I get what you're saying, and generally agree. If I'm getting to keep overage, then no charge for you is reasonable. Why is price per gram wrong though? It seems you have a problem with the unit price. What you also must remember, is that $2700 pound is the same price because of the difference between wholesale and retail. You gotta buy in bulk to get bulk prices. Your 540g/month isn't really a huge amount. How would you suggest pricing if you don't like the per gram method?
I'm saying it should be dependent on the size of the script, I'm not saying a price per gram structure is at it's core wrong, I'm saying that a $5/g no matter how much you need is wrong.
If someone only needs 5g/day, than $5/g isn't going to completely cripple them, whereas someone who has 8, 9, 10, or more, even @ $5/g, that will cripple them.
I do not buy weekly supply, or daily supply, I buy monthly, one shot.
I believe that if a DG is growing for someone, they should consider these factors, and not assume people are going to be willing to pay street prices for it... what would be the point of having someone grow for you, if you can just hop down the street and get it from some dude, who got it from some dude, who got it from some dude, who got it from some dude, who got it from some grower, for the exact same price.
I don't see why a DG feels they should earn the profits of what equates to 3-5 peoples profits on the street...
Let me put it this way, in terms of scenarios, they seem to work.
Scenario 1: Patient buys from the street @ $2600/lb. The person the patient buys from buy it from, profits $150. The person THEY buy from, earns $100-150. The person THEY buy it from, earns $150, we're now at $2150. The person THEY buy it from, earns $150, so now we're at $2000/lb, which is most likely what the grower got for it, and even he earned profit, so now lets figure that it cost's approximately $1400 to grow a single lb, and that's being generous, because it doesn't cost that much to grow.
Scenario 2: Patient has a DG that grows his for him, and charges essentially the same $2600/lb. This person is making making by himself, a MINIMUM profit of $600. So if we consider the actual cost to produce, NOW the Designated grower, who was supposed to make it easier for the patient, is now earning over $1000/month for something that is not covered under any health plan... this is ALL coming directly out of the patients pockets... and any DG who is ok with that, is worse than big pharma IMO.