Quote Originally Posted by thatguyjrod
Well let's see
$100 grow tent
$188 cool tube both bulbs, ballast,
$80 for 4 clones
$20 fan
$110 or so for nutes
$400 household electricity for 3 months
So $900 or so, let's say the grow is medium in yield so an ounce a plant
4 x $400(average cost of medical grade ounce) =$1,600
I'm no rocket scientist but investing $900 or so, ten minutes a day to the garden to get even
An ounce a plant is a savings of $500 compared to buying from a grower/producer/dispensary
So again, why the high prices?
Now, multiply your numbers by at least 30 to arive at what it costs the producers to manage 150 plants in various stages. Also, don't forget to add security, payroll, rent, insurance, and the relicensing fee (and no, the fee did NOT exist when all of the current LNPs applied and were accepted; it was added in the rule changes in December 2010), charcoal filters, and a/c units just to name a few expenses the LNPs have that the patients with PPLs don't have. You listed clones, I assume you purchased those from one of the producers, but some of the producers are purchasing feminized seeds at a hefty price in order to produce the strains that have been bred for medicinal purposes. And there is a difference. There have also been crop failures and mite infestations. Individual patients do not have to worry about mites or growing organically, but the producers do and these issues create additional costs.

Just like organic produce at the market being more expensive than traditionally grown produce, so it goes for the NM LNPs. Your local producer charges $13.95/gr (the other $1.05 is sales tax imposed by the state) and only sells the best of the buds to the patients.

At post #34 you state the "growers are getting their meds...plenty of meds....ailments are minimal." Such a stupid assumption! I don't know about the patient board members of all the producers, but the patient board members of YOUR local producer have Cancer, Multiple Schlerosis, Eplilepsy, PTSD, Painful Peripheral Neuropathy, and chronic pain. Are these minimal ailments to you????Additionally, FYI, the patient board members receive what is left prior to making edibles and hash and sometimes go without so other patients can have the best of what is available. So, the "salad" available at other producers is not available in Las Cruces so that the patient board members have something rather than nothing.

Your statement is similar to another I read indicating that all the producers were driving brand new vehicles. People should take the time to have a discussion with their producer rather than make assumptions. You do know what they say about assuming, don't you?

Any patient who can grow their own, should do so.
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