And in a connoisseur market, the person with the best weed sells the most weed.
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I would suggest there are connoisseurs in the market, making up probably 5-10% of actual cannabis users, but no connoisseur market per se. I personally feel the Sativa market is a great microcosm of this... who here (beyond the grower) actually pays more for sativas these days?
I also feel that connoisseur quality is too liberally assigned to mediocre product- but because the actual connoisseur market is so small what passes for top quality these days is a flashlight to yesterdays sun- unless you know who produces top quality or produce it yourself, of course.
I don't know many connoisseurs who don't also grow connoisseur quality.. Certainly not saying they aren't there, but the folks who still
pay me top dollar for my best do it because they understand quality and consistency, but only because of time or injury or general lack of ability they are unable to produce it on their own... everyone else buys someone else's 25 dollar shelf 8ths all day... occasionally splurging on the 40 dollar shelf... frankly- more power to them. If I was a buyer I sure as shit hope I could get the best price for the best grass I could...Of course as a cultivator I don't like they way prices have dropped- but I am historically sober enough to understand the prices we enjoyed for so long were artificially inflated due to prohibition- and I won't blame commercial producers for the drop in prices- but certainly we can gripe about the flood of bullshit on the streets and maybe that's the same thing in the end....
....All that is kind of beside the point... Here's a question I'd like to pose: How many
legitimate medical patients are "connoisseurs" ?
I would argue that "none" and "all" are both appropriate answers. At the very least they share a very important factor of "top quality" in common.... After all, a connoisseur is a product of luxury based operations who consumes top quality by way of ability and preference .... Medical patients- while not connoisseurs by definition- are those folks who
necessitate top quality but may or may not be able to afford such a luxury as top quality cannabis, nor may they otherwise be exposed to arenas of experience where such is even available if not for their sickness/injury.
I would suggest that alone justifies a NEED for caregivers- but whether current market/legal trends will allow most to continue remains to be seen, but I'd say yes... Legit patients need top quality.....therefore a need for caregivers is there- but your level of compensation will likely depend upon- as it was in the past- one's propensity to bend and break laws in accordance with his/her desire and/or (perceived) need to maintain one's style of living. Folks who only ever "grew medical" may have a problem with it, but for everyone else, don't despair... you are still relevant and necessary.. and good money is to be made.... Just stay safe on your drive to Kansas or Nebraska or whatever
