[phazer]

hey whats up to all the colorado growers out there? So ya im looking to move here within the next 2-3 months and i need to get away from the city life. Been in the boulder and denver metro for four years, and its been great but i need a change of pace. looking to move out to the country, possibly mtns and wondering if there are any good counties left in the state for growing? anywhere without square foot regs? anywhere u can legally grow outside? hows the police is your area? I spent many hours reading threw all the county and city laws and it was a pain. keeping my options open as of now, so figured if anyone has a tip or idea of good areas i can weed out some unnecessary regulations to read

was thinking about moving to the pueblo area, because its cheap and maybe easier to find a place with a little land? but ive heard alot of negative things also. how liking would it be to get robbed in puebs? alot of factors at hand obviously

other idea was western slope or out east, but i really dont know much about life and everything out there. would love to hear from some peeps out there and their experience.

Feel free to message me if u want, if u want to keep certain info on the dl. i know how it is, especially with everyone moving here making it harder and harder to find a spot.

fyi. town of greely only allows flourescent lights for growing, haha not like ud want to live/grow there anyways but i just thought it was funny

[BOMBAYCAT]

Pueblo is a tough town, but probably not worse then anywhere else. Cost of living is lower there and the climate is very good for cannabis. There is a very famous (Marisol) dispensary there. I think Chong is slightly involved there. They named a strain of MMJ there after him. Personally I like the western slope as it is more scenic and also more rain there so things green up. Try to get in the further Western part as right by the mountains the winters are hellish. The Pueblo area is arid. The trouble with the western slope is it is old ranching country and very conservative. I don't know how pot friendly they are there but Pueblo welcomes the pot industry.

[phazer]

ya ive been to grand junction and a few towns in the area, definitely seemed like alot of old conservative types around there, wouldnt mind being closer to the hills tho, ive hear la plata county was pretty chill, not sure how the weather is there tho.
Ya i heard theyve been cool with dispos opening up, what about homegrows? one of the few places in the state where u can grow outside legally i believe but i still have double check that one

[BOMBAYCAT]

I believe the cities can ban canna businesses (including growing) if they wish. Some do, some want the tax so they don't ban. If you got the smokes you can bring them anywhere in the state because the state allows it, but you need to be discrete and not spark up in front of the LEO's. I'm not sure about small home grows but I think the cities can outlaw them if they want. I happen to grow a few MMJ plants in the back yard, but don't tell anyone. LOL

[BOMBAYCAT]

I guessed right. You can grow up to 6 plants for personnel use. Growing large amounts for a dispensary is hard because you need to know someone. Under Amendment 64, if you are older than 21, you may cultivate up to six plants for private personal use. Supposedly it is not visible, locked up etc. I am waiting for a test case about someone growing in the back yard.

[who dat is]

I know that Pueblo has a pretty active cannabis community. Depending on what size town you are looking for you also have Colorado City and Walsenburg on I25 heading south from Pueblo. You might want to look up Huerfano County and see what that does for you. Otherwise I would recommend Western Slope as well but I'm not familiar with their laws. You have towns like Montrose, Delta, Glenwood Springs, etc. around there. I would stick your head in the Colorado Thread and throw up a link to this thread here. You'll get more active feedback.

https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?p=7363201

[phazer]

Originally Posted by who dat is

I know that Pueblo has a pretty active cannabis community. Depending on what size town you are looking for you also have Colorado City and Walsenburg on I25 heading south from Pueblo. You might want to look up Huerfano County and see what that does for you. Otherwise I would recommend Western Slope as well but I'm not familiar with their laws. You have towns like Montrose, Delta, Glenwood Springs, etc. around there. I would stick your head in the Colorado Thread and throw up a link to this thread here. You'll get more active feedback.

https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?p=7363201

good idea, was trying to read threw it to find some info, so much damn content tho haha

My jizzob takes me to Junction on occasion and I'd have to say it's a pretty conservative place surrounded by farm/ranch country (like CO Spgs with more farmers, and I'm guessing a lot more guns). I'd be pretty a-scared to grow anything in that part of CO. I do remember seeing a dispensary or two in Glenwood last time I was out there, so maybe they're a little more open minded. CO City and Manitou always have a pretty good vibe every time I'm there too.

[Avinash.miles]

screw junction, mesa county is backwards as hell - not to say you couldnt throw up a 60x20 GH out by loma/mack and do the damn thing. i've heard tell of big ops out in criag

remember: every where you go in CO state law applies and on top of that you have city & county codes; you have to study municipal codes (cirminal and zoning) in each county
sometimes (rarely, but unfortunatley increasingly so) counties put in broad restrictions also, iirc park county limited all grows to 35 plants, whether you are in city limits (where municipal code applies) or in rural/ unincorporatd areas

where you end up in the state has alot to do with what you do and what you care about and HOW you want to grow and how much $ you are working with


places that have been "discovered" like salida are high and hard to find a good spot - took a pal of mine a couple years waiting and watching and looking at different real estate options as they popped up in chaffee county. but if you can afford it that area is super beautiful, if yuou are into rockhounding, rock climbing, mountaineering, whitewater rafting, skiing/snowboarding.... i really dig chaffee county. salida is a drunk lil town that can really throw down (gets old but sometimes has that "fort fun" feeling), BV is more sleepy and mellow, areas between them could be ideal if you can get some water.
oh yhea, water. if you are buying any where in the state get a place with water (ag rights). if you are building or adding on consider grey water systems
i've been wanting to start a thread for outdoor growers to help understand the ditchrights and whatnot in CO, each ditch is different, but there are regulatory bodies that run each ditch - need a "water commissioner" to help you sort all that out.... figured some kind of documenting all that on icmag might be good - problem is i need some info for myself about them to post up first

you can always go east


imo the very best places are those that are still.... kept a bit secret, as OP phazer stated in first post. for good reason. loose lips sink ships - i've already said too much

and the fact of the matter is that you can do it ANYWHERE in this state just about inside or out, with a lil ingeniuty and variable quantities of liquid capital of course.

[Riddleme]

Originally Posted by phazer

fyi. town of greely only allows flourescent lights for growing, haha not like ud want to live/grow there anyways but i just thought it was funny

My kinda town LOL