone is sit down and make a business plan draft. Then have someone else check it out for you. Then if you have the needed 100K-200K in capitol, call a lawyer and get moving.

We have had two investors back out and three more come in to replace their capitol, peoples attitudes change quickly unless their heart is really into it.

The best way to make sure you get a job as a grower is volunteer or have your investors talk with other investors that need a grower.

Good Luck to You