[The Revolution]

Is it possible to get involved in the cannabis industry with a previous cannabis felony in a non med state? Would I be able to legally work in any part of the business? As a grower/care giver, consultant, any part of operations? If the answer is no, is there any way around the law? Could I use someone else as a silent partner, while I actually do that hands on gardening work?
Are my dreams shattered for possessing an oz of cannabis in my non med state, or can I get involved still? How? Please help me out.

[trichrider]

iirc it depends on when it occurred.
good luck finding someone to incriminate themselves fronting for you tho'.
Colorado is certainly alluring.

[aridbud]

@The Revolution-

Read up, then follow up on state rules/regs.

A place to start:

https://sensiblecolorado.org/amendment-64-faq/

[barnyard]

Looks like I need to read up to aridbud.

Are you able to extract the relevant information you are pointing our friend to in the link you've provided?

this is what I came up:

"Nothing in A64 prohibits a person with a felony conviction from owning a company that obtains a license to operate a marijuana business. However, the rules and regulations for obtaining a marijuana business license under Amendment 64 will be created by the Department of Revenue and the local licensing authorities over the next year. These rules may or may not include a prohibition on persons with felony convictions obtaining a marijuana business license."

is this what should we be reading?

[Marco61]

I always found the notion of banning felons with previous cannabis charges a bit ridiculous and malicious. Almost like big business are writing the laws to harm their main competition. Those people who grew and provided people with high quality product during the years of prohibition should not be prevented from participation. Those who were arrested and had their lives turned upside down during the years of prohibition have sacrificed a lot so people could smoke when there were no cannabis stores you could visit. Telling them it is still illegal to operate when everyone else has the right to is the biggest sucker punch ever. All cannabis rights advocates should be trying to keep these people included. Otherwise it just looks like "Well I got mine, to hell with you."

[The Revolution]

I agree. Been getting sucker punched for years. Some of the laws blow my mind. Baffled by the ridiculousness. I agree. Why punish ppl over and over. My felony "crime" was providing friends, relatives, and sick ppl with small amounts of cannabis. I wasnt trafficking or doing anything heavy weight. One of my felony charges consists of 2g of cannabis flower.

[RespectGreen]

Six years from the date you got charged if you have a mj felony. Had a friend have to wait it out and grow under the radar until he could be permitted legally in to working at big facilities.

[SirStynkalot]

You can own a cannabusiness in WA with a single marijuana related felony I believe. One only.

The state puts no limit on our workers, but background checks are routine and you're going to have a very hard time getting hired.

There are no laws for medical. Felons get sick too... or abuse the shit out of the laws designed to protect sick people, same as most everyone else in this state. A little column A, a little column B. MMJ in WA is basically the black market by a different name.

[The Revolution]

I suppose I will have to look into the laws on a state by state basis as they will all be different. Im in a nonmed state for now. My one case included multiple felony possession charges. As I stated above one was for 2grams, another 4g, another 2oz. And 1 gram of hash

[Normlfightr]

Originally Posted by RespectGreen

Six years from the date you got charged if you have a mj felony. Had a friend have to wait it out and grow under the radar until he could be permitted legally in to working at big facilities.

this in CO? have not been able to find that information...