Greetings all!

Hi all! I'm a new RI medical patient and I have to say what a great resource this site is. Fills in the information gaps that the state or other sites don't address.

I am trying to decide if I want to assign CGs or not. I am worried about privacy and security. Maybe I am being paranoid. To me the ideal CG situation would be meeting up at a public place for a handshake and a smile. I don't mind chemical ferts but don't want someone new to the game with poison sprayed all over immature, uncured flowers.

I like strains for my arthritis pain, and prefer to medicate with vape or by smoking, edibles and the like aren't my thing.

My other concern is reimbursement. My employment ended when the company went tits up. I am living hand to mouth these days and would most likely be a charity case for the first few months. Donations would be very small when I would be able to at all.

All that said, I don't even know if I would want to assign a CG (or 2) at all at this point, just trying to feel out the situation and go from there.

RIrebel42 said:

Hi all! I'm a new RI medical patient and I have to say what a great resource this site is. Fills in the information gaps that the state or other sites don't address.

I am trying to decide if I want to assign CGs or not. I am worried about privacy and security. Maybe I am being paranoid. To me the ideal CG situation would be meeting up at a public place for a handshake and a smile. I don't mind chemical ferts but don't want someone new to the game with poison sprayed all over immature, uncured flowers.

I like strains for my arthritis pain, and prefer to medicate with vape or by smoking, edibles and the like aren't my thing.

My other concern is reimbursement. My employment ended when the company went tits up. I am living hand to mouth these days and would most likely be a charity case for the first few months. Donations would be very small when I would be able to at all.

All that said, I don't even know if I would want to assign a CG (or 2) at all at this point, just trying to feel out the situation and go from there.

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welcome to the program! finding a reliable,experienced,established and trustworthy caregiver may prove challenging.especially considering you will not be able to compensate.best bet is maybe trying to find a established caregiver that only has 1 patient and wants another patient so he can expand plant numbers.then maybe you can negotiate free meds.choose wisely as if you are tight for funds its expensive to add a caregiver at $200.have you looked into adding a compassion center as a caregiver? only $25 and meds may be pricey but at least you will know they are mold and pesticide free.good luck on your quest and we are here to help any way we can.

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welcome to the program! finding a reliable,experienced,established and trustworthy caregiver may prove challenging.especially considering you will not be able to compensate.best bet is maybe trying to find a established caregiver that only has 1 patient and wants another patient so he can expand plant numbers.then maybe you can negotiate free meds.choose wisely as if you are tight for funds its expensive to add a caregiver at $200.have you looked into adding a compassion center as a caregiver? only $25 and meds may be pricey but at least you will know they are mold and pesticide free.good luck on your quest and we are here to help any way we can.

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I guess that is probably the best idea, find someone that would like to double their plant count and doesn't mind splitting or covering the application fee and meds each month. Maybe since I am not looking for delivery or grow advice/help and other needs being met would make that an easy decision for someone. I am not a believer in the compassion clubs having read a lot of threads on the subject, never mind their prices!

Well I am not in a huge rush even though sooner would be better as a wrong decision or the wrong person will just be a huge waste of time and energy for everyone involved, especially me!

RIrebel42 said:

I guess that is probably the best idea, find someone that would like to double their plant count and doesn't mind splitting or covering the application fee and meds each month. Maybe since I am not looking for delivery or grow advice/help and other needs being met would make that an easy decision for someone. I am not a believer in the compassion clubs having read a lot of threads on the subject, never mind their prices!

Well I am not in a huge rush even though sooner would be better as a wrong decision or the wrong person will just be a huge waste of time and energy for everyone involved, especially me!

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Center is not as bad as people make it out to be.expensive yes but you are paying for a complete service.they have only been open for a few months and they will adjust and things will get better.the important thing is it is getting meds to people that need it.

I would prefer to deal with a person rather than an entity. Also, considering my donation will probably be around 100-150 per O there's no way I could have the center provide medicine for me. I do not need a complete service, whatever that is, just meds at a reasonable price. I am sure someone could part with 1-2 zips a month for 100-150 (or less)per and not blink an eye since they would be doubling their plant count legally. Assuming I can find someone that is not already maxxed out in the current system.

RIrebel42 said:

I would prefer to deal with a person rather than an entity. Also, considering my donation will probably be around 100-150 per O there's no way I could have the center provide medicine for me. I do not need a complete service, whatever that is, just meds at a reasonable price. I am sure someone could part with 1-2 zips a month for 100-150 (or less)per and not blink an eye since they would be doubling their plant count legally. Assuming I can find someone that is not already maxxed out in the current system.

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Bumping this thead hoping for some more potential caregivers to see it

It's funny seeing everyone assuming all kinds of things. First growing this plant is not a walk in the park. If you want the best you have to pay for it bottom line. 300 and up is where you start getting good, but almost every caregiver in this state doesn't have jack compared to what is good quality. Anyone selling for 200 around here doesn't know what they are doing and you will end up hit or miss on some bunk. People offering less than that should get regs. You still get drunk drinking natural ice?? If you want to see the future of buds STOP being cheap and work harder, because the people who smoke top shelf work there ass off and pay for it. Nothing is free, somebody always pays for it and caregivers are not insurance companies

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Lol, ??? I do 200 sometimes 175 donations to my patients after giving them free meds every harvest.

My meds are always 100% bug free my rooms is always spotless and i have over 30k of equipment over time invested. But hell, my tested meds must not be good enough cause its cheap... 22%/17%/24% regardless of what they test at they are clean/cured an work as the meds theyre supposed to.

im with you though, get all people to be ok with 300+ an oz and ill take it... for now ill just run with whats fair.

also, my bills start at 1200/1200/1600/200 a month dont need to specifiy which is for what but thats utility an housing only with the basics nutes and so on.

RIrebel42 said:

I would prefer to deal with a person rather than an entity. Also, considering my donation will probably be around 100-150 per O there's no way I could have the center provide medicine for me. I do not need a complete service, whatever that is, just meds at a reasonable price. I am sure someone could part with 1-2 zips a month for 100-150 (or less)per and not blink an eye since they would be doubling their plant count legally. Assuming I can find someone that is not already maxxed out in the current system.

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- The center has sliding scale pricing that goes all the way down to FREE if you're terminal but every level in between as well. Give a call and inquire how that works if $ is the big sticking point. Having selection, safe access and use of the FREE ancillary services (massage, hydro therapy, reiki, etc) can be useful to many but also consider that it's $25 to add them as a c/g as opposed to the $200 fee to make an everyday citizen a c/g.

-Most c/g's dont see it as you doing them a favor by upping their plant counts (just an observation, there's no real leverage there)

-avg c/g ounce is $200-250, not 100-150. Just preparing you, this is $300-$400/oz herb and they know it. Many feel, on both sides, that $200 is fair and compassionate

-your best option IMO is to grow your own. A small closet grow to supply 1 person isn't overwhelming once the homework is done and there are plenty of folks in RI who like to help/teach. Forums and f/b are good tools for learning if you are good at filtering

Good luck and GROW'EM UP!

Wavegem said:

It's funny seeing everyone assuming all kinds of things. First growing this plant is not a walk in the park. If you want the best you have to pay for it bottom line. 300 and up is where you start getting good, but almost every caregiver in this state doesn't have jack compared to what is good quality. Anyone selling for 200 around here doesn't know what they are doing and you will end up hit or miss on some bunk. People offering less than that should get regs. You still get drunk drinking natural ice?? If you want to see the future of buds STOP being cheap and work harder, because the people who smoke top shelf work there ass off and pay for it. Nothing is free, somebody always pays for it and caregivers are not insurance companies

this is for anybody who reads this

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Kind of offended at that but everyone is entitled to an opinion. We GIVE, yup, FREE,.... a good amount to patients in need, in the form of flowers, gel caps and RS oil. Cancer and MS mostly,one aids patient, but I'm not sure how a monetary value effects the quality of my final product??? Scratching my head on that one. I do genetic isolation for BC Bud Depot. A few of our strains have done quite well this year if you follow any of the cups. I've been at this over 16 yrs and have been complimented on my work from coast to coast by some of the very best, so I need to be excused for thinking that what someone charges or doesnt is relevant to the quality of their product. COULD we get $400/oz? Sure,....WOULD we? Not if we wanted to sleep at night. To each his own

LBH said:

COULD we get $400/oz? Sure,....WOULD we? Not if we wanted to sleep at night. To each his own

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This is why I stopped going to the Dispensaries around my area (I'm in CO, but that statement is golden no matter what state you live in!)... Most feel they need to charge an arm and a leg for "Meds" because they know most people just want to get high off it, and they somehow conned a Dr. into getting them a med card... Then here I am broke off my ass, IN PAIN, trying to afford the 275 - 450$ oz 'MEMBER PRICES!' and the only sign for "Quality" is in the name... "Kush" this, or "Cookies" that... are they real??? not according to all the pics I have seen on the net, and the buds I have seen/smoked in person... I can sometimes consume (easy) an ounce every few weeks with the commercial grown "meds" being sold around my area.

Then I have to drive 3 hours ONE DIRECTION just to find a (In)Dispensary that actually cares about my health and well being... but gas/oil/tires/alignment/etc. isn't cheap and adds up fast, so saving a little bit of cash for "quality" meds is just negated by driving 6 hours... I love the family run InDispensary but the drive to Colorado Springs is just too long.

I wish there was more people like you out in this world LBH, everyone being able to put their head down at night and actually feel good and happy for what they did that day for another Human Being! That would be a great life!

Look I am just being real. I am from Florida if I haven't made this point already. I have seen glimpses at what Cali is doing because of Miami. Nobody in this state is on that level. Everyone here including myself is an amateur. Nobody here should be charging 400 an ounce cause nobody has that quality including me and you LBH. The most honest statement I can make is if you want to award winning medicine then it's gonna cost you. Not every grower is equal, not every strain is equal. Growers with the best medicine worked very hard for it and they are far and few between.
Peace and love LBH.

And I still believe I hold the record at know your grow for highest total cannabinoids in my flowers.

Wavegem said:

It's funny seeing everyone assuming all kinds of things. First growing this plant is not a walk in the park. If you want the best you have to pay for it bottom line. 300 and up is where you start getting good, but almost every caregiver in this state doesn't have jack compared to what is good quality. Anyone selling for 200 around here doesn't know what they are doing and you will end up hit or miss on some bunk. People offering less than that should get regs. You still get drunk drinking natural ice?? If you want to see the future of buds STOP being cheap and work harder, because the people who smoke top shelf work there ass off and pay for it. Nothing is free, somebody always pays for it and caregivers are not insurance companies

this is for anybody who reads this

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Since you decided to say "everyone" is "assuming all kinds of things" lets break your post down.

I did not assume growing was a walk in the park. You however assume me wanting mold free and pesticide free and properly dried flowers to be "wanting the best". You also assume that 200 is what people feel is too low for this quality of flowers.

I do agree that RI is full of amateurs for sure! That is why I am not wanting to set up a relationship with Little Johnnies my first 4hundy and fem seed or RIPAC mite infested clone grow show.

An ounce a month for 150-250 is not unreasonable, I'm not asking for a cg to part with his Tahoe or GSC or Ghost OG that they grew for their head. Whatever their production strain is is fine as long as it works for my situation.

Going to close this thread, as I'm all set with this site and this crew and people shitting it up with their (notice that it's "their" not "there" as in "there ass" above) claims of high cannabinoid profiles and other non relevant discussions. Thanks to all that legitimately replied.

RIrebel42 said:

Since you decided to say "everyone" is "assuming all kinds of things" lets break your post down.

I did not assume growing was a walk in the park. You however assume me wanting mold free and pesticide free and properly dried flowers to be "wanting the best". You also assume that 200 is what people feel is too low for this quality of flowers.

I do agree that RI is full of amateurs for sure! That is why I am not wanting to set up a relationship with Little Johnnies my first 4hundy and fem seed or RIPAC mite infested clone grow show.

An ounce a month for 150-250 is not unreasonable, I'm not asking for a cg to part with his Tahoe or GSC or Ghost OG that they grew for their head. Whatever their production strain is is fine as long as it works for my situation.

Going to close this thread, as I'm all set with this site and this crew and people shitting it up with their (notice that it's "their" not "there" as in "there ass" above) claims of high cannabinoid profiles and other non relevant discussions. Thanks to all that legitimately replied.

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Hey don't get your panties in a knot. I wasn't directing this at you in anyway. It was to everyone. I didn't quote you I never mentioned you. I just want to see the best flower on east coast or at least more popular and explaining why 99% of flower in this state is garbage

welcome, i'm also very new to the program, still waiting for my paperwork to be processed and have found this site to be of great use. personally i have decided to name slater as a cg, so in a pinch i can run down there but will also be designating an already established and reputable natural cg as well. ripac has been really helpful with questions i've had so far along with this site. are you in to concentrates at all? may be an option to keep costs down.

Wavegem said:

Look I am just being real. I am from Florida if I haven't made this point already. I have seen glimpses at what Cali is doing because of Miami. Nobody in this state is on that level. Everyone here including myself is an amateur. Nobody here should be charging 400 an ounce cause nobody has that quality including me and you LBH. The most honest statement I can make is if you want to award winning medicine then it's gonna cost you. Not every grower is equal, not every strain is equal. Growers with the best medicine worked very hard for it and they are far and few between.
Peace and love LBH.

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Peace and love

RIrebel42 said:

Thanks to all that legitimately replied.

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Hope you find what you need Rebel.

Grow 'Em Up!!

Wavegem said:

And I still believe I hold the record at know your grow for highest total cannabinoids in my flowers.

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I see you like to polish your own bone as much as your stainless steel buckets ! Heheh

Pretty sure I have the lowest if we're talking about thc-9. I'm mostly a cbd grower now but I give the credit for the numbers to the breeder, I just grow the shit,lol.

RI MMP Caregiver here, looking for patients. Def no $150 per zip bullshit. I work hard at my product, as all growers do! Serious inquiries message me!