Nugswap – Toronto
This may be of interest to ICM growers and enthusiasts in the GTA area. It’s a measure of how far we have come that I don’t feel like a complete asshole for posting about this here.
As of October 17, 2018, cannabis is legal in Canada. It’s legal to grow (within a 4 plant limit unless you have other plant limits under the ACMPR). But more importantly, it’s legal to give your pot away, 30gs at a time. And you can give your seeds away, even a clone or four, too. And while concentrates are not yet legal to sell – they are legal to make and possess and to give away as long as you aren’t using organic solvents to do it. Traditional hash, bubble hash and rosin are just fine to make – and to give away.
Less clear is whether it’s okay to get a like amount back in return. You can give your pot away, you just aren’t allowed to sell it. Is trading pot “selling” or “giving”? We think that trading like for like is in the spirit of the Cannabis Act, so we’re likely good with it.
In that regard, over on one of reddit’s Canadian cannabis subforums, the idea began to have a monthly face-to-face meetup among those who are engaged in hobby growing. Some of the things that were contemplated was a nugswap -- a Canadian Potluck!.
The idea is that each member would bring ~30gs of their own homegrown prepackaged and split into 1/8ths. We’ll meet in a cannabis friendly venue in the GTA (Planet Paradise, Vapor Central, Hotbox or Jody’s Joint most likely) and everybody puts their pot in the bag and we all get back an ounce of weed (in 8th ) that 7/8ths of which somebody else has grown. It’s a nice way to sample other strains, comment on flavor, discuss growing and curing techniques, etc..
Of course, swapping seeds is also a big possibility and the same goes with clones. One of the hobbyists in the group has a rosin press and he seems to be all about solventless concentrates and was suggesting that we could get together and use his press, too, and trade rosin. And I’m sure this also provides a ready-made group for finding a buyer for extra grow gear you might have lying around.
Currently, there are about 18 people interested in the initial meetup, contemplated for late October. There are doubtless some on ICM who might have a lot to contribute to a growing conversation and swapping bud, seed and clones, too.
Any who may be interested can join the subreddit at: https://www.reddit.com/r/nugswap/
I wouldn't normally link to anywhere off of ICM, but this subreddit isn't a pot growing website or any place that sells seeds to compete with Nirvana or ICM's advertisers. It's a way to co-ordinate a meetup -- something that for very good reasons, ICM isn't intended to facilitate.
As October 17, 2018 has not yet arrived, most of the communication has been via email and not directly posted on reddit as yet. If you subscribe to the subreddit and send a direct message to totreesdotcom, he’ll get your subscribed to the direct mail and you can get in on the logistics of it all.
[EDIT: Alternatively, send me a PM and I'll get you set up, okay?]
And if this is of no interest to you at all? Sorry for taking up your time.
This may be of interest to ICM growers and enthusiasts in the GTA area. It’s a measure of how far we have come that I don’t feel like a complete asshole for posting about this here.
As of October 17, 2018, cannabis is legal in Canada. It’s legal to grow (within a 4 plant limit unless you have other plant limits under the ACMPR). But more importantly, it’s legal to give your pot away, 30gs at a time. And you can give your seeds away, even a clone or four, too. And while concentrates are not yet legal to sell – they are legal to make and possess and to give away as long as you aren’t using organic solvents to do it. Traditional hash, bubble hash and rosin are just fine to make – and to give away.
Less clear is whether it’s okay to get a like amount back in return. You can give your pot away, you just aren’t allowed to sell it. Is trading pot “selling” or “giving”? We think that trading like for like is in the spirit of the Cannabis Act, so we’re likely good with it.
In that regard, over on one of reddit’s Canadian cannabis subforums, the idea began to have a monthly face-to-face meetup among those who are engaged in hobby growing. Some of the things that were contemplated was a nugswap -- a Canadian Potluck!.
The idea is that each member would bring ~30gs of their own homegrown prepackaged and split into 1/8ths. We’ll meet in a cannabis friendly venue in the GTA (Planet Paradise, Vapor Central, Hotbox or Jody’s Joint most likely) and everybody puts their pot in the bag and we all get back an ounce of weed (in 8th ) that 7/8ths of which somebody else has grown. It’s a nice way to sample other strains, comment on flavor, discuss growing and curing techniques, etc..
Of course, swapping seeds is also a big possibility and the same goes with clones. One of the hobbyists in the group has a rosin press and he seems to be all about solventless concentrates and was suggesting that we could get together and use his press, too, and trade rosin. And I’m sure this also provides a ready-made group for finding a buyer for extra grow gear you might have lying around.
Currently, there are about 18 people interested in the initial meetup, contemplated for late October. There are doubtless some on ICM who might have a lot to contribute to a growing conversation and swapping bud, seed and clones, too.
Any who may be interested can join the subreddit at: https://www.reddit.com/r/nugswap/
I wouldn't normally link to anywhere off of ICM, but this subreddit isn't a pot growing website or any place that sells seeds to compete with Nirvana or ICM's advertisers. It's a way to co-ordinate a meetup -- something that for very good reasons, ICM isn't intended to facilitate.
As October 17, 2018 has not yet arrived, most of the communication has been via email and not directly posted on reddit as yet. If you subscribe to the subreddit and send a direct message to totreesdotcom, he’ll get your subscribed to the direct mail and you can get in on the logistics of it all.
[EDIT: Alternatively, send me a PM and I'll get you set up, okay?]
And if this is of no interest to you at all? Sorry for taking up your time.