Maine's medical scene

[crazybear]

This is why we "all" need to work together to at least get medical marijuana legalized at the federal level!
I'm truly sorry that this happened to you, but it's still better than what myself & many other's face growing to deal with our pain or whatever ails you, ten years here for one "PLANT"!

 

[Mr.Howie]

Have a question about the new laws coming into effect. Does mature plants only refer to flowering plants? Can I have 6 in flower at all time and more in veg?

 

[self]

Yes.

 

[emerald city]

My ole lady googled" DEA in the state o maine" and found a couple recent new storys about legit patients being raided with both plants and equipment being taken..The police either dont know or care about the medical law and are under the assumption that 6 plants are all you can posses at one time...Cant wait for the new law ld 1296 to come into effect and clear this wording up.

 

[chefro420]

Here's 7 less people to fuck with us!


http://portlanddailysun.me/news/story/number-maine-dea-agents-drop-2012

 

[turbolaser4528]

In your opinion, is it worth it to become a MMJ patient in Maine?

If 99 plants is a misdemeanor, 2k fine, slap on wrist, is it worth it to be on a "list" like that?

Almost seems better to just stay under a 100 and off the radar, but then you can't "legally" distribute it to patients/clinics?

They make it so difficult!

 

[Sam the Caveman]

In maine, having the doctor's rec is all you need, you don't have to register with the state. from my understanding of it.

 

[supersmallgiant]

In maine, having the doctor's rec is all you need, you don't have to register with the state. from my understanding of it.

That's how it used to be and will be that way again at the end of September when LD1296 goes into effect. Its all been discussed in this thread already if you want to get more familiar with it.

 

[emerald city]

That's how it used to be and will be that way again at the end of September when LD1296 goes into effect. Its all been discussed in this thread already if you want to get more familiar with it.

To be a law-git caregiver and be able to charge patients for your services, you will still have to have the patient sign a authorization form saying that you[jo shmo] are thier offical caregiver in case jonny law comes a calling...

 

[KONY]

Here lies the problem....One second you can be man ,who folks look to to provide cuts to those patients in need,the next minute your life pursuit of collected breeds have been whiped out....
Really need to find a way for patients in MaINE to be able to come together to help each other with out having to wory about geting busted...

Wait what? Were you busted and lost your genetics?
If so that really sucks and I hope everything turns out okay.

I dont understand why you dont/cant order seeds like everyone else. It seems to me you want elite cuts for medical purposes. While there is no problem with that, people with elite cuts got them for certain reasons, only people in california or colorado have access to all sorts of genetics with no real connections.

These people on the east coast with good cuts are not just going to give them out for all. These cuts are their bread n butter. You may say that is greed but as long as they are not charging unreasonable amounts for the marijuana I dont see how it is greed.

275-300 an oz is greed? no way.

 

[emerald city]

Wait what? Were you busted and lost your genetics?
If so that really sucks and I hope everything turns out okay.

I dont understand why you dont/cant order seeds like everyone else. It seems to me you want elite cuts for medical purposes. While there is no problem with that, people with elite cuts got them for certain reasons, only people in california or colorado have access to all sorts of genetics with no real connections.

These people on the east coast with good cuts are not just going to give them out for all. These cuts are their bread n butter. You may say that is greed but as long as they are not charging unreasonable amounts for the marijuana I dont see how it is greed.

275-300 an oz is greed? no way.

The police showing up at the door illustrates the point of there being a need for patients to be able to legally find start up material to grow thier own MJ..God forbid we have to start with nothing ever again....For me to stay within state guideline,under federal limits and keep a small rotation going doesnt leave much room for collecting breeds....A month ago we may have possessed upwards of 10 breeds but after the panic were done to a small handfull..
Would have been cool to find a genetics co-op and i would have gladly donated a cut of each breed to make sure[if anything happens] were covered and have stock to rebuild incase of a problem....
As far as seeds go,to much wasted time trying to find the holy grail...99 out of 100 seeds/or new crosses arnt worth the effort..Ive seen folks blow 1000 of $ on seeds when they should have got a mother off a buddy and been way ahead of the curve.Not saying you cant find a good seed but really,find a cutting,mother it out and your set for life.
For your comment on Maine not have any "elite
" cuts....Your out of the loop if you feal that way...Maine is as cutting edge on breeding as anywhere else in da world.
I hope sometime in the future we can all find a way to share a few breeds without fealing so threatened that we will lose our edge over the compitition....
Agreed...200-300a zip is fair market value for the end consumer..
Off to meet the wizard..E/C out

 

[DoobieDuck]

My ole lady googled" DEA in the state o maine" and found a couple recent new storys about legit patients being raided with both plants and equipment being taken..The police either dont know or care about the medical law and are under the assumption that 6 plants are all you can posses at one time...Cant wait for the new law ld 1296 to come into effect and clear this wording up.

EC that same thing went on out here in Cali for years, and still is. There are law enforcement peeps that either can't read, are mis-interpeting the law, or (what I think) have a lifetime of hate and anger towards cannabis, hippies, my long hair, etc. Just because peeps are using it as medicine legally doesn't change anything for them. When the county goverments have to start paying the bill $$ when being sued for their illegitament police actions that starts changing. At that time I think someone must sit the boys in blue down and explain it to them because it starts to lessen. Good job so far with your fight and good luck with your new initiative, wishing you, and all the patients there, the best..DD

 

[supersmallgiant]

A month ago we may have possessed upwards of 10 breeds but after the panic were done to a small handfull..

Did the police take some of your plants?

For your comment on Maine not have any "elite
" cuts....Your out of the loop if you feal that way...

He didn't say that Maine didn't have any elite cuts, he simply stated that you need to have connections to get them, unlike CA or CO where there are "elite" breeds available to anyone.

I think anyone here can source cuts... There are a handful of generic breeds that get passed around my town for free and if your willing to pay enough then you could get you hands on something more elite.

I recently started some beans so that I wouldn't just have "more of the same".

 

[emerald city]

Did the police take some of your plants?



He didn't say that Maine didn't have any elite cuts, he simply stated that you need to have connections to get them, unlike CA or CO where there are "elite" breeds available to anyone.

I think anyone here can source cuts... There are a handful of generic breeds that get passed around my town for free and if your willing to pay enough then you could get you hands on something more elite.

I recently started some beans so that I wouldn't just have "more of the same".

Whatsup ssg;
No...I didnt lose any plants to the police.....Having aprox 10 differant breeds kickin round,just a few plants of each[in case another patient needed a hand up]could add up the numbers really quick under the WRONG interpitation of the law. .. So i shitcanned some dna for safetys sake and the ole ladys peace of mind.....
What were trying to do round here to help the cause is have a list of breeds that fellow patients are willing to freely exchange[yes that includes some named elites]...eXCEPT for a couple of my personal breeds, i lost nothing that cant be replaced..My concern over the accesability of genetics for maines patients is for the benifit of the masses not for MY personal gain.
I totally agree with your statement about the availibitly of cuttings,being either your connected or your outa luck..Tis the whole reason i keep bring up the conversation..No were NOT cali or colorado..We are Maine-iac's,who want a legal source of female clone available for any mmj patient who chooses to grow one...We want to be able to come together to freely trade amongst ourselfs without the fear the law will rear its ugly head and cause stress within our already medicaly challenged lives...
Apreciate the stimulating conversation..Later..E/C

 

[KONY]

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As far as seeds go,to much wasted time trying to find the holy grail...99 out of 100 seeds/or new crosses arnt worth the effort..Ive seen folks blow 1000 of $ on seeds when they should have got a mother off a buddy and been way ahead of the curve.Not saying you cant find a good seed but really,find a cutting,mother it out and your set for life.
...
For your comment on Maine not have any "elite
" cuts....Your out of the loop if you feal that way.....

I don't agree with any of this. Its complete rubbish. I have access to tons of "elites" from all over the country. However I am still starting seeds all year long.

Found a keeper of Mr Nice Spice last year, and just popped some Dj shorts Flo seeds last weekend.

Also have 2 casey jones x c99 and 1 other plant from seed that are just about ready to flower for the first time. (been vegging a good 2 months). Ill get clones from them just incase they are special.

I think you are confused about these elite cuts also..... you don't just get an elite cut, put it in closet and in 3 months you have awesome dank weed. Lots of them take a very specific environment, they takes multiple crops of flowering before they start getting really good; this is half the reason there is so much crap "ecsd" in the state..... the other half is that people dont actually have ecsd but a rez sd cross.

That's just my 2 brass ones anywho.

 

[emerald city]

I don't agree with any of this. Its complete rubbish. I have access to tons of "elites" from all over the country. However I am still starting seeds all year long.

Found a keeper of Mr Nice Spice last year, and just popped some Dj shorts Flo seeds last weekend.

Also have 2 casey jones x c99 and 1 other plant from seed that are just about ready to flower for the first time. (been vegging a good 2 months). Ill get clones from them just incase they are special.

I think you are confused about these elite cuts also..... you don't just get an elite cut, put it in closet and in 3 months you have awesome dank weed. Lots of them take a very specific environment, they takes multiple crops of flowering before they start getting really good; this is half the reason there is so much crap "ecsd" in the state..... the other half is that people dont actually have ecsd but a rez sd cross.

That's just my 2 brass ones anywho.

Sorry if my choice of words has got under yer skin,maybe i should remind you this is only one mans opinion and im only puting it out there to be considered...Im glad your popping a variety of seeds all year long and have access to many of the countrys finest elites..Your average Maine mmj patient doesnt have that option..But why shouldnt they???wOUldnt it be nicer if you could go to the local clone bank and get a cut instead of taking the time to germinate a seed??understand my drift??
My therory is based on time and consistantcy..By taking cutings on a certain day[28 day moon cycle],knowing the breed specific needs,keeps my quality and cyclic rotation in perfect balance.For what im trying to accomplish...13 cycles a year that can be layed out on a calendar way in advance.
aLL im saying is if jo patient wants an easy plant to grow why not give him access to a cut of M.O.B.[who is it gonna hurt?]....When joe want to try a trickery breed let him have access to a cut of sour-D..wHats the big deal....BASICLY Starting from a cutting takes a whole lot less time then from seed,Unless you want/need lots of variety it much easier to dial in a specific breed rather then jumping around from seed to seed....To each his/her own..Any way it goes [seed or clone]to get good smoke you must walk the path of horticulture knowledge and learn your craft.

p.s thanx for clearing up any confusion i mit-a had

E/C

 

[emerald city]

UPDATE Maine;
Talk with jonhathen thiele[person in charge of Maines MMJ program] about the compliance check they pulled on me last month...He said we were the first patients or caregivers in state that have been visited by a rep from the DEA.....Said" someone with some pull must have told a big story to get that kind of response by both local and federal law enforcement...
Problem is they mistook quality for quanity...tIME TO build the soap box larger and get louder...E/C out

 

[Guest 226076]

i had a security check. they said they didn't want somebody to steal my weed.three state troopers to count plants and make shure they were safe.all they could say was how did they get so big.ahahhahahahahahah 1

 

[supersmallgiant]

i had a security check. they said they didn't want somebody to steal my weed.three state troopers to count plants and make shure they were safe.all they could say was how did they get so big.ahahhahahahahahah 1

Was your experience the same as EC? They just checked plant numbers and ignored finished product weight?

 

[mdanforth]

that's bullshit....the dea kicked in legal cargivers doors last august....found nothing wrong but left 4 doors in pieces.....dea and leo can't do enforcement checks without a warrant period.....