M
Marywanna
Patient,spark. But I do drive a PT Cruiser..............
truthfully, out of all of the dispensary photos, and videos I have ever seen, not one of them would be the "ideal" dispensary that comes to my mind when I think of "medical" grade marijuana...
I see tie-dyed & bobmarley tapestries, peace signs, hear reggae music blasting, and see hip young youth with their red&blue died mohawks working behind the counters distributing the meds in the backgrounds in most of these dispensaries... COME ON NOW, that is NOT making the whole dispensary scene look good.
When I think dispensary, I think medical. When I think medical, I think "cleanliness" and "purity..." You would think that all of these dispensaries would try to uphold somewhat of a professional image- one that is both clean and pure. A pharmacy is basically what a dispensary can be compared to, since they both sell meds to the public... with that being said, these dispensaries should look like a pharmacy.
You can't tell me that these guys who run these dispensaries don't have the extra cash to spruce up the appearance of the pharmacies and make them more professional with the added touch of some nice furniture, cabinetry, wallpaper, lighting, and overall "professional" interior design...
with that being said, I'd like to make my post a little bit more along the lines of the OP's statement ...
These guys who run the dispensaries should really pay attention to what they are buying in bulk from growers. I am not sure if they have any practices under way where they test for mold, bugs, ripeness, or any unnatural pesticides or chemicals sprayed on, or within the marijuana- but if there is not anything in place, there really should be. I am pretty sure that in canada, they have to have all of their cannabis tested.
selling schwag brick weed to the public and trying to pass it off as medical grade is bologna
I am quite naive when it comes to alot of what the whole medical marijuana industry TRULY is about as I am in a non-med state with draconian laws, and rely on alot of my information from word of mouth (or fingers), but it all does seem quite obvious. I am not the brightest guy out there, and I am not truly THERE, so imagine what a truly bright, "mmj newcomer" man/woman looking into this whole medical marijuana scene here in the states would say?
I just think the owners need to start tightening up their ships if they TRULY want to convince the country that it is not a joke....
a dog sleeping on the couch? unprofessional...
this place above is very nice, but i doubt they need to have the bob marley photos on the wall, even though i love the guy - its just not professional in my opinion...
here we have mr "enyce" thuggin it out behind the counter with his gangsta ass ball cap on... unprofessional...
i doubt you would EVER see a "TIP jar" at a pill pharmacy
mrs. babba, this is the old dispensary you used to work at, and this is also your photo, if you do not appreciate me using them, i will gladly take them down for you, but I have talked to you about my opinion on the appearance of this place and you know how I feel it needs to be designed a little bit nicer and more professionally... I understand that it takes money to make things look professional, but truthfully, if you are going to start up a business, you should have the money to pay for a professional medical look...
P.S. if someone has pictures of a truly professional dispensary, please share!
What's wrong or unprofessional about a dog sleeping on a couch?
And who are you to deem a person unprofessional by the clothes they wear or because they choose to wear a hat?
How is Bob Marley on the wall unprofessional?
Seems like you are filled with negativity and a bit bigoted.
i did things the way i did because thats what i wanted to do.
you cannot chose your customers, they choose you.
stellar... theres a lot of assuming in your post
you cannot rent an office space (for any business!) without having some sort of business plan - what landlord is gonna rent an office space to someone for a business thats without a business plan? i had to submit both a business plan (i was truthful about what i wanted to do!) & financials for each place i hoped to lease. I will say some business plans are better than others... and a good lawyer will ask to see your business plan as you are setting up your business, and will approve of it, edit it, or help you create it.
and still playing the devils advocate folks...
everybody has different definitions of what 'quality' is...
theres your local 'good' chinese fast food that uses recipes and fresh products you like and your local 'bad' chinese fast food that is just plain gross. but theres probably someone who likes the bad chinese fast food, right? someone's going in there, otherwise theyd have to close shop. same thing applies with buds. unfortunately. one persons trash is another persons treasure. unfortunately.
i dont know how many dispensary operators of which you know the finite details of their business operations and what not, but in my experience the ones i have known have paid lawyers to set up their tax ids and business type (sole prop, llc, non profits, etc) - mostly as 501cs (though i know a couple that were set up as straight up 'retail' establishments), and are legally drawing salaries equivelant to what other business owners gross. im not sure what kind of 'wake up call' you're talking about since its now pretty much standard for shops to be under the non profit umbrella already (and adhere to the rules for 501(c)3 corporations for record-keeping)... maybe you could elaborate, please?
BUT there are 'loopholes' if you're (or the lawyer) smart enough to find/use them...
you should look up whats needed to operate a business in cities where you dont like how a dispensary is running. you might be surprised to learn cool things! like there are some dispensaries that havent needed to acquire business licenses to open their doors (they still need tax id numbers and articles of incorporation though)!!! this is not because dispensaries havent been regulated or modeled - its because the area/city they are in does not require it for any business whatsoever... if you can believe that. Check out Lake Forest, Ca for example... those 'quick buck' dispensaries as you call them could be a direct result of the cities' current zoning laws and business practices & procedures being exploited and taken advantage of. just like the goverment does to citizens, by the way hehe.
What about people who aren't "dog people"? What if you have an allergy?
i got to agree to a point
yesterday i went to a hollywood spot, on la brea, across the street from pink's hot dogs. not going to name it, the mendo haze was great btw
security was very LOUD to everyone coming and going, ghetto slang talk the majority of the time. a large flat screen television was playing very LOUD hip hop and lowryder videos, extreme ghettoness on that television, the whole pitbulls and thugs and bouncing hydro lowryder cars, rap lyrics about materialistic things and tits and ass
i'll go back again for the mendo haze, but the environment sucked.
A lot of companies start without business plans, they also fail. Would never show a prospective landlord my business plan.The information contained within is confidential, Why would I give them a business plan when they have the space? Could sue, but they already stole your idea, not good practice. The requirements by the property owner is up to their discretion, and with a start-up they would like to see financials, but overall business plans, no.
The wake up call i mentioned is the fact that being registered as a 501(c)3,or any of the 501 tax codes in the state does not mean you qualify Federally, the IRS will come knocking. They watch where the money goes, and unless your retarded, you personally do not qualify as a charity. Having a lawyer fill out paperwork for incorporation is just that, why would you not do it yourself?