Life Growing tobacco versus marijuana - Page 4

**Rain Man** · 12-10-2013, 10:53 AM

The first retail marijuana places will open up on January 1st here in Denver. I think they're mostly moving into old Blockbuster and Kenny Rogers Roasters locations.

Anyway, the latest debate is production. They've got big warehouses now that are growing the stuff commercially, but apparently people can also grow their own, and the debate now is the limit (now set at 6 per person and 12 per household as of last night): http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_24...lants-no-front

It got me wondering, though. What's the advantage in growing it yourself? Is it just cheaper? And if it's cheaper, why don't people grow their own tobacco for cigarettes? You never hear about people growing their own tobacco.

Katipan · 12-10-2013, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by htismaqe

RRRRRIIIIGGGGGTTTTTTT.

Too expensive here

**Rain Man** · 12-10-2013, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Katipan

I would be a non functioning zombie at an 1/8th of medicinal a day. I bet I would average an ounce every 2 weeks.

That is definitely not my current intake.

So four to six ounces per year isn't anywhere near average annual consumption. If you want to stay legal, you'd still be buying 80 percent of your product through the retail system. Maybe that's how the business model works.

Well, that and it sounds like it may not be worth growing one's own in a legal environment.

ciaomichael · 12-10-2013, 11:31 AM

Tobacco is a fairly labor-intensive crop to grow. The leaves are large and have to be hung up on rafters and cured. It can even be somewhat hazardous work. Also, much better suited to southern climates. Growing tobacco is basically a industrial process. I know nothing about growing marijuana, but imagine it would be more feasible to grow in a home setting than tobacco.

gosampel · 12-10-2013, 11:32 AM

I have the card and you can grow 6 planets in So CA... if you are caught selling it you will lose your card and get fine or jail... but you can trade strains with other ppl with card. Police out here fly over your homes and your are not in the State data file.I had the card since 2008, I bet we go legal within a few years but I have Achalasia and getting high helps me relax and my esophageal stops spazzing out. Over drinking is what caused this.

Radar Chief · 12-10-2013, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by htismaqe

You are old or out of the game.

Or both.

Assumable.
Come on, he’s talking about “lids”. Haven’t heard that one since Up In Smoke.

Otter · 12-10-2013, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by HemiEd

You have got to be kidding me? Seriously? What ever happened to those dime lids? $40 an ounce was crazy, but I know those times are long gone.

I live where it's easier to buy an ounce of Jack Herer than it is to find a bottle of Jack Daniels and I've never once heard of a 'dime lid'. What the **** is a dime lid?

Otter · 12-10-2013, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

So four to six ounces per year isn't anywhere near average annual consumption. If you want to stay legal, you'd still be buying 80 percent of your product through the retail system. Maybe that's how the business model works.

Well, that and it sounds like it may not be worth growing one's own in a legal environment.

Rain Man, I love ya brother, you're one of my favorite posters but you strike me as a guy who research a vagina before getting laid.

saphojunkie · 12-10-2013, 11:38 AM

I can have up to three plants in my house in CA with my medicinal prescription, but I haven't made a move on it yet. I'd have to grow indica (don't have room for a much larger sativa plant) and indica requires 12 hours of sun with 12 hours of dark. Just not ready for the commitment.

Besides, I have a few friends who grow. One of them brought over a mason jar filled with medicinal grade stuff. I haven't bought any for months.

**Rain Man** · 12-10-2013, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Otter

Rain Man, I love ya brother, you're one of my favorite posters but you strike me as a guy who research a vagina before getting laid.

I mostly just studied visuals.

Katipan · 12-10-2013, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Otter

Rain Man, I love ya brother, you're one of my favorite posters but you strike me as a guy who research a vagina before getting laid.

That's not a bad thing these days.

Katipan · 12-10-2013, 11:40 AM

I want to sit in a store front window and roll blunts like cigars. I wouldn't even mind the salsa music.

gosampel · 12-10-2013, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by saphojunkie

I can have up to three plants in my house in CA with my medicinal prescription, but I haven't made a move on it yet. I'd have to grow indica (don't have room for a much larger sativa plant) and indica requires 12 hours of sun with 12 hours of dark. Just not ready for the commitment.

Besides, I have a few friends who grow. One of them brought over a mason jar filled with medicinal grade stuff. I haven't bought any for months.

Mine start smelling really good after a couple of months into it but outside takes almost 6 months so you have to get a cycle going

Johnny Vegas · 12-10-2013, 11:48 AM

consider perpetual growing. get into a routine of cutting a plant a month. You can always control the height of a plant which will then limit how much you'll harvest. Keep a plant around a foot tall by just topping it and it'll produce no more than an ounce or 2.

Otter · 12-10-2013, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Katipan

I want to sit in a store front window and roll blunts like cigars. I wouldn't even mind the salsa music.

Wow, Katipan. You're like a friend that just shows up out of the blue every 12+ months with a jug of wine when she wants to party then vanishes again.

Good to see ya batman (girl).

**Predarat** · 12-10-2013, 11:53 AM

Hopefully if it is legal jobs have to stop firing or not hiring you if it comes up on pre/during employment blood test drug screenings.

View Poll Results: Marijuana and me. My marijuana habits are...
Part 1 - My usage habits (Pick one below.)	4	6.56%
I smoke marijuana and legalization would not change my consumption.	11	18.03%
I smoke marijuana and would smoke more if it was legal in my area.	6	9.84%
I don't smoke marijuana, but would start if it was legal in my area.	8	13.11%
I don't smoke marijuana and legalization would not change my consumption.	29	47.54%
Part 2 - My growing habits (Pick one below.)	4	6.56%
I grow marijuana for personal use and legalization would not change that.	1	1.64%
I grow marijuana for personal use and would grow more if it was legal in my area.	0	0%
I don't grow marijuana for personal use but would start if it was legal in my area.	11	18.03%
I don't grow marijuana for personal use and legalization would not change that.	31	50.82%
I grow marijuana for commercial sale, and would advise you to stay away from my property.	2	3.28%
On the advice of my attorney I am not responding to these questions.	8	13.11%
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12-10-2013, 10:53 AM
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-492449 VARSITY	Growing tobacco versus marijuana The first retail marijuana places will open up on January 1st here in Denver. I think they're mostly moving into old Blockbuster and Kenny Rogers Roasters locations. Anyway, the latest debate is production. They've got big warehouses now that are growing the stuff commercially, but apparently people can also grow their own, and the debate now is the limit (now set at 6 per person and 12 per household as of last night): http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_24...lants-no-front It got me wondering, though. What's the advantage in growing it yourself? Is it just cheaper? And if it's cheaper, why don't people grow their own tobacco for cigarettes? You never hear about people growing their own tobacco.
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12-10-2013, 11:31 AM	#48
ciaomichael Starter Join Date: Nov 2013 Casino cash: $10004900	Tobacco is a fairly labor-intensive crop to grow. The leaves are large and have to be hung up on rafters and cured. It can even be somewhat hazardous work. Also, much better suited to southern climates. Growing tobacco is basically a industrial process. I know nothing about growing marijuana, but imagine it would be more feasible to grow in a home setting than tobacco.
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12-10-2013, 11:32 AM	#49
gosampel Starter Join Date: Sep 2013 Casino cash: $10005418	I have the card and you can grow 6 planets in So CA... if you are caught selling it you will lose your card and get fine or jail... but you can trade strains with other ppl with card. Police out here fly over your homes and your are not in the State data file.I had the card since 2008, I bet we go legal within a few years but I have Achalasia and getting high helps me relax and my esophageal stops spazzing out. Over drinking is what caused this.
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12-10-2013, 11:38 AM	#53
saphojunkie MVP Join Date: Aug 2011 Casino cash: $2336550	I can have up to three plants in my house in CA with my medicinal prescription, but I haven't made a move on it yet. I'd have to grow indica (don't have room for a much larger sativa plant) and indica requires 12 hours of sun with 12 hours of dark. Just not ready for the commitment. Besides, I have a few friends who grow. One of them brought over a mason jar filled with medicinal grade stuff. I haven't bought any for months.
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12-10-2013, 11:40 AM	#56
Katipan MER Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Colorado Casino cash: $-779649	I want to sit in a store front window and roll blunts like cigars. I wouldn't even mind the salsa music. __________________ "Loving him is red."
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12-10-2013, 11:48 AM	#58
Johnny Vegas MVP Join Date: May 2008 Casino cash: $3294814	consider perpetual growing. get into a routine of cutting a plant a month. You can always control the height of a plant which will then limit how much you'll harvest. Keep a plant around a foot tall by just topping it and it'll produce no more than an ounce or 2.
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Predarat Run Chiefs fans, run!! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Nashville, TN Casino cash: $9963863	Hopefully if it is legal jobs have to stop firing or not hiring you if it comes up on pre/during employment blood test drug screenings.
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