Growing Marijuana Legally for Income

So, ive been reading alot of post about specific applications of growing, but, my goal/passion is to grow cannabis legally as a living in california. i currently do not live in california. I plan to move there within the end of the year. Where i move to is also subject to supply/demand. I cant tell the difference in the legal action of growing as a caretaker or commercial. it seems i cannot find information on growing in a warehouse situation. How can I possibly grow a crop of 100+ plants legally? The only thing i can find on caretakers is that you can be charged if all you do is grow for them , meaning you would need some other defense that you are in fact responsible for that persons well being, which, is not what i want to do. so, who here grows commercial legally?

damn, bump

100+ plants are federal territory and thats talking decades in prison for conspiracy to deliver and manufacture and racketeering probably throw tax evasion in there as well and not to mention the RICO acts that you were talking to your friends or people on the internet about.
SO next time when you put on the internet for anyone and their mother to see you should leave out the 100+ and stick with a nice small number like 99 or less.

dont understand why i cant delete this thread

you cant delete threads, they just go on forever and thats why they ask for only one post on this website for each subject.

asking about the legality of something a year down the line in a state you don't live in is NOT a big deal. inquiring about legalities is one of the smartest thing he could do BEFORE he does anything.

but why draw unwanted attention?

why care? he's not even in the state.

growing for profit is illegal in all of the US.

in california you can ask for reasonable reinbursement for your caregiving costs, but it's treated as a voluntary donation, even though the transaction looks a lot like a purchase at a store.

redivider said:

growing for profit is illegal in all of the US.

in california you can ask for reasonable reinbursement for your caregiving costs, but it's treated as a voluntary donation, even though the transaction looks a lot like a purchase at a store.

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so...if you are not doing it for profit, is this reinbursement taxed? like if i go to work for a collective, do i get "paid?" i know other people that work for non profit companies and they get salary. does it work where the owner has X that they make for their income, but it can never exceed that?

i don't think you understand.

growing is illegal in all of the US. california allows ppl with a dr.s note to grow. but the DEA doesn't think it's legal.

some of these people that have recommenations don't have the know-how, the capital, or just the will to grow their own.

they can give their 'plant growing limit' to a caregiver. that caregiver grows that person's weed for free. he can only ask for 'reasonable reinbursement' to cover the costs of soil, nutes, water, time. etc. any revenue that goes over their costs is treated as income and is taxed in california. the transaction looks a lot like your paying per gram, oz or whatever, but technically waht is happening is you are willingly giving a donation. but if you go to your caregiver and ask for your weed he cannot force you to pay him anything other than any provable costs (he'll have to provide receipts and shit you know). but that's a shitty move since he's putting his freedom on the line to get you your meds....

but that doesn't make it legal income. as far as the DEA is concerned you're a criminal and will be treated as such.

it's illegal under federal law. even though the IRS (the federal agency charged with collecting federal taxes) also earns tax revenue.

as far as being an employee is concerned, if you're an employee, you're getting payroll deductions taken out of every check. it doesn't matter who you work for.

if you do contract work, then no. you don't deduct taxes but end up paying them in quaterly filings anyways.