[MPL]

Ignoring the feds, I for one hope it very closely follows the alcohol model, with the same licensing fees and restrictions.

I can't wait to see what recommendations Hickenlooper gets from his panel.

[Warped1]

How much are you willing to pay to grow your own?

[MPL]

As much as it might cost to open a brewery.

Why?

Originally Posted by Warped1

How much are you willing to pay to grow your own?

[Warped1]

Wow..because I don't think it should cost that much

[Warped1]

Just how much would you be charging per unit...whatever that is? And you can do it for less than I can?

[MPL]

I'm not talking about a garage grow. It takes an army of people to regulate an industry, and that's usually paid for, at least partially, by the people who do business within that industry. I'm just wondering what commercial regulations are going to look like. Since I'm impatient I thought it'd be fun to speculate as to what people think might happen.

Originally Posted by Warped1

Wow..because I don't think it should cost that much

[MPL]

Since we have no idea what it's going to cost to get a fully legal commercial grow started asking me what I am going to charge per unit is a pointless exercise.

I have no idea if I can do it for less than you because I don't know the first thing about you or your setup.

That said, like most business people, I'll charge what the market can bear.

Originally Posted by Warped1

Just how much would you be charging per unit...whatever that is? And you can do it for less than I can?

[Warped1]

But still, if someone can do it themselves for less, then they will. Not trying to be a dick..this is interesting

[MPL]

I didn't think you were at all. I just wasn't sure where you were going with your questions.

Originally Posted by Warped1

But still, if someone can do it themselves for less, then they will. Not trying to be a dick..this is interesting

I looked up licensing fees and whatnot on the CO website. So the closest type of license I have found so far that would seem comparable to what I suspect lots of folks would want to do is called a Brew Pub License.

Brew Pub License: Allows sale and consumption on premises of malt, vinous and spirituous liquors, and permits the manufacture of malt liquor on the licensed premises. Malt liquor which is manufactured on licensed premises may be sold for consumption on the premises, sold to an independent wholesaler for distribution to other licensed retailers, or sold to the public in properly labeled sealed containers "to go."

It is $75 to the local government and $750 to the state. That's a lot less than I expected.

I am trying to find what type of licensing companies like Coors or Anheuser Busch fall under but no luck so far.

My biggest fear is they will artificially limit the number of commercials allowed in the state and most people will get shut out of this area of commerce.

My second biggest fear is they'll tack massive fees onto the opening of such a facility (in Oakland when I lived near there it was $50k) and price small-business people out. That would just leave RJR and other similar horrible companies in a position to do business in that capacity, which would be bad for everyone.

[LubdaNugs]

Originally Posted by Warped1

But still, if someone can do it themselves for less, then they will. Not trying to be a dick..this is interesting

People can brew their own beer, but most don't. I think people are generally lazy, being lazy they tend to like having things done for them. I think most folks will be perfectly happy to buy weed rather than grow their own.