is it hard to make a living on marijuana

Tisorr

Tisorr

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Some people do well by buying/selling for profit.
Some people try to do that, and fail and get themselves in serious trouble.
It's all down to taking risks.
 
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hadatrn2growin

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It USED to be a lot easier, at least here in BC. Then everyone and their neighbours dog got into it, then 'organized crime' got involved and mom and pop's were no longer needed. Then California began allowing personal grows, and the bottom fell out a bit further. Now BC Hydro (the electric company) has decided to spend $900 million dollars on outfitting all electrical meters to "smart meters", which instantly inform the company if the meter is tampered with as well as 'real time' power management and useage data. This aside, BC Hydro cares if you STEAL power, or you don't pay your bill. They couldn't give a flying fuck if your useage spikes at 6pm and drops 18 or 12 hours later.
Now, if you don't want to be stuck 'holding the bag', a person needs to turn out a high quality product, consistently, if they want to have any issues moving it. Hash making comes into play here too... I salvaged about 11 garbage bags of some crappy outdoor by turning it to hash.
'Back in the day', people were passing off over fertalized, early cropped crap and making money... thankfully, it looks like its getting harder to pass that kind of shit. I began growing as a result of putting out good cash for crap. Now I only blame myself if 'it ain't right', and any extra is always gobbled up by friends because I keep my standards high.
 
carl.burnette

carl.burnette

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Im jsut glad the quality has risen & continues to rise. :)

If your going to sell, IMO its better to cater to the conasours of the marked. GrEAt quality buds. Great strains & what not & charge accordingly. I don't sell at all, but if I did I wouldn't take less that 50% more price wise than other stuff is going for. You can by 1/4 's here for $50.00 I wouldn't sell mine for anything under $100 per 1/4. NOt that I want to over charge or anything like that. but it cost me a lot to grow the amazing buds I do grow so I would charge more plus you just can't buy from a local dealer the quality that I grow (which is why I grow, personal use)

Its like buying a Chevy & a Rolls Royce. Ones production line & the other is hand crafted.

I roll with the Royce baby...
:)
 
LaKapitone

LaKapitone

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2012 said:
so is it hard to make a living growing and selling :leaf: for a living?
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It really depends on FOUR main things -

#1: The area you live in. I'm in California, may seem easy to sell, but it's harder to sell due to the low demand. You can find any type of weed, from red to purps for virtually $5.00 a gram. Then you have the dispensaries, who also hurt the street dealers & compete with us, by offering just as low of prices. Where, on the other hand, you can travel East & sell it all day, because nobody has it or nobody has the 'goods' like we do. Even New York want's buds from the West... I guess it's climate.

#2: Who do you know? Who can you sell too? Do you have a card? Do you plan to sell to friends/strangers or dispensaries? Dispensaries are strictly for growers, bring in a pound, get anywhere from $2500-3500. Easy money. But also watch out, because one month they may not be looking for the strain you have, you have to constantly watch the calendar for what they want, like it's your damned fantasy team. It's not easy, considering by the time you get the calendar, your already a month into your grow. Then, you have to worry that other growers didn't already pawn off they're stash & now the dispensary has an overload of a particular strain, the same strain you grew. So where are you going to get off 4-5 pounds when you rely on dispensary? Then you have street dealing. Which is in some cases tougher, depending on how much you plan to sell & make. I use to sell about 2-4 ounces a month, to employees when I worked at WalMart. It worked perfectly, because I had a base of customers who I knew when they were paid. If your not so fortunate or don't have so many friends to sell to, your going to have to hustle.

Which brings me to #3: Are you a hustler? A salesman? Can you get the product off no matter how good or how bad it is? There will be some months where you have shit & others where you have bomb, some months you might have a batch that spoiled early or was cut to soon, or just had some sort of disaster & you still have to make it work. You have to be a hustler. You have to be able to get the product off in any condition.

#4: Do you plan to buy/sell or grow/sell? Big difference. When I was pushing at WalMart, I would buy 2-ounces per 2-weeks & sell them back as dubs. This way, I made a 400% profit. I would be spending anywhere from $160-200 an ounce & making anywhere from $600-750 back. Or, do you plan to grow & sell? If this is your route of choice, you have to have patience, you have to make an investment, take into consideration costs for electricity, costs for startup, costs for nutrients, costs for clones, costs for seeds depending on how your going about it, costs for pots, costs for water, costs for a setup, costs for spray if you get bugs, costs for fans, ETC! Then take into consideration you will only be harvesting per 2-3 months, unless you go the direction of monthly, which takes time to build that sort of op. So you will only be generating income per 2-3 months, meaning your going to have to sacrifice a lot on the months your low on cash.

A lot goes into it, a lot more then people may think. Starting out? I would go the route of buying/selling before growing/selling so you can get the feel for the idea of being a dealer. This way, if you don't do good or feel this isn't for you, you can always quit. If you buy an entire grow setup & a month or two down the road realize you cant do this, your out a lot of money & going to be selling your gear back on Ebay/Craigslist or wherever. It's much easier to get the feel before going all out & most importantly, KNOWING IF YOU CAN DO IT before committing.

Always watch prices. It's like Wall Street.

California Prices: $120 an ounce, $40-50 a quarter.
New York Prices: $300 an ounce, $100+ a quarter.
 
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StonedPony

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LaKapitone said:
It really depends on FOUR main things -

#1: The area you live in. I'm in California, may seem easy to sell, but it's harder to sell due to the low demand. You can find any type of weed, from red to purps for virtually $5.00 a gram. Then you have the dispensaries, who also hurt the street dealers & compete with us, by offering just as low of prices. Where, on the other hand, you can travel East & sell it all day, because nobody has it or nobody has the 'goods' like we do. Even New York want's buds from the West... I guess it's climate.

#2: Who do you know? Who can you sell too? Do you have a card? Do you plan to sell to friends/strangers or dispensaries? Dispensaries are strictly for growers, bring in a pound, get anywhere from $2500-3500. Easy money. But also watch out, because one month they may not be looking for the strain you have, you have to constantly watch the calendar for what they want, like it's your damned fantasy team. It's not easy, considering by the time you get the calendar, your already a month into your grow. Then, you have to worry that other growers didn't already pawn off they're stash & now the dispensary has an overload of a particular strain, the same strain you grew. So where are you going to get off 4-5 pounds when you rely on dispensary? Then you have street dealing. Which is in some cases tougher, depending on how much you plan to sell & make. I use to sell about 2-4 ounces a month, to employees when I worked at WalMart. It worked perfectly, because I had a base of customers who I knew when they were paid. If your not so fortunate or don't have so many friends to sell to, your going to have to hustle.

Which brings me to #3: Are you a hustler? A salesman? Can you get the product off no matter how good or how bad it is? There will be some months where you have shit & others where you have bomb, some months you might have a batch that spoiled early or was cut to soon, or just had some sort of disaster & you still have to make it work. You have to be a hustler. You have to be able to get the product off in any condition.

#4: Do you plan to buy/sell or grow/sell? Big difference. When I was pushing at WalMart, I would buy 2-ounces per 2-weeks & sell them back as dubs. This way, I made a 400% profit. I would be spending anywhere from $160-200 an ounce & making anywhere from $600-750 back. Or, do you plan to grow & sell? If this is your route of choice, you have to have patience, you have to make an investment, take into consideration costs for electricity, costs for startup, costs for nutrients, costs for clones, costs for seeds depending on how your going about it, costs for pots, costs for water, costs for a setup, costs for spray if you get bugs, costs for fans, ETC! Then take into consideration you will only be harvesting per 2-3 months, unless you go the direction of monthly, which takes time to build that sort of op. So you will only be generating income per 2-3 months, meaning your going to have to sacrifice a lot on the months your low on cash.

A lot goes into it, a lot more then people may think. Starting out? I would go the route of buying/selling before growing/selling so you can get the feel for the idea of being a dealer. This way, if you don't do good or feel this isn't for you, you can always quit. If you buy an entire grow setup & a month or two down the road realize you cant do this, your out a lot of money & going to be selling your gear back on Ebay/Craigslist or wherever. It's much easier to get the feel before going all out & most importantly, KNOWING IF YOU CAN DO IT before committing.

Always watch prices. It's like Wall Street.

California Prices: $120 an ounce, $40-50 a quarter.
New York Prices: $300 an ounce, $100+ a quarter.
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FUCK THAT...DAMN......Im sticking to Heroin
 
LaKapitone

LaKapitone

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StonedPony said:
FUCK THAT...DAMN......Im sticking to Heroin
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Lmao! Heroin & Meth without a doubt are the easiest to sell, because, hell... they sell themselves! There is no pushing, no hustling, just picking up the phone & answering the door. You'll have people coming to you at all different angles. Never sold either or, don't plan to either... but I do live in the countries highest county for meth addicts. Yay me!
 
Padawanbater2

Padawanbater2

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LaKapitone said:
It really depends on FOUR main things -

#1: The area you live in. I'm in California, may seem easy to sell, but it's harder to sell due to the low demand. You can find any type of weed, from red to purps for virtually $5.00 a gram. Then you have the dispensaries, who also hurt the street dealers & compete with us, by offering just as low of prices. Where, on the other hand, you can travel East & sell it all day, because nobody has it or nobody has the 'goods' like we do. Even New York want's buds from the West... I guess it's climate.

#2: Who do you know? Who can you sell too? Do you have a card? Do you plan to sell to friends/strangers or dispensaries? Dispensaries are strictly for growers, bring in a pound, get anywhere from $2500-3500. Easy money. But also watch out, because one month they may not be looking for the strain you have, you have to constantly watch the calendar for what they want, like it's your damned fantasy team. It's not easy, considering by the time you get the calendar, your already a month into your grow. Then, you have to worry that other growers didn't already pawn off they're stash & now the dispensary has an overload of a particular strain, the same strain you grew. So where are you going to get off 4-5 pounds when you rely on dispensary? Then you have street dealing. Which is in some cases tougher, depending on how much you plan to sell & make. I use to sell about 2-4 ounces a month, to employees when I worked at WalMart. It worked perfectly, because I had a base of customers who I knew when they were paid. If your not so fortunate or don't have so many friends to sell to, your going to have to hustle.

Which brings me to #3: Are you a hustler? A salesman? Can you get the product off no matter how good or how bad it is? There will be some months where you have shit & others where you have bomb, some months you might have a batch that spoiled early or was cut to soon, or just had some sort of disaster & you still have to make it work. You have to be a hustler. You have to be able to get the product off in any condition.

#4: Do you plan to buy/sell or grow/sell? Big difference. When I was pushing at WalMart, I would buy 2-ounces per 2-weeks & sell them back as dubs. This way, I made a 400% profit. I would be spending anywhere from $160-200 an ounce & making anywhere from $600-750 back. Or, do you plan to grow & sell? If this is your route of choice, you have to have patience, you have to make an investment, take into consideration costs for electricity, costs for startup, costs for nutrients, costs for clones, costs for seeds depending on how your going about it, costs for pots, costs for water, costs for a setup, costs for spray if you get bugs, costs for fans, ETC! Then take into consideration you will only be harvesting per 2-3 months, unless you go the direction of monthly, which takes time to build that sort of op. So you will only be generating income per 2-3 months, meaning your going to have to sacrifice a lot on the months your low on cash.

A lot goes into it, a lot more then people may think. Starting out? I would go the route of buying/selling before growing/selling so you can get the feel for the idea of being a dealer. This way, if you don't do good or feel this isn't for you, you can always quit. If you buy an entire grow setup & a month or two down the road realize you cant do this, your out a lot of money & going to be selling your gear back on Ebay/Craigslist or wherever. It's much easier to get the feel before going all out & most importantly, KNOWING IF YOU CAN DO IT before committing.

Always watch prices. It's like Wall Street.

California Prices: $120 an ounce, $40-50 a quarter.
New York Prices: $300 an ounce, $100+ a quarter.
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I'm in southern California and I've never bought a gram for less than $10.00. Your prices seem low. Ounces go for $300, 1/2 oz $150-$170, 1/4 oz $80-$90.
 
jordan293

jordan293

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LaKapitone said:
Lmao! Heroin & Meth without a doubt are the easiest to sell, because, hell... they sell themselves! There is no pushing, no hustling, just picking up the phone & answering the door. You'll have people coming to you at all different angles. Never sold either or, don't plan to either... but I do live in the countries highest county for meth addicts. Yay me!
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(Snohomish county) granite falls,wa is this the place u speak of I always heard it was one of the major producers of meth in us
 
Sr. Verde

Sr. Verde

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midwestfarmer said:
Im surprised no one has said this but it all depends on how good of a grower you are.
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psssh

the weed grows itself


literally




No but really if your growing enough to even think about making a profit I'm sure you've turned over enough harvests to have a decent amount of skill..
 
littleflavio

littleflavio

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in that case or even in any case...you always needs time to lay low for awhile, and thats lessening the risk. you might loss a few customers for awhile but rather concentrate on your growing for the next harvest.
 
LaKapitone

LaKapitone

Active Member
Padawanbater2 said:
I'm in southern California and I've never bought a gram for less than $10.00. Your prices seem low. Ounces go for $300, 1/2 oz $150-$170, 1/4 oz $80-$90.
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Like I said, all depends on where you are I suppose & who you know. I'm located in Modesto, CA. About an hour away from the capital, 45-min. away from the GTA capital of the nation (Stockton) & 1-1/2 hours from San Fransisco/Oakland. Grams, although hard to find for under $10.00, do appear more often then not.

jordan293 said:
(Snohomish county) granite falls,wa is this the place u speak of I always heard it was one of the major producers of meth in us
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Stanislaus County. For the past 3-5 years, we have been trading off with Stockton, CA for the nations highest meth users & GTA. In fact, this past year, Stockton, which is 45-min. from me, won the GTA title, yet again, I believe they said a car is stolen every 8-minutes. Remember, I did not say we were the nations highest meth PRODUCERS, I said USERS. Big, big difference. You have to realize, many places that produce high-quantities of drugs so not tend to do it in areas that that particular drug is used. Why? Because you don't want to have an operation in a hot-spot that is always being raided or hit by cops, it's insane/suicide. You want to have your operation in areas that have low numbers for that particular drug.

So, as it may be that 'Snohomish County' is the highest in producing meth, not so much the same in 'using' meth.
 
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