[Mr.Galikanokus]

What's up in maine nowadays? Besides for the last two posts the rest was from 2007. I was reading you can have 6 plants per person. Is there a limit to how many people you can grow for? Any other info that should be updated?

[Mr Blah]

Originally Posted by Mr.Galikanokus

What's up in maine nowadays? Besides for the last two posts the rest was from 2007. I was reading you can have 6 plants per person. Is there a limit to how many people you can grow for? Any other info that should be updated?

You can grow for 5 pt's + yourself so 6 people. 6 plants pr/person = 36 plants. 12/pr vegging plants pr/person and endless amount of clones. (that don't exceed 12" tall and 12" wide)

Don't think on coming up/down to ME and growing commercially unless it is voted NO in Nov. The new writing states (if it passes) that about 100 or so Caregivers out of 2700+- will be allowed to grow commercially in 3000sqft or less. and only a lucky few (12) will be allowed 30000sqft of canopy. Which will be more than likely owned by out of state corps. It's all in the wording and Maine found out a few people sold out Maine to big out of state money.


So Vote NO Main'erds in Nov and than when it doesn't pass you out of state people move up/down here and start growing in the state with the best medical program in the country.....the way it is right now.

[KONY]

Originally Posted by Mr Blah

You can grow for 5 pt's + yourself so 6 people. 6 plants pr/person = 36 plants. 12/pr vegging plants pr/person and endless amount of clones. (that don't exceed 12" tall and 12" wide)

Don't think on coming up/down to ME and growing commercially unless it is voted NO in Nov. The new writing states (if it passes) that about 100 or so Caregivers out of 2700+- will be allowed to grow commercially in 3000sqft or less. and only a lucky few (12) will be allowed 30000sqft of canopy. Which will be more than likely owned by out of state corps. It's all in the wording and Maine found out a few people sold out Maine to big out of state money.


So Vote NO Main'erds in Nov and than when it doesn't pass you out of state people move up/down here and start growing in the state with the best medical program in the country.....the way it is right now.

Well said about November. However I think you are smoking crack if you think ME has the best medical program. Have you seen any of the states out west?? Maybe you meant best on the east coast, if so I agree.... but ME limited to 6 flowering plants per patient. That is bullshit and severely restrictive. The other numbers are good, minus the only 2.5oz of dried, ready to go flowers per patient.

Also you have to make it very obvious outside if you want to grow, gaining +10000 points of attention to your house/greenhouse that doesnt stop anyone from stealing anything.

[RoostaPhish]

It doesn't state anywhere that 100 "caregivers" will be given licenses. It actually doesn't state a number and estimates roughly 120 something. That will be given to anyone deemed qualified. Not just caregivers. And again the medical program will not be effected. This is the exact wording from the initiative.


It does not affect it at all. See language below:

2454. Construction
2455. Relation to the Maine Medical Use of Marijuana Act. This chapter may not be construed to limit any privileges or rights of a qualifying patient, primary caregiver, registered or otherwise, or registered dispensary under the Maine Medical Use of Marijuana Act.

This fella Mr. Blah needs to do his fucking homework. Every time he talks about this subject it is clear he hasn't researched the bill. He is just blindly against it.

[RoostaPhish]

It should also be noted yet again that the personal possession/plant limits for the rec bill mirror the current medical limits exactly.

[Mr Blah]

Oh ya, only on the East Coast.......They just made it that much harder in WA. For medical. ALSO THAT STATE SAID THEY WOULDN'T TOUCH MEDICAL.

Wow.....can you guys look beyond? and see what will and is going to happen to ME if this passes? Look outside the box....just once.

You say they wont touch medical...really?
Why are capping the amount that we can grow?
Why would they put a 800,000sqft canopy cap if so lucky to get a commercial lic. CONTROL.

Why not vote no in Nov and expand our medical program.

Hey,...whatever!! You want to pay 3-400 an once.... that's your thing.
The patients I donate to will be hit the hardest....You think big money (Wally Weed) will donate meds to people and front people what they need?


Like I said....Look outside your little box.

[RoostaPhish]

Well I have no idea what the wording of the bill was in WA regarding the continuation of the medical program. But I was never for the bill in WA. But in CO and OR as far as I know it wasn't affected that much. My little box isn't so little. Primarily because I feel ALL adults should be able to use/grow cannabis. Expansion of the medical program only helps medical patients. Which is great, I have a serious medical condition. But far from includes the masses. I know a shit ton of caregivers, and most are truly far from the namesake. Most use the title to make money and nothing more.

[KONY]

Originally Posted by RoostaPhish

It doesn't state anywhere that 100 "caregivers" will be given licenses. It actually doesn't state a number and estimates roughly 120 something. That will be given to anyone deemed qualified. Not just caregivers. And again the medical program will not be effected. This is the exact wording from the initiative.

It states very clearly the total canopy space will be 800k sq ft. 60% to bigger grows, and 40% to smaller. This is a huge problem and the main reason I will be voting no. This will mean less than 150 licenses total. Only the people with money from the start are going to be able to get licenses. People that just want to grow small scale commercially will be left to the dust. Just like the medical dispensary system.

It's literally a class E crime to grow a few plants here with no medical card, a class D crime to grow up too 99. This is cannabis fantasy land. With the new bill, our existing laws/penalties could be much stiffer, and we face possible felony charges if caught growing without the governments permission/permits/etc. Fuck that.

Right now, no one goes to jail for growing cannabis, even larger amounts unless there are some other circumstances to the bust.

[Mr Blah]

Originally Posted by KONY

It states very clearly the total canopy space will be 800k sq ft. 60% to bigger grows, and 40% to smaller. This is a huge problem and the main reason I will be voting no. This will mean less than 150 licenses total. Only the people with money from the start are going to be able to get licenses. People that just want to grow small scale commercially will be left to the dust. Just like the medical dispensary system.

It's literally a class E crime to grow a few plants here with no medical card, a class D crime to grow up too 99. This is cannabis fantasy land. With the new bill, our existing laws/penalties could be much stiffer, and we face possible felony charges if caught growing without the governments permission/permits/etc. Fuck that.

Right now, no one goes to jail for growing cannabis, even larger amounts unless there are some other circumstances to the bust.

Finally someone gets what I am trying to say.......

Only need the rest of the state to vote NO also.....I want what is best for Maine. Big biz get the fluck out and let the mom and pops and other Maine citizens to prosper in this industry. In small scale.

I do depend on sales for my income and that's ONE of the reasons for what I preach. The other is for the right of Maine citizens to be able to grow and medicate as they see fit. Not to be criminalized for it.
The more I make/grow the more I give......dought the big corps will do that. If they got there grubby little hands in there.

[RoostaPhish]

Again 150 is more than 8. Big biz already has a strangle on the commercial grows here. 36 plants is far from a commercial size, so caregivers here definitely are not commercial level. So the number of folks able to grow on a commercial level right now is 8, how is 150 worse than 8? KONY I was just saying it never said 100 "caregivers", Blah kept referring to 100 caregivers getting licenses. And I am very familiar with the penalties here for growing without a card. However it doesn't always go the way you think it does. I would rather have a bill that allows personal cultivation, and a bill that for now at least protects the mmj model, then to end up with a bill down the road that doesn't. You guys are always concerned with what might happen. Well what if that does? And it isn't something that you can vote on? Which has happened in other states. I've expressed my opinion on this matter enough now, and will attempt to refrain from any further.