I will make it!....... one day ... somehow .... someway. .....  for the brownies  ........ no .... not the ones dressed in green ..... but the chocolate kind ..... I hear they are the way of pleasantness ....dreamy states ....serene

LOL Bill....
 
On a seperate note, uhhmmm....I saw a documentary the other day on what a thriving business pot has brought the state and all the troubles "vendors" are having in dealing only with only cash. The amount of serveillance and care needed to grow these plants was down to a science.
Apparently, there's so much of a demand that the suppliers are having a hard time to just keep up with. I think the tax is 30% when buying at a "legitimate store". A "private/non legitimate" seller said he makes 10-20k a month (non taxed and much lower price than the stores).
 
What a country!!

I was there for a week last Sept. Just for my own peace of mind, I visited a legal recreational dispensary. I wanted to see if things were being done securely and safely. I'm happy to report that the experience was satisfactory.

 
Is this where someone chimes in with "I'm not only the President,............"

Although Washington is probably a more liberal state, the recreational marijuana laws are a lot more lenient.  The laws in Washington were drafted mostly  by  minority right-wing people who are actually against marijuana but wanted to have their cake and eat it too.  Thus, although it is legal here, the business end is a bureaucratic mess. I still find it fascinating that I occasionally get paid to film dispensaries.  never in my life did  ithink i would get paid to film pot.

I've never been in a dispensary but I must admit I'm more than curious. I need to arrange a field trip.
 
Rocky

bluzdog
I've never been in a dispensary but I must admit I'm more than curious. I need to arrange a field trip.
 
Rocky

I know from experience that they vary, but the last one I filmed was very impressive in the sense that they were so focused on the medical aspect.  The entire time I was there everyone that came in was referred by a doctor and had a serious ailment like cancer.  Many had never touched marijuana before and "getting high" was the least of their concerns.  The staff was very respectful and sensitive to each situation. I shoot for a company based in Colorado that shoots a lot of the dispensaries there.  If you need any recommendations, i can send you a link to some videos that give a brief mini-tour

Rocky Mountain High... Colorado.
Then again, if you have a younger relative you can probably get the same thing at a good price no matter where you live. I mentioned somewhere else that a while back my dog decided to get some. He got a bit of "loud" (skunk) and a bit of "mids" (sensimellia) unreal... the sens was selling for 50 bucks per 1/2 OZ and the skunk for 170 per 1/2 OZ. If my dog had ANY idea that the "mids" were sens and WAY WAY stronger than anything from back in his puppy days, he would have passed on the Skunk, he is afraid to try the Skunk, he thought he was going to die when he tried a very little bit of the "mids". I cannot believe that they call this stuff mid grade. I would run away from and AA Top Shelf medical herb... just saying. Forget Colorado, just ask your cousin or someone who you know is still in that scene... better yet get your dog to do it!
 
Be careful.. if you do find anything start very slow. This stuff today is NOTHING like you remember. NADA...
(So my dog tells me).
 
it may be good for pain but I don't know... I don't remember. I do know it will make you forget that you hurt. I maintain my belief that anything that grows on this planet should be legal to grow, pick, possess, or use. To me that is a "no brainer" and an offense that other people have the audacity to tell other people they cannot possess a plant. I mean think about that... where do they get the moral authority to ... oh never mind.
 
 

I think a lot of the hype about modern strains like skunk being "super powerful" are a little overblown. I started smoking the stuff in I guess the late 80's/early 90's, and back then (in the UK) there was a lot more hashish going around than the green stuff. Whilst a lot of it was toxic crap laced with vinyl and henna, if you managed to get your hands on some "pollen" or even some oil (nasty sticky stuff which came sandwiched between two pieces of plastic), it seemed to me to be almost as strong as the new "super" strains of skunk which were starting to come across the North Sea from Holland.
 
There was a clear distinction made between the run of the mill "brick weed" which was drier and generally full of seeds and twigs, and the more fragrant sticky skunk which was covered in crystals and smelled fantastic. Sure, it was definitely more powerful, but not "20 times as strong" or however the media is spinning it now. They talk as if skunk is more like a hard drug that you have to be careful with, but to me it was always just a good quality weed. And if it's a little too strong for you, just put less in the bong. There has been strong weed going around since forever. Remember Durban Poison? 

The best kind are still illegal. *Sigh...*