Considerations regarding co-ops

Daddio requested this thread, and I think it's time for the discussion. Have at it.

Physician practices

OK, this came up in another thread, so here we go.

Let's talk about physicians, how they recommend and prescribe, and some of your experiences with physicians running scared from the DEA.

Welcome, Smokapelli

You can post most anything you like on this forum but if you want to exchange email addresses the way to do it is MeATcrashednetworks.com.

Insert your email address but use AT rather than @

The reason for this is that these forums are regularly scanned by software robots gathering email addresses to add to spam email rolls. (I realize that about twenty years ago a statement like "software robots scanning" would get you tossed into a looney bin.)

But it's a real issue now.

Let's ramp up the communication, there was a meet in Missoula on Tuesday. You could have been there.

This evening's task for the forum is to list the nicknames of some of Montana's most famous caregivers.

Yeah, confidentiality is iffy. You have to assume some low-end DEA Information Gathering guy is following this blog.

All the more reason to stay legal, and post with discretion on this blog/forum, and now I'd better shutup before I become politically, loudly, outspoken.

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Theft by police

OK, time to get a little political. (It won't be the last time, either.)

Hopefully some of you (most of you?) read the blog Daily Kos.

There was a great post today about asset seizure by police and the need for political action to put a stop to this legalized theft.

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/11/16/165756/35/133/658885

Read, comment...and write your political representatives. We can and must put a stop to this corrupt practice.

Getting to know you

One of our members suggested putting up a post for people to introduce themselves.

This is a good idea and a topic of great interest to me, because one of the challenges of putting together Montana Patients and Families United as a working mutual support group, and as a political force (which is my hidden agenda) is getting to know everyone. Within, of course, the bounds of propriety and security.

So here's a thread for folks to reveal themselves to the extent they wish.

I'm particularly interested in patients, in terms of quantity desired and strains that are effective for their diagnoses, which means you might consider telling us your diagnosis...

And for caregivers, I'm really interested in knowing what strains you grow, what diagnoses your patients find these strains effective for, and how many patients you provide for.

And, then, you can let me know your thoughts regarding what breed of dog the Obamas should choose for their children to raise.

Or...anything else you want to talk about.

In short, this is a thread to give space for you to let us know what you might want to reveal about yourselves.

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Food Recipes

Someone suggested a thread for recipes and I think that is a great idea (which could lead to a MTPFU cookbook?)

So here it is. Let's talk about therapeutic recipes and their effectiveness. I'd be particularly interested in a comparison of effectiveness for different diagnoses: Eaten v. inhaled.

New Topic Ethics

Someone in a posting on "Tips" asked about discussing a seed exchange and listing some reliable sources.

As long as there is no advertising involved (i.e., profit making self interest) it's OK with the All Powerful Forum Admin.

I mean...this forum really belongs to you folks, run wild (up to a point).

Pricing the medicine

It seems like a good time to start a new thread since the "Tips for Growing" thread has introduced the concept of pricing. So, here we go. What's the cost of growing medicine? What's a fair price for patients? Should there be a sliding scale for patients based on ability to pay? Should caregiver operations be "non-profit" as is required in Oregon and by the new proposed California regulations? What does non-profit mean?

Have at it, folks, and thanks again for your participation

Vaporizers

OK, here's a topic we need to be discussing. How many out there are experienced with vaporizers? We are aware of plenty of docs who will not recommend because they don't condone smoking anything. But they often will recommend if their patient owns a vaporizer.

What brands do you folks use?

Any experience with this one?
http://www.vaporizergiant.com/extreme-vaporizer.html

Tips for Growing Medicine

Anonymous has asked to open a thread for growing tips, here it is.

People, I have a lot of caregivers looking for patients, and a lot of patients looking for caregivers. Could we use this blog to match 'em up?

Let's hear some growing tips for different strains of medicine, indoor and outdoor.