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Canadian Government to Privatize Medical growing (news link)
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Grandad OG
Member
I wouldn't worry about the government choosing strains, there will always be someone experienced enough willing to take that job... I would take that job in a second if there is no other more self-reliant job in this new "unknown" system.
budshoteyes
Member
Vagpuncher....what's wrong with intermatic timers...have you had problems with them or are you joking?
gotta keep feeding the ego fire...
its cool that your up to code but you expect a site full of growers to believe you destroy the extra weight from a 400 light spot.. ? .. i dont care where the excess goes but people in glass houses should not throw stones... the whole mmar program has been turned into insurance for growers.. like it or not iam not sure where i stand..
IMO, it's a logical statement. Logic is sometimes delivered via puckered-bung, some more than others.
I live in a small community of about 20K ppl..I know at least 25 with med liscense.Half don,t even smoke it and the other half don,t know how to grow,just happened to see an opportunity to make money.I may be off a little here but at least 20 are doing it for the $$$$....can you blame ppl. who are opportunists?
I,m 62 yrs old and have seen a lot of stuff in past 45 yrs,have done a couple of yrs in prison....this new law is going to make things look like 30 yrs ago.( a bad thing)...I would say when Bill S-10 comes out again instead of being able to grow 5 plants w/o mandatory jail I,m sure Harper will have it down to O plants.Funny how an election is going to have such an impact on a huge industry so fast.
I,m pissed but I,ll still have something to smoke every day.I hope the rest of you can do the same thing.
jarff
I,m 62 yrs old and have seen a lot of stuff in past 45 yrs,have done a couple of yrs in prison....this new law is going to make things look like 30 yrs ago.( a bad thing)...I would say when Bill S-10 comes out again instead of being able to grow 5 plants w/o mandatory jail I,m sure Harper will have it down to O plants.Funny how an election is going to have such an impact on a huge industry so fast.
I,m pissed but I,ll still have something to smoke every day.I hope the rest of you can do the same thing.
jarff
I have wondered about this a lot. These changes do nothing for very sick individuals. If they can not work, how will they afford the prices. I think they must make the prices comparable to how much it costs to grow your own (lets say about 1-2$ a gram). But that's not much of a business. It will be very interesting how it all works out. I do not think the judge that ruled that MMAR program needs to be more accessible thought this is how they would correct it. It does not seem more accessible if people can not afford it. There will be a lot of people complaining and possible lawsuits will follow. This is certainly a slippery slope.
beanja
Member
1 to 3 a gram sounds reasonable. It will be a government job with a salary, benefits and a pension.
But what if we are forced to pay 10-15/g and then harper passes legislation for mandatory minimums. How fucked would we be , we would have a prison just for cannabis crimes.
Plenty of doctors in Ontario are just signing applications for money, 100 bucks a shot. No symptoms nothing category 1 applicants just need doc's sig. Health canada dont even check, cat 1 severe pain any doc can sign. Category 2 applicants need doc plus a specialist. Health canada dont even check to see if u have thc levels in your blood. Its fucked up , crooks are just paying Doc's to sign, Mo' money Mo' plants.
Right now its these False MMAR patients who are making a killing off the system, pumping the black market full of buds and the LEO can't do shit to them...haha
Like I said cannabis for every adult who wishes, minimum plants and lights per household. 20 plants total any stage for all household and 40 for the sick and if edibles are what u prefer well i am sure pharmas will have capsules. Only solution to this crooked shit.
But what if we are forced to pay 10-15/g and then harper passes legislation for mandatory minimums. How fucked would we be , we would have a prison just for cannabis crimes.
Plenty of doctors in Ontario are just signing applications for money, 100 bucks a shot. No symptoms nothing category 1 applicants just need doc's sig. Health canada dont even check, cat 1 severe pain any doc can sign. Category 2 applicants need doc plus a specialist. Health canada dont even check to see if u have thc levels in your blood. Its fucked up , crooks are just paying Doc's to sign, Mo' money Mo' plants.
Right now its these False MMAR patients who are making a killing off the system, pumping the black market full of buds and the LEO can't do shit to them...haha
Like I said cannabis for every adult who wishes, minimum plants and lights per household. 20 plants total any stage for all household and 40 for the sick and if edibles are what u prefer well i am sure pharmas will have capsules. Only solution to this crooked shit.
I would like to know if the government/Health Canada plans to reimburse patients for the cost of their grow supplies and time invested learning how to grow. Also, I can't see a legal medical patient facing the same penalties for cultivation as a non-patient. If I'm legal to consume/possess marijuana, then if I'm caught growing what would the charge be? It can't be cultivation for the purpose of trafficking, so is there a simple "cultivation only" charge that can be laid? I'm going to trust that the judges have better common sense than politicians, so hopefully they won't jail medical patients for doing something they were always legal to do. Also, Health Canada has the right to inspect medical grow ops, so if they actually did their job, these changes wouldn't be required in the first place.
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OneTokeOver
Health Canada does not have the right to inspect a grow op.
YOU have the right to your privacy.
This applies to PPL not sure about designated growers as it is a commercial thing.
YOU have the right to your privacy.
This applies to PPL not sure about designated growers as it is a commercial thing.
ps and hc will list mj friendly docs on a website. all you will need is a sig, like in california. it will be an interview not a examination. you will send the 1 paper to the producer of your choice, and they will ship it. it will all be mail/internet order. all depos will be shut down by the federalies as they pay no tax on an extremely lucrative market. d
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I sent the dpl paperwork in at the end of february and still waiting, do you think they were keeping it in limbo until they made the decision to privatize production? Should I forget about it?
beanja
Member
You can call Health Canada and ask for update on application.
My renewal is going out within days - what's the skinny on that? Should I bother, or just go back to the "old-fashioned way?
If price is fair, I will buy it from their people. If it is street price, then I return to old ways. Any ideas on what they're gonna charge?
Don't "wantsta" do it, but if I "haftsta"...A man must do what a man must do in a time of need...
So Be It...
Peace
If price is fair, I will buy it from their people. If it is street price, then I return to old ways. Any ideas on what they're gonna charge?
Don't "wantsta" do it, but if I "haftsta"...A man must do what a man must do in a time of need...
So Be It...
Peace
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OneTokeOver
We need to remember that this is happening because the courts have agreed that the program is not accessible.
If the proposed changes come, there will have to be a reasonable (lengthy) transition period. I would not abandon any applications or existing licenses at this time.
IMO, anybody who has a Doc's prescription is legal at this time. We have done everything we can to comply with HC's failed program. Not our fault the Fed.government is a corrupt. inefficient, money hungry group of assholes with no compassion, respect or regard for the citizens it is supposed to represent.
If the proposed changes come, there will have to be a reasonable (lengthy) transition period. I would not abandon any applications or existing licenses at this time.
IMO, anybody who has a Doc's prescription is legal at this time. We have done everything we can to comply with HC's failed program. Not our fault the Fed.government is a corrupt. inefficient, money hungry group of assholes with no compassion, respect or regard for the citizens it is supposed to represent.
