SmithsJunk
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Actually, I was totally cracking up when I saw the Lebowski quote because I just used that exact line not that long back as a rebut in a small debate on the merits of smoking cannabis concentrates in the "What are you smoking right now?" thread.
If you've read my previous posts on this thread you'd know that I know there is no possible way to track cannabis growth and sales in Cali. Fact, I told you legitimate indicators as to the extent of our local production by the prevalence of marijuana specific supplies being sold in variety and hardware stores. Fact, I told you how much we get paid wholesale. Fact, there are only 18,000 within the city limits of "Twin Cities", where I live, that have at least 6 warehouse sise grow supplies that directly service the marijuana industry. I estimated on the high side at 50,000 in the unincorporated areas surrounding Grass Valley/Nevada City when they are actually closer to 35,000 people but I wanted to include services to Sierra, Placer, and Yuba counties as well (just to be fair). At 50,000 people that's one warehouse for every 8,333 people. If you include plumbing supply, hardware, garden supply, and variety stores that sell grow specific supplies, and people like me who order almost everything through Amazon, then take into account that nearly a third of our population is retired (very old) and likely not growing, and conservatively a quarter are children, then consider couples as well, it gives a pretty good idea that a large chunk of our populus is growing weed.
I also don't look over fences. That's a good way to get shot around here, and it's just plain rude. The plants are so big I can see them from the street as I'm driving by. There is even a large grow less than a block from the Sheriff's dept. and county jail. Our cops don't bust us, they protect us.
The recent Bitney Springs (Lobo) fire in Grass Valley that was only 821 acres wiped out enough marijuana grows to cause a temporary local, maybe even statewide, shortage. Fires on the "Ridge" (North San Juan) cause statewide and national shortages. I don't know anything about international exports so I can't comment on that.
I have been involved in the Cali marijuana industry in some form or another for the last 30 years. Over the years I've had connections with growers, suppliers, and buyers in over 30 Cali cities, 4 NV cities, and at least 20 more in cities across the US. I sold bullion to local growers for nearly a decade as well. They told me all kinds of sh*t because our business was inherently secretive. Heck, one of my chatty customers sold dirt to half the big growers up here.
What do you know about the typical Cali attitude? Have you lived here? Most growers here are industrious and ingenuitive, even when they're high. Just because we take pride in our produce does not make us arrogant.
No, I can't cite specific sources but I am very good at reading the terrain. My ability to analyse precious metal market trends and valuate mining stocks made a lot of people a whole lot of money. Analysing the marijuana market is no different except I also have the benefit of being able to use non public information without it being considered insider trading.
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