Relocating for legal marijuana

This morning I actually woke up and decided I want to start the process of selling my house and everything I own and moving to Colorado as well, in the mountains, far away from people lol. Just want to build my own house somewhere in the middle of nowhere.

I hope you can make it out there as well

 

Hey my friend..........I am actually kinda in the same situation...........I however live in Florida and I grow my own......so thats like NO........ON TOP OF FUCK NO.........LOL...............I have been lookin at moving elsewhere that accepts MJ

 

Well, yes and no..........they have approved medicinal......but its CBD...........AS FAR AS I KNOW now.......don't take that to the bank as official......Either way, you can't grow your own here, and that's what I do.........

 

You know why the wind blows in Wyoming ? Denver sucks …….

 

I CAN"T WAIT TO SEE how many people are confused with this.............DAMMIT........now they won't own up to it..........

 

Florida has a medical cannabis program, it isn't just CBD but yeah no home grow just like Jersey

 

I lived in Alabama, and then Tennessee before relocating to Colorado around five years ago. I love it here and plan to retire in the mountains. The only thing I regret is that I didn’t make the move a decade earlier. I didn’t move because of medical issues, I moved because I do not like living in the South. That being said I would consider making a few things part of your plan.

What is your plan for work? If you can’t be a firefighter then do you have a solid backup career? Unless you are ok with being on your buddies couch then it would be smart to make this decision part of your planning process. It is good that you have the 12k but that will only last you six months to a year of rent, groceries, and utilities. Companies here still drug test for cannabis, and having a medical card doesn’t mean anything in terms of employer drug policy. So you will still be tasked with finding a decent job that doesn’t drug test.

Where do you want to live in Colorado? Cost of housing can vary widely across our state. The cost of housing has risen for the whole state but more so in the larger cities. More rural areas offer cheaper housing, but also present far less job opportunities.

There is also a huge difference in terms of lifestyle between areas. In the large and medium cities you will find that they offer the same lifestyle as any other urban/metro areas in the country. When you get into more rural areas, it means you have much less or almost no options for shopping, dining, and entertainment. We are kind of in the middle where I live. We have a couple of local box stores but say for instance if you want shoes you either have to go to Walmart, the one sporting goods store in town, or order online. Other wise it means a drive to either the Springs or Pueblo. We also have to travel to one of those cities for certain medical specialist because there are few or none in our county.

I admit prejudice but I believe Colorado has the most beautiful scenery in the Continental US. The mountains are amazing. However, many people who move here or plan to move here have an idealist image of what it means to live in the mountains. The views are amazing no doubt, and the abundance of wildlife is something to behold. It is one of the most peaceful and tranquil settings I have seen. What the idealistic image of mountain life doesn’t show is that it can be extremely difficult. We have people that come to our city to shop that drive 2+ hours to get to a decent grocery store. They might have trips to the doctor that are 3-4 hours one way. Depending on the location in the mountains, snow storms can prevent you from going anywhere for,days. I talked to a guy when I moved out here that gave me a great look into reality of mountain life. It had been snowing for a day or so in the mountains where he lived. They had about 2-3 ft of snow on the ground. He went outside for something and slipped on ice and broke his arm. He called an ambulance but they could only get to the nearest county road, which was about 2 miles away. This is because many roads in the mountains do not get plowed until after the storm moves through and the major roads are good. So, with his broken arm in a sling, he had to get in his pick up, plow through his driveway, and plow through 2 miles of deep snow just to meet an ambulance that took another hour + to get to a hospital. That is the reality of true rural mountain living that they don’t capture on post cards.

If you have any questions that I might can answer feel free to ask. City Data forums are a great place to start looking if you want to learn about first person views on different areas of the state.

 

I live in ca. It's suppose to be the free-st (?) Weed state in the us but ifkan I wouldn't move out here for weed. Your look at a unknown set of problems with law enforcement. You could easily move out here think your safe, get caught up once on anything over legal possession limit, selling, making extracts edibles ECT and end up serving a longer sentence plus be surprised to be ask to pay the state for your prison stay. I mean it was legalized here in like 2016 it's 2020 and dispensary still are being told no by local gov and feds. No grow room, no clones, no seeds, no edibles over 10 mg ECT it isn't worth it yet. It may soon be but I'll be old as f** by timethe that happens. Hell to be honest with ya shit from prop 64 might not be set jnto motion till 2023 or further and it was legalized !