An Interesting New Idea In Colorado

[Otsego County Caregiver]

New direction

 

Caregivers Coalition is an organization on a mission, run by two men: Michael (last name withheld upon request), and his brother (name withheld upon request).

 

"What we want to do is offer up to the people who don't have the option — let us become your caregiver. We'll give you your meds for free. We're not talking the token quarter, or the token eighth, or 'come in for a free joint,'" Michael says. "If you need 12 ounces, if you need 16 ounces ... We're not looking to cap."

 

The idea for CC was born from Michael's frustration with what seems a lack of a true caregiver-patient relationship in the current industry.

 

"Patient numbers equals plant count, equals excessive retail product and sales going back to the dispensary owners pockets," Michael says. "Dispensaries don't operate without the patients — they don't get the numbers, they don't get the plants.

 

"Our motto is: 'Your plants, your meds.' Just because you're a caregiver doesn't mean that you get to grow the plants for the people, and charge them for the product."

 

Instead:

 

"We'll foot the bill for the electrical, we'll set up the lights, we'll do the whole grow, but all we want is on the back end, if we've got 24 ounces out a year, and you need 12, just sign us a legitimate contract [to keep and sell the difference]," the caregiver says. "We don't want to take anything from you — just understand where your product is going."

 

To apply, seriously ill cardholders should send an e-mail to caregiverscoalition@gmail.com with their condition, and a contact number. From there, CC will arrange a visit to a physician to confirm the information, and work out which strains to grow. Additionally, for an undetermined cost, patients lacking a green thumb, but interested in growing at home, can have Caregivers handle the entire grow through weekly visits. Note: CC doesn't offer its services to recreational users.

 

Lastly, Michael has a request for local medical marijuana centers.

 

"We are currently looking for dispensaries who want to come aboard and help us with quality meds," he says. "If you're onboard with that, then we would like to talk with you."

 

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[Guest Wayne]

Anybody want to lend me a million or two for a business venture? (last name witheld on request)

[Otsego County Caregiver]

Anybody want to lend me a million or two for a business venture? (last name witheld on request)

 

 

IDK, I think this is a workable idea, especially when caregivers have the option of selling any overages to dispensaries. I like the idea of a patient having his/her own grow, in his/her own home, and has an expert grower come to visit every so often to tend to the plants and maybe teach the patient a few things about growing for themselves.