How to Start a Collective/Delievery Service in 2012

 The Culture, The Law  4 Responses »
Sep 182012
 

How To Start A Collective In 2012

If you have ever wanted to know what the best way to start a collective then keep reading because you will learn which business model is best to launch as well as what you can do to reduce your launch costs as well as retain the many growers and vendors in your area.

 

What Is The Easiest Way To Launch?

This really depends on how much cashflow you have out the gate to put it as easy as we can. It takes money to launch any business however when your business is dealing with high end medication, it tends to take a decent amount of up front cash and is why sadly many collectives low ball growers when they bring in their meds especially when they are new collectives.

If you are serious about setting up the worst thing you can do is low ball the growers and vendors who come in especially if they have quality product. You can end up offering exclusivity to them and their meds and offer them a decent amount donation wise so they do not need to go to any other collective when they have fresh meds available. This is a very sound strategy especially new collectives.

 

Where Can Someone Go For Legal or Other Advice?

One of the best ways for you to get started in your state is by getting this guide here which will have everything you will need to go from the possibility of launching a collective to actually DOING IT. You can also do well by going through a medical marijuana business lawyer which can also be located by checking out norml.org and the many resources and links posted on that site.

No matter what you decide to do as far as business model, you will want to verify that when you do setup you are going about it 100% by the book because if you do not the feds WILL come and get you lol. It really isn’t funny however it can and does still happen even in California even with Obama saying he was going to leave them alone.

Right now most collectives in California including Harborside has been forced into the delivery business model so before you go too far verify that your city and state are still allowing new collectives the ability to launch.

 

As Far As Long Term Stability Which MMJ Business Model Works Best?

Right now nothing compares to setting up a delivery service where you can either meet the patient in a public area or actually deliver to their apartment, house or wherever they might be at the time. Now there are plenty of states where setting up a “storefront” style of collective is very possible however if and when the feds decide that they don’t like you, you will be the first to get served with papers along with your landlord who is renting/leasing the building to you.

With a collective you will have to make sure and have enough start up capital not only for the medication itself but also for all of your employees because no one works for free even in a non-profit business model.

 

Would It Be Wise To Grow Your Own Meds And Clones?

There are many pros to growing your own meds and cutting your own clones however one of the most beneficial things that you can do as a collective owner is by making sure to involve local growers and offer their medication, extracts, clones and other medical marijuana items in your collective.

The main point of the collective is for those who grow to help those who do not have the ability to donate towards their meds or other mmj related items. You being the collective should however verify the legitimacy of the clones as well as make sure that the meds they bring in are free from pesticide, mold or anything else that could cause a potential health risk for the patients who go through your collective.

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Petition the Feds to reschedule marijuana as a useful drug

 NEWS, The Drug, The Law  1 Response »
Dec 102011
 

Our friends at Firedoglake are petitioning the FDA to reschedule marijuana from a drug with “no medical benefit” to a drug that has acceptable medical uses. This tactic would eliminate the need for medipot states to come up with creative ways for doctors to give the go ahead to their patients who could benefit from medicinal marijuana. Currently, doctors can’t actually prescribe marijuana (because the FDA says it has no benefit); instead, they can only “recommend” certain patients use the drug. As it stands now, each medipot state has its own rules governing the sale of marijuana to needy patients. Continue reading »

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Michigan Dispensary Laws

 The Law  No Responses »
Nov 232011
 

The fact was realized in Michigan that marijuana is an essential element in the treatment of many chronic diseases and illnesses; so it’s legal cultivation and distribution was taken into consideration.   On November 4th 2008, through a referendum it was decided to allow qualified patients to legally possess, cultivate and use medical marijuana. The related law was passed on December 4th 2008 and was named as “Michigan Medical Marijuana Act”.

The said, the  act has a principal defect that it doesn’t specifically deal with matters relating to marijuana dispensaries.  The law confirms that specific patients can possess, grow and use medical marijuana but doesn’t layout any system about how to acquire medical marijuana, seeds or plants- where as the laws of other states do address this issue.

The limitations of this act can be pointed out as:

  • It doesn’t specify say how marijuana can be obtained for medical purposes.
  • It doesn’t specify say how marijuana can be dispensed.

This program is supervised by the Michigan department of health. The MDCH issues identification cards for the patients or their registered caregivers who are legally permitted to grow marijuana for patients.  This program doesn’t allow doctors to prescribe marijuana as a medicine.  The doctors can only certify that the mentioned person suffers from the illness that needs to be treated by the marijuana.  The Act actually lays out a system  in which specific patients or their registered caregivers use of medical marijuana are allowed a limited quantity only for personal use and in a locked facility.

The Michigan Dispensary Laws seem to be very much like California’s were several years ago until SB420 was passed. SB420 realized the formation of collectives that could dispense medication within a closed circuit model- meaning that medicine could only be acquired and dispensed to members of the collective.

The MMMA provides for a system of designated caregivers. The caregiver can acquire 2.5 ounces of usable marijuana and grow up to 12 marijuana plants for a qualifying patient. The caregiver may assist up to 5 patients. The caregiver must sign a statement agreeing to provide marijuana only to the qualifying patients who have named the individual as their caregiver.

The caregiver’s name, address, birth date and social security number must be provided to the state at the time of a patient’s registration. The Department will issue a registry identification card to the caregiver who is named by a qualifying patient on his/her application. The Department may not issue a registry identification card to a proposed caregiver who has previously been convicted of a felony drug offense. The Department will verify through a background check with the Michigan State Police that the designated caregiver has no disqualifying felony drug conviction. A caregiver may receive reasonable compensation for services provided to assist with a qualifying patient’s medical use of marijuana.

 

 

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