hey everyone, I would listen to althor, he provides good advice in his post...While the MJ and MMJ industry is in its infancy and there is def. opportunity to start something good, IMO shit is to young and its to early to get involved in what I see as a potential crapshoot at best...CA made MMJ legal in i think 95 or 96 and i am pretty sure even up until this very day the federal govt, the fbi, atf and other federal officials are tearing business' down, stealing their capital (money) and seizing assets...personally...If i invested 80 to 150,000$ in a business for it all to be taken away as ''evidence'' and seized by the feds for their own benefit im not quite sure what i would do, but it would most likely involve a close and a short rope with a noose....dont let the US government take your shit....this type of shit is literally in its infancy...sit back awhile...let the millionaires test the waters first...when you can see the feds are finally laying back and not attacking marijuana related business', THEN it would be the time to get in, and while yea. right now if you threw tons of money at it and it did work you could potential get very rich and even be a millionaire, you could also have everything taken away and seized from you and become homeless....if you waited until the right opportunity, there is alot less of a chance your investments and capitol will be legally stolen and while you might not make as much when that time comes, theres still a very good chance you can live comfortable doing it, making alot of money and do something that you love...now this is just my opinion. im not an expert...im no lawyer or anything even close. im nothing but an objectionable on-looker and witness...I would love to do some of the very things you want to do and are talking about. But to be honest, I would also love to not have all my money and assets seized by the feds cause if they are, kiss them goodbye, they are gone and most likely forever...your entire life savings and something that you worked potentially decades for could be spent on k-9 units, bullet proof vests, trucks and PC vehicles...while you live in the street under a bridge huddled up next to a burning barrel to keep warm...good luck friend, i am not saying all this to insult you, put you down, discourage you or tell you that you cant or shouldnt do it...I am saying these things because I would love to see people like you, and me for that matter succeed...I dont want to see this industry taken over by big business and corportations like marlboro and lorillard and co...Personally,I KNOW i can grow better than big corporations or businesses can. I am confident in my growing skills, whether that means right now or ten years down the line. ill prob. be even better by then. What im saying is. I know I can produce a better product than alot of people, and especially someone running a huge corporation. I know this because in order to do and make the amount of product and money that they'll surely want to make, you will not be able to truly care for, manage, breed, grow, harvest, cure, and market your product like I would be able to myself....and if you couild they would need to hire a LOT of people that are very skilled and could do these sorts of things. Again, I want to re-iterate...I am by NO means a marijuana expert or some type of super growing guru...I am just a lonely middle aged dude that LOVES and has a really true and legitimate passion for growing and caring for marijuana...I love growing it...I love taking care of it. I like breeding it, harvesting it and curing it...
I personally love growing and caring for my marijuana plants more than actaully smoking the marijuana and marijuana related products...but thats just me. whatever you decide to do, I ask that you be careful, be safe, have a plan and dont put all your eggs in one basket. make sure you know what your doing before you start doing it and make sure its something that you really want to do and remember by doing so you are risking a federal jail sentence that could result in a very very long time in jail for you...never forget that...make sure that you sit down and look at yourself in the mirror and really KNOW that thats what you want, and love to do...you only get one life...and sometimes you only get one opportunity to make stuff like this succeed, use your time, chances and money wisely...good luck
peace
-alaskanight