I have a friend who would qualify for / or does already have the medical licence. Says the hassle/price of going the "medical" route isn't worth it as retail cannabis is more convenient, better variety and overall quality and the price ends up being the same or cheaper. Now this is based on my recollection of a conversation we had a couple years ago when she also grew her own outdoor plants from clones.
Could you explain how the system works where there is a loophole/benefit of a medical licence holder entering into an agreement with a grower. I seem to recall there was andthat it involved surplus or something but I can't recall.
No real benifiet besides real time pricing on large volume. Prices will jump thru the seasons like stock prices jump as the weeks go buy. Winter time is cheaper summer time is more expensive
winter time prices plummet if you request to buy by the lb (assuming the licence holder does)
Your friend is partially right where recreational offers more variety from many different growers - however there are some underground operators who wholesale to brokers that can offer 8-9 different strains in high volume. You’d want to look for companies who can produce about 7-8 tonns a year because they most likely are not growing all the same strain. Each location can have let’s say 6 room and can have one strain per room. Most operators won’t sell you under a zip and if they do it would make sense to price along side OCS or a bit less
the other benifiet is free trim. A grower can offer you high quality trim from hand trim as samples to try. Most people/clients who know what they’re doing buy nothing less of 100p of trim to create stuff like hash and extract keef and so on for trim you rarely see any agreements under 250p
Besides that for consumption you’re better off in the recreational space for variety. This is purely for consumption purposes
For I guess a lack of a better term - monetary / medical licence purposes , you’d need to find a grower who can supply you - and I’m not talking those brokers who pretend to be first hand. We’re talking actual growers where if you wanted 50-100p next day you’d get it , and if it’s not available you’d be able to put a deposit for the next cut.