New Cannabis Business - Cannabis Business Network - International Cannagraphic Magazine Forums

theclearspot · 12-03-2012, 05:43 PM

If you were starting a Cannabis related business what would it be? Seedbank? Seems to be loads of seedbanks exhibiting at Spannabis. Is the Cannabis market expanding, what opportunities are there? Im just looking for ideas tbh, but I have an idea of a surrogate grow firm which grows plants legally for people who cannot grow themselves....Love to hear from business minded Icmagers with their thoughts on these questions...?

CasioCalculator · 12-06-2012, 04:46 PM

Sounds kinda like what caretakers do in medical states, no? Another thing to think about when it comes to the surrogate grow, what do you do when 20 different clients want 20 different strains? Seems like a lot of hassle to try to dial each and every one of those strains in. As we all know efficiency is a big part of maintaining a successful business and that does not seem too efficient to me. Just something to think about.

IndicaCowboy · 12-07-2012, 03:47 PM

There are several industries related to growing cannabis. One could become a builder of very efficient grow rooms for clients. One could consult on grow practices and act as a trouble shooter in grow rooms. One could get into insuring against crop failure. I believe the possibilities are endless

CasioCalculator · 12-07-2012, 05:17 PM

Yeah, I think grow room building is a good business to get into. Not everyone is comfortable running wire/building walls, nor does everyone know exactly what will be needed for a given setup. If I lived in a medical/recreational state, this is what I would do.

stasis · 12-08-2012, 04:48 AM

Your idea was tried in Michigan. It did not work out.. At the time. Dude rented out rooms in one warehouse. 16 rooms. With equipment installed, and grew for the patients. Feds shut him down. He got through 1.5 runs.

bruceinpacifica · 12-11-2012, 05:41 PM

Here in the SF Bay Area I regularly see adds on Craigslist for carpenters/electricians willing to build your room.
Even in this market contractors licensed or not still aren't cheap. Best bet is to learn to do it yourself & I'm not talking about a class at Home Depot, but it might be ok for just the basics.
Cheers

12-22-2012, 03:51 AM

Well considering that pots legal in Colorado and Washington I would be preparing to open a store that caters to Med patients as well as the recreational smoker. I would sell full range of product from weed , seeds, clones, as well as hash and oils. I would also carry full range of grow equipment.

jocat · 01-28-2013, 03:28 AM

At this point i still see a conflict....ya the damn feds. they will continue to fuck with some, hell craigslist portland has almost 300 listings under ommp for sale, crazy shit, i would bet all those sellers are under 30. i really love it and it will push the cart right over the cliff eventually. if you have the risk gene there's lot's of job opportunity out there.

yerboyblue · 01-28-2013, 03:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jocat

At this point i still see a conflict....ya the damn feds. they will continue to fuck with some, hell craigslist portland has almost 300 listings under ommp for sale, crazy shit, i would bet all those sellers are under 30. i really love it and it will push the cart right over the cliff eventually. if you have the risk gene there's lot's of job opportunity out there.

I always get a kick out of that, like, "You live in Portland and have to advertise on Craigslist?!" Must be OD from 2011.

yerboyblue · 01-28-2013, 03:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theclearspot

If you were starting a Cannabis related business what would it be? Seedbank? Seems to be loads of seedbanks exhibiting at Spannabis. Is the Cannabis market expanding, what opportunities are there? Im just looking for ideas tbh, but I have an idea of a surrogate grow firm which grows plants legally for people who cannot grow themselves....Love to hear from business minded Icmagers with their thoughts on these questions...?

If you bought a bunch of seeds from the Boo and Bay, marked them up like 10-15%, and then accepted credit cards, you would have me as a customer.

12-03-2012, 05:43 PM	#1
theclearspot Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 547	New Cannabis Business If you were starting a Cannabis related business what would it be? Seedbank? Seems to be loads of seedbanks exhibiting at Spannabis. Is the Cannabis market expanding, what opportunities are there? Im just looking for ideas tbh, but I have an idea of a surrogate grow firm which grows plants legally for people who cannot grow themselves....Love to hear from business minded Icmagers with their thoughts on these questions...?
	Quote

12-06-2012, 04:46 PM	#2
CasioCalculator Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Heart of Dixie Posts: 108	Sounds kinda like what caretakers do in medical states, no? Another thing to think about when it comes to the surrogate grow, what do you do when 20 different clients want 20 different strains? Seems like a lot of hassle to try to dial each and every one of those strains in. As we all know efficiency is a big part of maintaining a successful business and that does not seem too efficient to me. Just something to think about. __________________ Cultivate Compassion
	Quote 1 members found this post helpful.

12-07-2012, 03:47 PM	#3
IndicaCowboy Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: in a river, down by the van Posts: 60	There are several industries related to growing cannabis. One could become a builder of very efficient grow rooms for clients. One could consult on grow practices and act as a trouble shooter in grow rooms. One could get into insuring against crop failure. I believe the possibilities are endless __________________ It was in Mexico that cannabis picked up a new name, "Marijuana", assumed to be a combination of the Spanish pronunciation of "Mary" and "Jane", which were slang terms for a prostitute or a brothel <--------- quoted from the book CANNABIZ THE EXPLOSIVE RISE OF THE MEDICAL MARIJUANA INDUSTRY by John Geluardi
	Quote 1 members found this post helpful.

12-07-2012, 05:17 PM	#4
CasioCalculator Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Heart of Dixie Posts: 108	Yeah, I think grow room building is a good business to get into. Not everyone is comfortable running wire/building walls, nor does everyone know exactly what will be needed for a given setup. If I lived in a medical/recreational state, this is what I would do. __________________ Cultivate Compassion
	Quote

12-08-2012, 04:48 AM	#5
stasis Registered Non-Conformist Join Date: May 2008 Location: The Great State of "M." Posts: 2,701	Your idea was tried in Michigan. It did not work out.. At the time. Dude rented out rooms in one warehouse. 16 rooms. With equipment installed, and grew for the patients. Feds shut him down. He got through 1.5 runs. __________________ Stable: Relentless Seeds: White Cookies & Elmer's Glue - Dr. Krippling's Incredible Bulk (aka Green Spirit Skunk) - Rare Dankness Moonshine Haze (2 phenos) 2005-2007 Mendocino "Wild Wknd @ the Woodlands" judging - 6 ribbons in 3 years - 2) 1st Place - 2) second place and 2) 3rd place.
	Quote 3 members found this post helpful.

12-11-2012, 05:41 PM	#6
bruceinpacifica Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 137	Here in the SF Bay Area I regularly see adds on Craigslist for carpenters/electricians willing to build your room. Even in this market contractors licensed or not still aren't cheap. Best bet is to learn to do it yourself & I'm not talking about a class at Home Depot, but it might be ok for just the basics. Cheers __________________ Sometimes the price is $65. Prices like that make a grown man holler, especially when sold by a kid who's only 16. Jefferson Airplane Reading the Declaration of Independence 235 years after it was written, it’s kidney-punchingly obvious that the United States government has become precisely the sort of bloodsucking tyrant against which the Founding Fathers revolted. The more people I meet the more I like my wife's dogs. They have more honesty, integrity & kindness than most any dozen or so people.
	Quote 1 members found this post helpful.

12-22-2012, 03:51 AM	#7
im me Guest Posts: n/a	Well considering that pots legal in Colorado and Washington I would be preparing to open a store that caters to Med patients as well as the recreational smoker. I would sell full range of product from weed , seeds, clones, as well as hash and oils. I would also carry full range of grow equipment.
	Quote 0 members found this post helpful.

01-28-2013, 03:28 AM	#8
jocat green fire Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pacific NW Posts: 243	At this point i still see a conflict....ya the damn feds. they will continue to fuck with some, hell craigslist portland has almost 300 listings under ommp for sale, crazy shit, i would bet all those sellers are under 30. i really love it and it will push the cart right over the cliff eventually. if you have the risk gene there's lot's of job opportunity out there. __________________ joCat
	Quote 1 members found this post helpful.