June 23. 2010
Hi All,
They have lifted the moratorium on MMJ growers in my county . . . for seven days. This is about becoming big growers, with grow houses . . . that, at least, is my interpretation. You can read about it here. The whole state has been in an uproar for a year about legally growing and selling MMJ in dispensaries. I really have no problem with it, I think it should be legal and just tax the stuffing out of it. There will probably always be home growers, just like there are people who make wine and beer in their kitchen, even though alcohol is legal.
This debate has been quite an eyeopener for me. Surfing around on line, I find online classes from the history and legalities to how to cook–all pretty much out in the open.
I envision myself as a square; it is illegal, so I don’t do it. And then I say I had my daughter with the help of a midwife almost 20 years ago where it was illegal. So maybe not that much of a square. I do wonder about drug testing though and how being a card carrier would impact on that. There are still so many gray areas.
Anyway, I have had several discussions with friends about MMJ–from being an at-home grower to a card carrier– the most interesting conversation was with my daughter. Seems she learned in her college chemistry class that when making brownies the THC should be extracted in the oil/butter because the heat applied activates the THC, but wouldn’t cooking the brownies activate it as well? Ah, just clarified–something about the higher heat used in oil/butter extraction instead of using just the oven heat creates a better quality brownie –who knew? See what that tuition is going for?
There are a slew of jobs associated with this subject–from grower to dispensary worker to working in labs to test the THC quality. And then of course, a MMJ sommelier, besides being harsh or smooth, they could rate the effects on mental clarity, appetite, and pain reduction. So, again, not a bunch of jobs I am qualified for. Bummer. On-the-job training? Probably not.
I guess I am looking forward to the day when I can pick up “Country Woman” magazine and read about a grower in the “You Know It, I Grow It” section and then get some great recipes.
I’ll leave you with that thought,
me
