i like berkly patients care for the finest indoor,hydro,organic, sativa goodness, not a huge selection
Ill tell you why.
Because nobody wants to pay more for weed. In the average consumer/patients eyes, all weed SHOULD cost the same regardless if it took 50 days to flower or 100 or if it yielded 10 pounds per plant or 10 grams....
The reason you see so many hybrids is because most of these people who want a "pure sativa" probably wouldnt buy it if they saw one...
Because I can guarantee you that 9.9 times out of 10 someone would look at this delicous sativa...
and pass it over for this indica purely based on aesthetics...
Dont get me wrong, im a HUGE fan of sativa, but the fact of the matter remains that there is still a massive risk that accompanies any grow. Rather it be theifs or leo's ... why would i risk so much for something that people dont have the ability to give the proper respect for...?
So basically what we do is produce mostly hybrid sativas for people looking for medication with a sativa dominance (which makes the huge majority satisified) and grow a few pure sativas and keep those under the counter for the people who have a real understanding of what it takes to grow quality pure sativas and are willing to pay a few sheckles more for it.
You want a huge selection of finely grown pure sativas? Legalize marijuana and I would be happy as charlie sheen in a pile of coked out prostitutes to designate large parts of the grow to these beautiful specimen...
I LOVE LOVE LOVE what I do and nothing brings a greater smile to my face then seeing people come in and find exactly the remedy to cures what ails them...and im not trying to step toes and say cannabis is not a medicine, because i have seen thousands upon thousands of times of it TRUELY helping the very sick and dying, but there are so so so many people who simply want to "just get high" and i have nothing against that, alcohol is not medical but peeople sure enjoy it for recreation, and so should ganja.
But me having to grow these very special plants and putting far more time in for much less of a yield is like telling a wine distributor that a bottle of de la grand cru cote nuit romanee conti vosne burgundy should cost the same as a box of franzia merlot.
Just my .02 cents...
-BhT
Ill tell you why.
Because nobody wants to pay more for weed. In the average consumer/patients eyes, all weed SHOULD cost the same regardless if it took 50 days to flower or 100 or if it yielded 10 pounds per plant or 10 grams....
The reason you see so many hybrids is because most of these people who want a "pure sativa" probably wouldnt buy it if they saw one......
......But me having to grow these very special plants and putting far more time in for much less of a yield is like telling a wine distributor that a bottle of de la grand cru cote nuit romanee conti vosne burgundy should cost the same as a box of franzia merlot.
Just my .02 cents...
-BhT
Ill tell you why.
Because nobody wants to pay more for weed. In the average consumer/patients eyes, all weed SHOULD cost the same regardless if it took 50 days to flower or 100 or if it yielded 10 pounds per plant or 10 grams....
The reason you see so many hybrids is because most of these people who want a "pure sativa" probably wouldnt buy it if they saw one...
Because I can guarantee you that 9.9 times out of 10 someone would look at this delicous sativa...
and pass it over for this indica purely based on aesthetics...
Dont get me wrong, im a HUGE fan of sativa, but the fact of the matter remains that there is still a massive risk that accompanies any grow. Rather it be theifs or leo's ... why would i risk so much for something that people dont have the ability to give the proper respect for...?
So basically what we do is produce mostly hybrid sativas for people looking for medication with a sativa dominance (which makes the huge majority satisified) and grow a few pure sativas and keep those under the counter for the people who have a real understanding of what it takes to grow quality pure sativas and are willing to pay a few sheckles more for it.
You want a huge selection of finely grown pure sativas? Legalize marijuana and I would be happy as charlie sheen in a pile of coked out prostitutes to designate large parts of the grow to these beautiful specimen...
I LOVE LOVE LOVE what I do and nothing brings a greater smile to my face then seeing people come in and find exactly the remedy to cures what ails them...and im not trying to step toes and say cannabis is not a medicine, because i have seen thousands upon thousands of times of it TRUELY helping the very sick and dying, but there are so so so many people who simply want to "just get high" and i have nothing against that, alcohol is not medical but peeople sure enjoy it for recreation, and so should ganja.
But me having to grow these very special plants and putting far more time in for much less of a yield is like telling a wine distributor that a bottle of de la grand cru cote nuit romanee conti vosne burgundy should cost the same as a box of franzia merlot.
Just my .02 cents...
-BhT
I got this pic from a CA dispensary that is advertizing the availability of "Kali Mist"
As someone who knows Kali Mist very well, I can guarantee that this nug of chronic, or whatever, ain't Kali Mist.
And the hard, cold reality is that nobody is growing anything remotely sativa for dispensaries. My KM girl gets blown away in yield by blueberry (when you factor flower time) and the buds are airy as fuck. It just isn't commercially viable in today's environment.
The best I can get at a dispensary is a hybrid that has plenty of indica in it.
I am sure there are exceptions - I heard a rumor that a Berkeley dispensary usually gets a nice OD crop of Old Mother Sativa. I'd like to find out more of those exceptions. I'd also like to hear from anyone who has ideas on a solution to the sativa problem.
That "satisfied" sativa-dom consumer just doesn't know what they are missing right? Even my Kali Mist has too much indica in it for me. Fundamentally, I beleive that it is impossible to capture a true sativa high in a 9-week strain.
Now this is very interesting to me. I left CA right before 215 and had always thought that a direct grower>patient relationship was the whole point. On the surface, it seems that doesn't exist in any "visible" way. My assumption has always been that people don't try different supplier models because of the feds and general security risks. Now I am starting to think that it is due to the simple economic advantages of the dispensary model. I would be very interested in more information and a general discussion of alternate distribution models, particularly ones that emphasize "love" over profits. Does anyone here have a formal grower>patient relationship?
I guess I just don't see the dispensaries providing the venue and forum for patients and growers to meet and cut them out. Maybe it isn't a dispensary, but just a "swap meet" kinda thing. The growers rent a table and transact directly with patients. Even if this wouldn't be a massively profitable venture for the middleman, I'd do it in a heartbeat if the security issues could be mitigated. Hell, I'd do it just to be able to hang out with some of the people that I read and really respect a lot on icmag, but again, the security risks and the damn feds keep me hiding in the shadows. Maybe there are ways to do it in reasonable safety?
America, and particularly CA, is full of discerning consumers that place value on the finer things in life. They just don't realize what they are missing out on yet. I understand that the problem is an uneducated consumer, but I think that it is possible to educate them and I think that we are the ones to do it. I'm not sure how, but there is a way.
That "satisfied" sativa-dom consumer just doesn't know what they are missing right? Even my Kali Mist has too much indica in it for me. Fundamentally, I beleive that it is impossible to capture a true sativa high in a 9-week strain.
The last bit there is interesting. I had no idea that there even was an "under the counter." How do I make it into the secret handshake club and why is it a secret?
I am saying this to make a point, not to solicit or arrange a deal: I will pay $100 for an 1/8 of 100+ day sativa that is as pristine as my Kali Mist (i.e. most of the pistils intact, jar cured for 3+ months, extremely well flushed, etc).
This thread needs more pics:
These fist sized buds will fill jars nicely but don't weigh nearly as much as tight indica nugs. Maybe we need to set a price for a full mason jar of real sativa? A full jar of my Kali girl weighs a bit less than 1/2 oz. I'd pay $300 a jar - would you?
your not the only one and not the only one in cali bud
Now this is very interesting to me. I left CA right before 215 and had always thought that a direct grower>patient relationship was the whole point. On the surface, it seems that doesn't exist in any "visible" way. My assumption has always been that people don't try different supplier models because of the feds and general security risks. Now I am starting to think that it is due to the simple economic advantages of the dispensary model. I would be very interested in more information and a general discussion of alternate distribution models, particularly ones that emphasize "love" over profits. Does anyone here have a formal grower>patient relationship?
I guess I just don't see the dispensaries providing the venue and forum for patients and growers to meet and cut them out. Maybe it isn't a dispensary, but just a "swap meet" kinda thing. The growers rent a table and transact directly with patients. Even if this wouldn't be a massively profitable venture for the middleman, I'd do it in a heartbeat if the security issues could be mitigated. Hell, I'd do it just to be able to hang out with some of the people that I read and really respect a lot on icmag, but again, the security risks and the damn feds keep me hiding in the shadows. Maybe there are ways to do it in reasonable safety?
America, and particularly CA, is full of discerning consumers that place value on the finer things in life. They just don't realize what they are missing out on yet. I understand that the problem is an uneducated consumer, but I think that it is possible to educate them and I think that we are the ones to do it. I'm not sure how, but there is a way.
That "satisfied" sativa-dom consumer just doesn't know what they are missing right? Even my Kali Mist has too much indica in it for me. Fundamentally, I beleive that it is impossible to capture a true sativa high in a 9-week strain.
The last bit there is interesting. I had no idea that there even was an "under the counter." How do I make it into the secret handshake club and why is it a secret?
I am saying this to make a point, not to solicit or arrange a deal: I will pay $100 for an 1/8 of 100+ day sativa that is as pristine as my Kali Mist (i.e. most of the pistils intact, jar cured for 3+ months, extremely well flushed, etc).
This thread needs more pics:
These fist sized buds will fill jars nicely but don't weigh nearly as much as tight indica nugs. Maybe we need to set a price for a full mason jar of real sativa? A full jar of my Kali girl weighs a bit less than 1/2 oz. I'd pay $300 a jar - would you?
