[Abja Roots]

Hey everyone.

For those of you that know me, you'll know that I've now been living in the sierras of butte county for a few years. Prior to that I lived down in the bay.

With the passing of Measure A up here(basically an outdoor ban), and the exploding population/traffic of the bay. I've decided that it's time to make a move out of state.

I've been up to Oregon several times in the last few months to get to know the areas, but since I don't have any friends up there it's hard to get an idea of what areas are best.

Here's what I'm looking for.
1) An area where we can setup a large fully auto dep greenhouse with supplemental lights. 30x96
2) Private
3) Cannabis friendly area
4) On grid water/power
5) 20 acres +


So far the area that pops up the most is the Grants Pass area. I see lots of outdoor grows in the mountains outside of there. However I saw that the city council has definitely taken some anti-cannabis steps such as trying to ban outdoor cultivation and not allowing dispensaries. If I had to compare the area I'm looking for to something I'm familiar with I'd say I want to be in the equivalent of Sonoma county. I'm also willing to go way out into the sticks if that's a better bet, however I'm not interested in going too far to the east of the state since it seems super conservative.

Here's a picture that's been helping to guide my thinking. I'd like to stay in one of the green areas and avoid the red.


Thanks to anyone who chimes in. If you have a realtor you would recommend in that specific area please let me know.

[Bradley_Danks]

I believe those bans are just for licensed recreational grows not medical. I just got a letter from ommp stating that as of july 1st 2015 there is a 2 year residency requirement to obtain a Mmj grower card here. Other than that the medical program is mostly unchanged... Southern Oregon or eastern Oregon have the best weather for growing mj.

[Abja Roots]

Thanks for chiming in. I'd rather avoid any area that would even vote against recreational grows at all.

I'm aware of the residency requirement, but I'll cross that bridge when I get there. I'll be heading up there in the next month or two to get my residency started.

bend

[Bradley_Danks]

Originally Posted by Abja Roots

Thanks for chiming in. I'd rather avoid any area that would even vote against recreational grows at all.

I'm aware of the residency requirement, but I'll cross that bridge when I get there. I'll be heading up there in the next month or two to get my residency started.

Cool, I'm not from southern Oregon but I've been out there a bit. There are tons of good towns for Mmj greenhouse growing down there. I can't really think of one being better than the other. Jackson county looks like it would be your best choice. It gets a lot wetter in lane county. That's where the Willamette valley starts. The coastal counties are really wet and stormy too. Deschutes is kinda in the mountains and has some rain protection.

Originally Posted by strandloper

bend

Bend seems like a good spot. I've only heard good things.

[Abja Roots]

I like that there's so much land in the Bend area for pretty cheap, but I'm leaning towards something with more trees. I'm also concerned because so many areas out there are on wells and it's one of the fastest growing areas in Oregon. They're draining the hell out of the aquifers with their wells, which is the same thing that happened in the area I'm in.

Thanks for the tips on the counties. I'll look into Jackson County, and see what I can find.

I'm going to visit Bend on my next trip and see what it's like.

[furrywall11]

Hey man, not trying to hijack your thread but I'm in pretty much the same boat. Bought a nice 10 acre property with a house in Yuba County last year and then boom grow ban. Looking to move up to Oregon..Have some connections in the area. Noticed that recently they created a rule that to grow cannabis as a caregiver with lots of plants you need to have a two year residency. Thankfully, I've got that sorted with my partner. But...I'm seeing a lot of raw land available.....What's the score regarding needing to have a permitted home on the property like you do in California? Can you just buy raw land and setup a yurt and rock it out???

Also, if anyone has a link to the basic rules for cannabis cultivation in Oregon--I'd love to see it. Thanks!

[Obsidian]

Grants Pass banned outdoor grows, only people allowed to finish this year 2015 are those who had garden in and growing. Next season 2016 is a big No here. They claim they are going to hunt out illegal grows here in town.
to tell you the truth Roseburg is your best bet or Medford Ashland.
I've lived here for for over 40yrs and just moved back home after 10 yrs testing Cali, Colorado, and this year Arizona.
Az has the best grow laws for outdoors, 12 allowed but only 25 miles from a dip, I got my card in Pinetop-Lakeside for 2015, no dips anywhere up there...a good biz op for someone in Show Low AZ

Grants Pass is a bust, but north of us from Merlin to Eugene is free and clear. also Medford, Ash, south to Cali's boarder.

[Obsidian]

should also note this includes indoor grows.

not sure how they intend to enforce this regulation, since the police force is down to near no one, and the public just voted to not fund or add funds to the police depts in Grants Pass, Merlin, Rogue, and a few other surrounding towns.

Klamath is open for all growing and a great area to grow, or Williams, OR and the surrounding area.
So many places here just a bit of deep research into the town you want to relocate in, before you make the decision and move so as to not waste your funds.
There's lots of good property fairly cheap for rent OMMP friendly.

[St. Phatty]

Williams Wonder.

A classic sort-of-Dutch strain, genuinely Oregonian strain.

Named after those 2 towns in South Oregon.

Those 2 strains ... I mean towns might be good to look at.


https://www.mapquest.com/us/or/williams-282030622

https://www.mapquest.com/us/or/wonder-282929338