i dont think you understand what i said. the guy stole his money. i said he should try everything possible to get it back first. you know, go talk to him and all that. he is supposed to be a legal business, right?! if he doesnt give him the money that HE OWES HIM, the guy shouldnt be in business. if he is running the dispensary legally, he shouldnt have any problem with the cops. if not, thats his problem. if he continues to be in business, he will rip off more people. growers work hard to produce a crop(as you know) and its not cool to steal that product from them. i dont think we should let people that steal from their suppliers stay in business.
if i get caught for something i did, im not going to rat someone out because i dont want to do jail time. thats a whole 'nother issue. this guy just wants his money back. if he doesnt get it, i think he should try to stop this from happening to someone else. its not like he can stand out front and say "i grow pot and this guy stole it!"
if i worked with other growers, i would pay them their money. and if i couldnt for whatever reason, id at least talk to the guy and figure shit out. this guy seems to be hiding and avoiding the situation, which shows me he just took it.
What you don't seem to understand is that we never call the cops on other growers, sellers, users, whatever the reason. I cannot believe that you're defending your statement. People like you and me are on different sides of the planet from eachother. I don't hate you or anything. I just don't think your head is in the right place to EVER be involved in any cultivation or sales endeavor involving other people. My growing brothers and I place our very lives and our freedom in eachother's hands. The degree of trust there is staggering, and a true honor to behold. When someone shows me their 50,000 watt grow with 3,000 plants, they are saying that they trust me with their life. Both of us know that I could easily use that location for a "get out of jail free card", and trade his freedom for mine. I'm sorry to say this, but if you would potentially send someone to prison over a couple thousand bucks, I don't think you would have any qualms about sending them to prison if it were a case of you or them. It's not like you're alone. The Fed Pen is full of the victims of rats. The only way to keep that shit from happening is to develope strong personal rules regarding calling the cops. Maybe it is easier for me because I did spend time in prison, saw the wreckage of people's lives caused by snitches. I also saw what can happen to a rat when found out. It's horrible and something nobody should witness, but I feel zero sympathy. Anyone who calls the cops on another marijuana business person doesn't care about that person's life, freedom, or family. Why should anyone care about theirs. There is a line that we never cross...no matter what.
Now, if someone breaks into your house and is threatening your life, and you feel ill equiped to deal with it on your own, by all means, call the cops. But, we don't taddle on someone for doing the same thing that we're doing. I think we'd all dig it if you did some meditating and made a commitment to never help out the law bust other weed guys...ragrdless of how much of a dick they are. Join our team fully, and get out of the gray area. Be the guy that, if arrested, all your growing friends sleep soundly cause they have no doubt you will give the narcs nothing. The OP made a decision to front some meds and got burned. It happens. It's a bummer. With persistance, he may get his money...he may not.