hookedonponics -- if you have a licensed HVAC he knows all the steps he has to take to get that thing on the roof, you shouldn't have to worry about that. My HVAC guy takes care of cranes/permits/electrical --- because that what hes being paid big bucks for.
el cerebro - my lung room is approximately 4.5ft x 40ft. I use my hallway as a lung. i'll take a picture tonight. it contains all my ducting,ballasts,boxes,and scrubber to keep it fresh.
capulator -- that ladbs is from the last time LA tried placing an ordinance on Dispensaries and Collectives. So those are just guidelines for when they finally set some shit in stone. So the number 70 doesn't mean that much, right now. As it stands the city isn't stopping them from opening. On May 21 though the city with finally have a vote and say. And the options are not pretty for dispensaries, or collectives that operate as dispensaries. After the vote you may not ever have a chance again to get a permit/collective license or it may become harder. As they imposed 70 before the vote last time, they can impose another number - just make sure your in and ready.
Now if you have a non profit mutual benefit collective and are less then 3 people, and have all your licensing (business/sellers permit) then your in a gray area. They are saying that if you operate a collective with 3 or under, and dont operate a store front. Then youll be ok ----- ONLY IF YOU HAVE THE RIGHT PAPERWORK.
Articles of Incorporation
Business License ( it has to say Medical Marijuana Collective) - not a generic business license. And you can't receive that unless you have your Non Profit setup 100% right. (Theres a feeling going around that after the city votes, these will be pretty hard to come by - think of what it costs and how hard it is to now get a liquor license now a days)
Sellers Permit
Department of Health cards ( these are a must for anyone in the cannabis industry. They are voluntary and cost money, but they are your golden ticket and your armor suit. Read SB420 and see what it says about the difference between "recommendations" and "a person with an ID card" (stupid name, but thats what the state calls it)
sb420 excerpt -
No person or designated primary caregiver in possession of a
valid identification card shall be subject to arrest for possession, transportation, delivery, or cultivation of medical marijuana in an amount established pursuant to this article, unless there is reasonable cause to believe that the information contained in the card is false or falsified, the card has been obtained by means of fraud, or the person is otherwise in violation of the provisions of this article.
the same cant be said for someone with a "recommendation" read the state guidelines.
.If you dont have one of these are you are growing/smoking/using/transporting or worried about the PD , then look into getting one. This is the same department and program that you get Primary Caregiver cards (fyi - the only way a grower can recoup costs is if he is a Primary Caregiver. DONT BELIEVE THE NONSENSE THAT A RECOMMENDATION MAKES YOU A PRIMARY CAREGIVER. it doesn't. what does is a little plastic card issued by the city that costs $152 X 2 per year. your patient pays $152 and you pay $152 to be they're caregiver. on top of the $152 you paid for your DPH card. So in total its about $450 to be a true Primary Caregiver. **
http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/mmip/** its basically how the city is making money.
and as for notifying the police - they have to be notified when you set up a professional alarm system. i.e. ADT. otherwise if your alarm goes off, and ADT doesn't get in touch with you, they call the police. and the police charge an insane amount of money if you alarm isn't registered.
Now you pay city/state taxes for your nonprofit. Whose to think they dont know who you are.
I also have a place that there are no neighbors that care, there are no parks, there are no schools. Find a place in an industrial area. Thats all the city wants, is for all these dispensaries/collectives not having any regulation/concern for neighborhoods. Basically the city wants to have real business folk who obey laws, pay taxes, follow rules, and not a bunch of random no name joes making cash and not paying their fair share. Thats called illegal business practices. People shouldn't be scared to notify people/talk to pd/hire contractors/get permits if what your doing is done LEGALLY.
luckily I also know someone that has one of the first 70 licenses. but he doesnt have all his paperwork in order. basically makes him null and void. So it then will probably get sold to me. Also in the LADBS forms it says that you only have 30 days to complete, or start over. Imagine you having everything but 1 piece, which takes time to get, and then 40 more people jump you in line. that would suck wouldn't it!
