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zone 8 · 01-03-2017, 12:55 AM

I am looking for a mentor in the cannabis industry. I plan on moving to Florida late in 2017, with a steady job. I want to transfer in to the industry, and I am keeping my options open to any section of the industry. It would help greatly if I could find a mentor already in the industry, knowledgeable of the business side.

HarvestMoon303 · 01-03-2017, 05:34 AM

If I were your mentor, I would say "don't do it". In CO, only the dispensary owner/founder/head xyz make any money. Bud tenders, trimmers, and growers make about 12-14 bucks an hour. There are people who make more, but they were likely in it for a long time. If you have $ or investors, it's different, but joining the industry from nothing is just going to make slightly more than fast food. If you have a career, keep it. I know several tradesman and professionals who left a career in cannabis to do something else. It's a huge pain in the ass with very uncertain compensation (all of the people who I know were paid in CASH, because banks are too sketchy with canna money). Almost anything that you can do as a career would make more $ than being in the industry ($14 an hour is about 27k/year, which is pretty much below the poverty line in many areas.)

**Babbabud** · 01-03-2017, 06:12 AM

Dont quit your day job

starke · 01-03-2017, 03:03 PM

Florida is not the place at present. Only 5 or 6 state approved nurseries to grow. So far only 12 doctors in the state approved by the state to prescribe.

DoomsDay · 01-03-2017, 03:35 PM

I second harvest moons post. It ducks to admit, but if you're not already very well rooted in the industry at this point, you'll make shit. Even at present there are many of us that have been doing this a while that are hitting harder and harder times due to the influx of amateur growers flooding the market.

It's been an interesting time in the cannabis scene to say the least. Tighten those bootstraps and hang on... it's not over yet

WaxyTaxi · 01-03-2017, 04:34 PM

ya dont need a consultant. just treat the plant and the people you bump into with respect and your journey will be fun!

focus on genetics and ask questions around here.

build your room(s) solid, and always measure twice, cut once.

florida will be loaded with opportunities and traps, so be careful and keep to yourself.

the north east coast seems to be more legit I must say, if you can handle the weather

sourpuss · 01-04-2017, 12:38 AM

Best of luck! Id say if u got the passion do it. Dont let your passion cloud your judgement. Its not about money. Money comes and goes... games a roller coaster ride...

JJ Lowe · 01-04-2017, 09:49 PM

It's a great way to supplement income as a part time job. But agreed with previous comments. Don't quit your day job..

JJ Lowe · 01-04-2017, 09:49 PM

It's a great way to supplement income as a part time job. But agreed with previous comments. Don't quit your day job..

01-03-2017, 12:55 AM	#1
zone 8 Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 86	Looking for a mentor before I switch careers. I am looking for a mentor in the cannabis industry. I plan on moving to Florida late in 2017, with a steady job. I want to transfer in to the industry, and I am keeping my options open to any section of the industry. It would help greatly if I could find a mentor already in the industry, knowledgeable of the business side.
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01-03-2017, 05:34 AM	#2
HarvestMoon303 Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Colorado Rocky Mtns Posts: 338	If I were your mentor, I would say "don't do it". In CO, only the dispensary owner/founder/head xyz make any money. Bud tenders, trimmers, and growers make about 12-14 bucks an hour. There are people who make more, but they were likely in it for a long time. If you have $ or investors, it's different, but joining the industry from nothing is just going to make slightly more than fast food. If you have a career, keep it. I know several tradesman and professionals who left a career in cannabis to do something else. It's a huge pain in the ass with very uncertain compensation (all of the people who I know were paid in CASH, because banks are too sketchy with canna money). Almost anything that you can do as a career would make more $ than being in the industry ($14 an hour is about 27k/year, which is pretty much below the poverty line in many areas.) __________________ Roll to the rock, rock to the roll DMC stands for devastating mic control You can't touch me with a ten foot pole And I even made the devil sell me his soul RUN DMC
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Babbabud Bodhisattva of the Earth Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: N. Cal Posts: 9,535	Dont quit your day job __________________ (Medical Patient In Compliance) Nam myoho renge kyo !! Mugi wasshin your bud babba Peace/ Be here now Babba's Farm L.L.C.
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01-03-2017, 03:03 PM	#4
starke Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Between Key West and Perdido Key Posts: 669	Florida is not the place at present. Only 5 or 6 state approved nurseries to grow. So far only 12 doctors in the state approved by the state to prescribe.
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01-03-2017, 03:35 PM	#5
DoomsDay Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 464	I second harvest moons post. It ducks to admit, but if you're not already very well rooted in the industry at this point, you'll make shit. Even at present there are many of us that have been doing this a while that are hitting harder and harder times due to the influx of amateur growers flooding the market. It's been an interesting time in the cannabis scene to say the least. Tighten those bootstraps and hang on... it's not over yet
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01-03-2017, 04:34 PM	#6
WaxyTaxi Psychonaut Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Axis Mundi Posts: 2,846	ya dont need a consultant. just treat the plant and the people you bump into with respect and your journey will be fun! focus on genetics and ask questions around here. build your room(s) solid, and always measure twice, cut once. florida will be loaded with opportunities and traps, so be careful and keep to yourself. the north east coast seems to be more legit I must say, if you can handle the weather
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01-04-2017, 12:38 AM	#7
sourpuss Rainman Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Ontario Posts: 3,761	Best of luck! Id say if u got the passion do it. Dont let your passion cloud your judgement. Its not about money. Money comes and goes... games a roller coaster ride... __________________
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01-04-2017, 09:49 PM	#8
JJ Lowe Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: SoCal Posts: 82	It's a great way to supplement income as a part time job. But agreed with previous comments. Don't quit your day job..
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