MMJ Jobs

i live in colorado and i know that the dispensories hire card holders to grow and trim bud.
trimmers are very popular jobs because you always need trimmers

 

I live in Washington and before you pull up stakes and move to the Pacific Northwest, let me help you decide between Washington and Oregon.

As far as marijuana laws go, I'd take Washington over Oregon any day. Getting your card is basically a rubber stamping process in Washington. Also, in Oregon, if you get your OMMP card, as far as I understand, it goes into a database that is searchable by law enforcement. This may be all well and good for some, but I am into competitive shooting sports and if you have your green card you can't buy firearms. However, in Washington, there is no such database so you can still freely obtain firearms. Like I said, that may not apply to you, but it's a talking point nonetheless and maybe you won't like the idea of the fuzz knowing your medical status. Seems like bullshit to me.

As far as LIVING goes, I have lived in Washington and Oregon. The main reason, in my mind, to go with Washington is that there is no state income tax. Oregon is going to take about 8% of your paycheck from you. There is no sales tax in Oregon though. In Washington there is just a sales tax that varies by county and municipalities, roughly ranging from 7.5% to 9.5%. The difference obviously is you only get taxed on what you spend in Washington but you get taxed on every dime you earn in Oregon.

Now if something about Oregon really appeals to you, like Portland (stoners love Portland lol), then you can have the best of both worlds and live in Vancouver, WA which is just across the river from Portland. No income tax, better MMJ laws, and you can even do your shopping in Portland and you won't have to pay sales tax.

If it were me though, I'd go for Seattle. It's a great city, absolutely beautiful, stoner friendly, lots of dispensaries, so I bet if you pounded the pavement you could find a job.

Good luck in your travels. Look me up when you get here. First bowl is on me.

 

It's illegal to own firearms if you have a medical marijuana card in either state. However, in Oregon if you were to go buy a gun and they ask you if you have your card they can actually verify if you do or not. In Washington, they don't have that option.

The federal Gun Control Act prohibits narcotics users from owning firearms. This intersects with federal drug law and federal gun law. The feds will apparently turn a blind eye to medical marijuana (typically) but won't on firearms. Probably a good thing.

But yeah, just another reason I'd pick Washington over Oregon in a heartbeat.

 

[quote name='"KingsHawaiian"']It's illegal to own firearms if you have a medical marijuana card in either state. However, in Oregon if you were to go buy a gun and they ask you if you have your card they can actually verify if you do or not. In Washington, they don't have that option.

The federal Gun Control Act prohibits narcotics users from owning firearms. This intersects with federal drug law and federal gun law. The feds will apparently turn a blind eye to medical marijuana (typically) but won't on firearms. Probably a good thing.

But yeah, just another reason I'd pick Washington over Oregon in a heartbeat.[/quote]

Your still fucked if they find firearms and weed in your house. Especially if you have your card cuz I'm sure that aspect was covered when you signed the dotted line. I sold all my guns so I can get my mmj card with no worries. Ill get more guns if the laws change. But I like my weede more than my guns. My weed gets much more use.

 

it's illegal to own a firearm if you are addicted to an illegal substance [narcotic], mmj not being illegal NOR addicting, means card holders CAN own guns.

 

Sorry, but you're wrong.

You can thank Obama's ATF.

Google is your friend.

 

Card holders can own guns, you're just not allowed to have them in the home if you are growing there. So if you know someone who lives close by and you are avid hunter or clay shooter you just have to store them at a location other than where you grow. Now if you are growing somewhere else such as a friends or what not you can still posses guns and MMJ in the same home.

 

No. You are also wrong.

Last fall the ATF said medical marijuana patients are prohibited from owning firearms, period.

Doesn't matter whether you grow or not.

 

Any person who uses or is addicted to marijuana, regardless of whether or not his or her state has passed legislation authorizing marijuana use for medicinal purposes, is an unlawful user of or is addicted to a controlled substance and is prohibited by federal law from possessing firearms or ammunition.

-Arthur Herbert, Assistant Director for Enforcement Programs and Services for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms

September 2011

 

as if some DC puppet wouldn't tell a bold faced bullshit lie in the context of PROPAGANDA...that aspect of gun control law has NOT been tested in a court of law in a MMJ state AFAIK...(if it has, please do provide the case info...would be interesting to read)

pot is not an addictive narcotic nor illegal to use for a card holder in a mmj state...thus that law is not applicable to a mmj card holder owning a gun...simple logic, but then, DC has never understood logic and common sense...

 

Trust me man, I am 100% on your side on this one, I wish it were the case.

The one case I am quite familiar with was from Oregon, an MMJ state. A man in Washington County was denied a concealed handgun license due to his OMMP status. The reason being because of this bullshit. It was appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court which declined to hear the case.

I am with you that pot is "legal" in an MMJ state if you have a valid card. However, it is still a Schedule I controlled substance according to the goddamn feds and is federally illegal. Medical marijuana is against federal law. That much is plain and simple. And Obama's ATF has ruled that if you have your MMJ card, that is tantamount to being a hapless drug addict and you cannot own firearms.

Remember the supremacy clause. Federal law trumps state law.

The DEA generally turns a blind eye to medical marijuana, but it still is illegal and there have been several dispensaries in Eastern Washington that have been raided by the DEA. Did they have shady business practices? Eh, I don't really know, but still.

Regardless, I'll keep my guns and my weed.

Anyway, I feel like we're hijacking this thread. Haha... sorry OP.

 

Very cool, man. Follow your dreams! I'm subscribed to this thread so post more or feel free to PM me.

 

Ha, no need to hike, man. I live about 30 minutes from Vancouver actually and I am always going down there for one reason or another (like to get my Medical Marijuana card tomorrow! -- sorry, I have mentioned this on about 50 threads but I am just so pumped).

You can't live with me, sorry , but would be cool to visit and haha and show you some cool places around Portland or all around the area perhaps.

As long as you're not some stone cold sociopath murderer.

Could make for an interesting weed/murder/mystery story!

 

Oh also, you'd think there has got to be some users on this site who have been through the process you're hoping to get into. Keep digging. You'll find him. Or her.