quality of mmj since hb1284

[puntacometa]

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I honestly believe that we have not faltered on quality in the transition from being caregivers to the dispensary level. Most things have actually improved due to scale.

More patients and higher plant counts have allowed a much wider range of genetics. We have 50+ mothers now in a 10k sq ft show, where as caregivers we could only wrangle 6-10 strains into the continuous cycle in 700sq ft.

My apprentice grower keeps nute/ph levels and schedule actions much tighter and regimented in the garden than I ever could. This leaves me with more time to prune, evaluate, and inspect the plants intimately. I can check in with every mom, clone, veg, and flowering plant in the facility every single day and dictate change as needed.

Processing on larger scale has also seen improvement and standardization in curing and packaging. When you have full time trimmers on staff, they become very good at what they do. Digital hygrometers, stable temp and humidity in processing areas, as well as multiple QC checks along the way keep the meds tidy.

Maybe we're an exception because we don't use contract growers, but I can honestly say that I haven't seen the huge demise in patient care or product quality that's been predicted. Sometimes bigger can be better. Although I do have to admit that I have a difficult time remembering all the patient's names now . My partner runs the front end so I don't get to interact with patients as much as I did. But she's better with the people side of it than me anyways.

So, I guess it works out to more individuals becoming better experts at their little slice of the whole pie.

I don't see that 1284 has anything to do with this. It was possible to do all of these things long before 1284. You just had much more variety and many more options available. Sure, there were and will always be growers who are careless, but no one was forcing dispensaries to buy their product. In some cases nowadays, this is exactly what is happening because the DOR is requiring centers who can't grow their 70% to accept growers who are homeless but are willing to be processed through the new regulations. I have seen this happen.

Someday we do hope to actually pull a paycheck without having to raise prices to do it

The DOR doesn't care about this. Raise prices all you want, as long you can sell it so they get their cut.

[SoCoMMJ]

[quote=puntacometa]

I don't see that 1284 has anything to do with this.

HB10-1284 forced us to either scale way back or move forward and expand to the dispensary level. Had it not passed we would most likely be rocking the small warehouse part time.

[quote=puntacometa]

The DOR doesn't care about this. Raise prices all you want, as long you can sell it so they get their cut.

While the DOR may not care, I am farily certain that the patients might. The goal is to provide top quality at the lowest prices. I think we're there so far.

[senorx12562]

I don't know, but it seems like what I grow just gets better, regardless of what the legislature or Dept. of Health do. Weird, huh?

[COCannabisToker]

i think quality and selection has definitely gone down. I was a regular at an MMC in denver, but after being sold 'medicine' that had seeds in it, it was still very very very wet, and several times been sold chemically, unflushed herb. Probably happened 5 or 6 times before I got smart and stopped going. They used to have top notch medicine that was properly flushed and cured, but now they are just trying to pump out as much commercial grade shit as possible. My only beef was that i was told each time that it was 'real fire and the most potent strain on the shelf'. I just wish more MMC's were honest about their product. Tell me if its still wet, or if it may have a seed or two in there, or if its not going to taste good at all. I know not every MMC has lost sight of the patient and what is best for the patient, but i think many MMC's have lost that sight. I am still searching for a new spot to sign over my plants to them. I know growing my own would be the best option, but i just dont have the space or funds to do that right now. Maybe someday i will.

[AuggieWest]

The dispensaries who are not good growers have had a steep decline in quality while the dispensaries who have the talent & the resources are always getting better it seems plus their cost has come down. Have you ever heard of a "stock picker's market"? Well, this is a dispensary/grower picker's market.

[MtnLionCO]

its an economic enviornment for opportunity for the right person, thats why 100s of idiots are popping up thinking its easy money, what they forget is they have no business training or common sense. i boycott all dispensaries until they form a standard of quality control.

[TheReleafCenter]

I'll admit, I had this all wrong. I was thinking top MMC's would horde what they had and shut everyone out. Instead, everyone overproduced and dropped prices dramatically. The business was, and still is, patient acquisition. If you can't sell retail, your wholesale won't keep you afloat.

The question of "quality", to me, seems a little exaggerated. If you want a top of the line genetic that's trimmed perfectly and cured for a couple months then you sound more like a connoisseur than a patient. I understand there are a lot of connoisseurs on here, and that's certainly not intended as a slight.

Patients have access to unprecedented numbers of strains, lines of edibles, and cannabis extracts. It's rare that I hear someone simply cannot find something that helps with their illness. We need to remain cognizant of that fact.

[COfluffhead]

The question of "quality", to me, seems a little exaggerated. If you want a top of the line genetic that's trimmed perfectly and cured for a couple months then you sound more like a connoisseur than a patient. I understand there are a lot of connoisseurs on here, and that's certainly not intended as a slight.

besides the "top of the line genetic", shouldn't all of that be standard? I think a good trim and a good cure should be mandatory, not something that separates patient quality vs connoisseur quality.

[TheReleafCenter]

besides the "top of the line genetic", shouldn't all of that be standard? I think a good trim and a good cure should be mandatory, not something that separates patient quality vs connoisseur quality.

Good trim and good cure? Sure. But that's different from what I said.

[COfluffhead]

IMO connoisseurs care less about the strain and more about how well it was grown/processed. I'll take well grown Skunk #1 over poorly grown OG Kush