[Scottish Research]

I want to go where ever it is.



RF

[GrowerGaz]

Sad state of affairs , still plenty of good strains with a 15% or lower , generally my experience of living in NL is that they just ignore the laws if they don't like it.

[Skip]

It would certainly be nice to have an event where we don't need to worry about the law and can hold the event in the open. High Times has managed to do it now in several states.

Colorado has some limitations in that all weed purchased and consumed there is supposed to be grown there and have the documentation to prove it.

California isn't hampered by that restriction.

I think we need to see how things play out in this fall's elections. There might be more liberal laws coming in. But the trend seems to be more and more regulation rather than a loosening of restrictions.

I think if we had it in California it would be huge cause we could have dispensaries as well as growers and breeders submit entries.

But in Cali, the big hangup is for out-of-staters who come because they're not likely to have physicians recommendations. And there's no reciprocity for out of state holders of medical marijuana cards or recommendations. So technically it could only be open to medical marijuana patients who reside in California.

Of course we have tons of icmagers here in cali, so we could pull it off, but I can tell you from what I've seen, these events take a huge amount of money upfront to reserve a place and pay for everything. They almost NEVER see a profit, except for raising the visibility of the organization putting it on. The organizers can end up deep in debt (after stressing out for months).

Maybe if we found some backers with deep pockets we could consider such an event, but I don't see any at my door...

[420247]

Originally Posted by Skip

It would certainly be nice to have an event where we don't need to worry about the law and can hold the event in the open. High Times has managed to do it now in several states.

Colorado has some limitations in that all weed purchased and consumed there is supposed to be grown there and have the documentation to prove it.

California isn't hampered by that restriction.

I think we need to see how things play out in this fall's elections. There might be more liberal laws coming in. But the trend seems to be more and more regulation rather than a loosening of restrictions.

I think if we had it in California it would be huge cause we could have dispensaries as well as growers and breeders submit entries.

But in Cali, the big hangup is for out-of-staters who come because they're not likely to have physicians recommendations. And there's no reciprocity for out of state holders of medical marijuana cards or recommendations. So technically it could only be open to medical marijuana patients who reside in California.

Of course we have tons of icmagers here in cali, so we could pull it off, but I can tell you from what I've seen, these events take a huge amount of money upfront to reserve a place and pay for everything. They almost NEVER see a profit, except for raising the visibility of the organization putting it on. The organizers can end up deep in debt (after stressing out for months).

Maybe if we found some backers with deep pockets we could consider such an event, but I don't see any at my door...

That sounds like trying to do a burnout in 4th gear... Kinda like what HT did and alot of people complained.

I would say start small (it all starts from a seed)... Didn't the icmag cup start small there? To have a more personal feel to it? Icmag lampworkers made the trophies if I remember right.

It wouldn't cost much in a potluck (everybody pitches in) meet and greet atmosphere

[theJointedOne]

why not just rent a huge house/property in the bay area for a weekend?

[JamieShoes]

uh huh ...lol

[JamieShoes]

Originally Posted by GrowerGaz

Sad state of affairs , still plenty of good strains with a 15% or lower , generally my experience of living in NL is that they just ignore the laws if they don't like it.

precise

[Skip]

Originally Posted by theJointedOne

why not just rent a huge house/property in the bay area for a weekend?

You'd need something already setup to host a sizeable event. There are plenty of places like that in the North bay, some are even cannabis friendly. Everything from campgrounds to entire resorts.

Those can provide accommodation and have large meeting rooms. I can easily see 100 or more attending. If it's open to the public, a lot more!

Again, this is why you need deep pockets to do something like this.

As far as I know Gypsy lost big bucks on the first couple of IC Cups, and Gauis knows how expensive it can be to get something small going - and that is about as cheap as it gets.

If you want to do something in Cali, you have to get out of the bay area to get a reasonable rate, esp. for accommodation. Good luck finding a decent hotel in SF for under $200 a nite...I think $250 is the average rate now + another $50 a day for parking and around 15% hotel tax too.

So if you're going to put together a whole pkg for ppl including accommodation, it's gonna be more than a $50 entry fee to cover.

Then there's entertainment to be paid for, all sorts of overhead, food situation would need to be dealt with. Lots of things to sort out.

If you did it in SF, of course, then it's a whole different ballgame with ppl needing to spend a lot more to attend.

And of course there's a time commitment on the part of the organizers. They would have to be fully involved for at least a couple of weeks.

I really don't see anyone being able to pull this off this year. Perhaps next year?

[theJointedOne]

what if we just rented a small canna friendly venue in SF to host the actual cup, and the rest is the responsibility of the patron (i.e lodging, food, entertainment ect), i mean it is sf, i bet half would go to house of prime rib lol, some to china town,the rest to the multitude of places that make sf awesome.

it seems like it makes things easier when their are smaller, simpler pieces as opposed to one big giant package deal, what the heck, just come to a spot, pick up your samples, and come back at said time to enjoy the awards ceremony, the rest is up to you!

[Chunkypigs]

Given that the supply side of the market there is unregulated there is no way to implement testing without huge reforms. Just more politicians farting into the wind about the dangers of "Skunk".

if ICMAG Cup doesn't move to Denver it will be forgotten soon.