The Seed Buyer's Support Group
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HGK420
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whats the deal on selling seeds in the states? some dispensaries/grow shops have them but rarely and its usually a kinda undercover thing. i know in CO and CA its probably not such but out east in MI it is. I've heard of RD putting a shop in somewhere in ann arbor eventually but whats the laws on it? if you can make sure SOUVENIR NO GERMINATION! very clear on purchase shouldn't it be ok? kinda like glass for tobacco at gas stations?
i just know i would love to be able to go get my fix at SEEDMART and be and to just walk home with them lol. i worry so much about my babies while they are in the wind.
i just know i would love to be able to go get my fix at SEEDMART and be and to just walk home with them lol. i worry so much about my babies while they are in the wind.
Jogro
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Depends on the beans, and how you're buying them, but if you're buying retail packs from a breeder, its not even close.
Ceeds are a LOT more expensive than gold! In fact, I'm pretty sure on a per plant basis its a LOT more lucrative to sell beans than actual weed!
Here's the numbers: Right now gold is $1240/troy ounce (US Dollars), or $40 per gram.
Depends a little bit on strain, but there are roughly 40-50 ceeds per gram.
If you figure the AVERAGE per ceed pack if you're buying retail breeder packs is $6-8 per ceed, then retail price per gram for ceeds is $240-$400. So as a quick estimate, ceeds sell for literally 6-8x their weight in gold!
Now, in fact that's a bit distorted, because you're talking about a high specialized product thats smuggled across international borders, greatly increasing the price. You're also talking about retail sale of a small number of ceeds, so there is zero economy of scale, and this is the most expensive way to do it.
If you really wanted to buy ceeds by the ounce (or pound), you shouldn't be buying them in individual breeder packs, but instead making a deal directly with the breeder/bank which should greatly lower the per-bean cost.
As a relevant comparison, sterilized HEMP ceeds only cost a few dollars per POUND. If you're buying them to say, feed your parrot, you can buy a 4lb bag for under $20! Do the math, and these only cost pennies per gram, or quite literally 1/10000 the cost of smuggled in medical ceeds.
Now medical ceeds are never going to be quite as cheap as bulk-grown hemp ceeds, but should the day come when these are truly legalized, and you can walk into a local garden store and buy them like tomato or pepper ceeds, the per-pack price will probably go down to only a few dollars.
Jogro
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No.
Possession of viable (ie non sterile) hemp ceeds are prohibited by American Federal law. So right now, its illegal everywhere in the US to own these, even "as souveniers".
State law can vary, and in some states is legal to own them, but those are the States where you can buy them with a medical card.
Mad Hamish
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I saw a post made my Mrs Rare Dankness a while ago, in Colorado med patients are allowed 6 plants, so they sell the PROPA RD Genetics in six-packs through dispensaries.whats the deal on selling seeds in the states? some dispensaries/grow shops have them but rarely and its usually a kinda undercover thing. i know in CO and CA its probably not such but out east in MI it is. I've heard of RD putting a shop in somewhere in ann arbor eventually but whats the laws on it? if you can make sure SOUVENIR NO GERMINATION! very clear on purchase shouldn't it be ok? kinda like glass for tobacco at gas stations?
i just know i would love to be able to go get my fix at SEEDMART and be and to just walk home with them lol. i worry so much about my babies while they are in the wind.
The RD genetics you can buy are all made in Spain, and the Spanish guys do NOT have the same genetics as RD in the states. Far as I have read, it's the only way you guys can get MADE IN THE USA, BOUGHT IN THE USA seeds. Might be some more loopholes and people taking advantage of it, I saw her post while reading up on RD.
She's on RIU often, might as well shoot her a PM and find out the facts. Their gear looks DAAAAAANNNNNNNKKKKKKKK.
EZmooover
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You are my favorite RIU poster... by a couple hundred miles. Nothing but well articulated, well researched facts and some mighty fine sage words. Just felt like throwing you a bit of well deserved respect. Thanks for your contributions to this forum.
Mad Hamish
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Give the man a plus rep thenYou are my favorite RIU poster... by a couple hundred miles. Nothing but well articulated, well researched facts and some mighty fine sage words. Just felt like throwing you a bit of well deserved respect. Thanks for your contributions to this forum.
EZmooover
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Done! Although my plus reps carry about as much weight as a 2 cent hemp ceed.Give the man a plus rep then
Mad Hamish
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I've decided to go kinda oldschool with my next purchase. AK48, Black Widow, White Russian, Chronic, Buddha's Sister, NL#5xHaze, Skunk #1, G13xHaze, Northern Lights, Afgani and Chitral... Hope I can still find all of these blasts from the past. Sure it won't be a problem...
GreenSummit
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I have a problem also, and can't stop stocking up. SOS order is arriving today in fact. Finally decided to try the G13 labs PE that everyone says is so good. Problem is it will probably be forever before I can pop them! Love having a personal seed bank of deliciousness.
Mad Hamish
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So everything's fine at SOS? no problems with the order? I've been waiting for them to sort out the last hiccups in their system, they've got some beans nobody else does. And they take PayPal too hehehehehehe.... Finally, I get to spend some of my USD I have stashed. POWAAAAAAAAA
iontoxicated415
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got my pineapple chunk and dementia 5 days after order went thru homey...and all the freebies ...HARD TO BEAT !
SOS THAT IS
SOS THAT IS
Blazin Purps
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I love this thread!! I am at over 100 strains right now, my 2 friends that know I grow joke that I am a seed collector and not a grower. Every order is always my last... and then someone drops a limited or single release only and I am right back at it!
Mad Hamish
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BADASS. I've got around 800 USD to burn. Can't really spend it on much else I got paid into my PayPal account, and this way I lose nothing on currency exchange either. Screw you, Tax Man! Muahahahahahahahahaha... First up from them for me is William's Wonder.
Mad Hamish
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And to think, I was almost going to spend the money on some music. Close call, close call indeed...
Upstate2626
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Its my stash for when shit hits the fan. Had to trash some plants this spring/summer b/c of an ex calling me in to the 5-0. Better to lose a run than end up in the clink.
bwest
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Just got an order from SoS last week. 7 days to Upper Midwest USA.So everything's fine at SOS? no problems with the order? I've been waiting for them to sort out the last hiccups in their system, they've got some beans nobody else does. And they take PayPal too hehehehehehe.... Finally, I get to spend some of my USD I have stashed. POWAAAAAAAAA
Yeah, I grabbed some ReCon too... didn't think I would get to see that in stock again. They were gone fast.