C.A. would like to thank the wonderful city of Grand Traverse, Michigan, for welcoming us with open arms! And in order to show just how much we appreciate your community hosting us so that patients can recieve the best and safest meds in the most comfortable atmosphere... C.A. of Traverse City is GIVING AWAY 28 FREE GRAMS of GOOD MEDS ti the FIRST 28 MEMBERS WHO SIGN ON!!!
Thats right! Come and Grow with us! See Brandon up at 514 E Front St, sign on as member of C.A. to enjoy ALL of our member benefits (including access to locations in Mount Pleasant, and Lnasing, frequent flyer points, and more!) AND RECIEVE ONE GRAM of STRAWBERRY COUGH/WIDOW for FREE FREE FREE!!!
Thanks again Grand Traverse! We look forward to making that lot a very pretty one!
C.A. staff
Compassionate Apothecary
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Friday, December 17, 2010
Matt Taylor Statement on Chamberlain Ruling
People exaggerate all the time. All that the Honorable judge Chamberlain has done in this ruling is clear up the fact that way we do what we do at “C.A. of Mount Pleasant LLC” (Compassionate Apothecary), and how we do what we do, is NOT illegal, and is specifically NOT a nuisance, nor a danger to the community. Judge Chamberlain has also cleared up the fact that the C.A. model actually coincides with the provisions of the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act, and help to facilitate the goals set forth by the findings in that same Act.
Furthermore, and perhaps best of all, the Honorable Judge Chamberlain has done so without infringing on the rights of either patients or caregivers in Michigan, because their rights are preserved unchanged under the Act as it stands.
[longwinded version]
In other words, if you have been following this story very closely from the beginning, you will see that the Judge understands the importance of the “third option” my partner Brandon McQueen spoke of long ago.
The third option refers to what an ailing patient (who is allowed to grow fort themselves) is to do when he experiences a crop failure, but their symptoms persist? Or a patient with an assigned caregiver who’s caregiver has moved his residence, and has to start all over again? These patients should not have to go without the un-interrupted access to beneficial medicine for their symptoms that the MMM Act’s findings mandate they should have.
The honorable Judge Chamberlain has made it clear that if one lives up to certain standards in the endeavor, there is nothing wrong with this third option, because it benefits patients in a real way. And that is the law of the land now, based on the findings in the MMM Act.
-Matthew C Taylor
Furthermore, and perhaps best of all, the Honorable Judge Chamberlain has done so without infringing on the rights of either patients or caregivers in Michigan, because their rights are preserved unchanged under the Act as it stands.
[longwinded version]
In other words, if you have been following this story very closely from the beginning, you will see that the Judge understands the importance of the “third option” my partner Brandon McQueen spoke of long ago.
The third option refers to what an ailing patient (who is allowed to grow fort themselves) is to do when he experiences a crop failure, but their symptoms persist? Or a patient with an assigned caregiver who’s caregiver has moved his residence, and has to start all over again? These patients should not have to go without the un-interrupted access to beneficial medicine for their symptoms that the MMM Act’s findings mandate they should have.
The honorable Judge Chamberlain has made it clear that if one lives up to certain standards in the endeavor, there is nothing wrong with this third option, because it benefits patients in a real way. And that is the law of the land now, based on the findings in the MMM Act.
-Matthew C Taylor
Thursday, December 16, 2010
CA WINS at ISABELLA COURT
I’ve always been proud to be a citizen of the Great State of Michigan, but today more so than ever before. I would like to thank the Honorable Judge Chamberlain for his wise ruling, and the community of Mount Pleasant.
Many people have said that this is a poorly written law. I can see their point, and I can understand the frustration because I have felt it myself at times. But I must respectfully disagree. I believe that the MMM Act is one of the best initiatives that was ever passed during my lifetime. And that is because it has become a civics lesson for us all, and better yet one that proves the American Dream is still alive for peaceful law abiding citizens.
Please note that the voters of Michigan set the Legislature to task at doing something it was woefully unprepared to do, or even to fully understand. And so what was done was at least in some ways wise. They followed the findings of the law – that ailing patients should have un-interrupted access to medical marijuana, and then they set about creating guidelines that one should not go beyond in accomplishing this task.
So in sense, we have proven that America still works as vibrantly as it did in days of yore. We have proven that the private sector, without asking a dime of the taxpayers, can create a wonderful and productive new industry for the State of Michigan to lead the way in. We have proven that independent citizens can still look at the law, educate themselves on the law, and find a way for the law to work for everyone’s benefit. And that all communities should undergo the same exact procedure with each new initiative.
What I love best about the model that C.A. follows is that it facilitates and supports cottage-industries, small scale agriculture, and makes such endeavors a viable way of life again in a nation that never should have lost that. This in turn creates economic independence, which leads to political independence. It also loosens the labor market as some people supplement their income with caregiver farming, or even become full time caregivers as it becomes a recognized vocation and profession. It saves the taxpayers millions upon millions of dollars by no longer wasting resources investigating, prosecuting, and incarcerating non-violent people who are in no way criminal.
At the same time, we at C.A. have always been dedicated to keeping medical marijuana “medical”, as the voters of Michigan meant it to be. We have also been dedicated to finding a socially responsible model that the State can be proud of, and one that keeps Public Health and Safety in mind. Our goal has been to get this medicine into the hands of legal registered and qualifying patients at the best quality and lowest prices possible through free-market principles. We have also been dedicated to taxation, transparency of record keeping, and patient acquisition limitation. We will help caregiver services to file their taxes, and incorporate their horticultural services.
In short, we have worked tirelessly to create a respectable and legitimate “new” sector of the economy that the people of Michigan will benefit from, and I sincerely hope can one day be proud of.
M C Taylor
Many people have said that this is a poorly written law. I can see their point, and I can understand the frustration because I have felt it myself at times. But I must respectfully disagree. I believe that the MMM Act is one of the best initiatives that was ever passed during my lifetime. And that is because it has become a civics lesson for us all, and better yet one that proves the American Dream is still alive for peaceful law abiding citizens.
Please note that the voters of Michigan set the Legislature to task at doing something it was woefully unprepared to do, or even to fully understand. And so what was done was at least in some ways wise. They followed the findings of the law – that ailing patients should have un-interrupted access to medical marijuana, and then they set about creating guidelines that one should not go beyond in accomplishing this task.
So in sense, we have proven that America still works as vibrantly as it did in days of yore. We have proven that the private sector, without asking a dime of the taxpayers, can create a wonderful and productive new industry for the State of Michigan to lead the way in. We have proven that independent citizens can still look at the law, educate themselves on the law, and find a way for the law to work for everyone’s benefit. And that all communities should undergo the same exact procedure with each new initiative.
What I love best about the model that C.A. follows is that it facilitates and supports cottage-industries, small scale agriculture, and makes such endeavors a viable way of life again in a nation that never should have lost that. This in turn creates economic independence, which leads to political independence. It also loosens the labor market as some people supplement their income with caregiver farming, or even become full time caregivers as it becomes a recognized vocation and profession. It saves the taxpayers millions upon millions of dollars by no longer wasting resources investigating, prosecuting, and incarcerating non-violent people who are in no way criminal.
At the same time, we at C.A. have always been dedicated to keeping medical marijuana “medical”, as the voters of Michigan meant it to be. We have also been dedicated to finding a socially responsible model that the State can be proud of, and one that keeps Public Health and Safety in mind. Our goal has been to get this medicine into the hands of legal registered and qualifying patients at the best quality and lowest prices possible through free-market principles. We have also been dedicated to taxation, transparency of record keeping, and patient acquisition limitation. We will help caregiver services to file their taxes, and incorporate their horticultural services.
In short, we have worked tirelessly to create a respectable and legitimate “new” sector of the economy that the people of Michigan will benefit from, and I sincerely hope can one day be proud of.
M C Taylor
NEWS FROM CA!
I’ve always been proud to be a citizen of the Great State of Michigan, but today more so than ever before. I would like to thank the Honorable Judge Chamberlain for his wise ruling, and the community of Mount Pleasant.
Many people have said that this is a poorly written law. I can see their point, and I can understand the frustration because I have felt it myself at times. But I must respectfully disagree. I believe that the MMM Act is one of the best initiatives that was ever passed during my lifetime. And that is because it has become a civics lesson for us all, and better yet one that proves the American Dream is still alive for peaceful law abiding citizens.
Please note that the voters of Michigan set the Legislature to task at doing something it was woefully unprepared to do, or even to fully understand. And so what was done was at least in some ways wise. They followed the findings of the law – that ailing patients should have un-interrupted access to medical marijuana, and then they set about creating guidelines that one should not go beyond in accomplishing this task.
So in sense, we have proven that America still works as vibrantly as it did in days of yore. We have proven that the private sector, without asking a dime of the taxpayers, can create a wonderful and productive new industry for the State of Michigan to lead the way in. We have proven that independent citizens can still look at the law, educate themselves on the law, and find a way for the law to work for everyone’s benefit. And that all communities should undergo the same exact procedure with each new initiative.
What I love best about the model that C.A. follows is that it facilitates and supports cottage-industries, small scale agriculture, and makes such endeavors a viable way of life again in a nation that never should have lost that. This in turn creates economic independence, which leads to political independence. It also loosens the labor market as some people supplement their income with caregiver farming, or even become full time caregivers as it becomes a recognized vocation and profession. It saves the taxpayers millions upon millions of dollars by no longer wasting resources investigating, prosecuting, and incarcerating non-violent people who are in no way criminal.
At the same time, we at C.A. have always been dedicated to keeping medical marijuana “medical”, as the voters of Michigan meant it to be. We have also been dedicated to finding a socially responsible model that the State can be proud of, and one that keeps Public Health and Safety in mind. Our goal has been to get this medicine into the hands of legal registered and qualifying patients at the best quality and lowest prices possible through free-market principles. We have also been dedicated to taxation, transparency of record keeping, and patient acquisition limitation. We will help caregiver services to file their taxes, and incorporate their horticultural services.
In short, we have worked tirelessly to create a respectable and legitimate “new” sector of the economy that the people of Michigan will benefit from, and I sincerely hope can one day be proud of.
M C Taylor
Many people have said that this is a poorly written law. I can see their point, and I can understand the frustration because I have felt it myself at times. But I must respectfully disagree. I believe that the MMM Act is one of the best initiatives that was ever passed during my lifetime. And that is because it has become a civics lesson for us all, and better yet one that proves the American Dream is still alive for peaceful law abiding citizens.
Please note that the voters of Michigan set the Legislature to task at doing something it was woefully unprepared to do, or even to fully understand. And so what was done was at least in some ways wise. They followed the findings of the law – that ailing patients should have un-interrupted access to medical marijuana, and then they set about creating guidelines that one should not go beyond in accomplishing this task.
So in sense, we have proven that America still works as vibrantly as it did in days of yore. We have proven that the private sector, without asking a dime of the taxpayers, can create a wonderful and productive new industry for the State of Michigan to lead the way in. We have proven that independent citizens can still look at the law, educate themselves on the law, and find a way for the law to work for everyone’s benefit. And that all communities should undergo the same exact procedure with each new initiative.
What I love best about the model that C.A. follows is that it facilitates and supports cottage-industries, small scale agriculture, and makes such endeavors a viable way of life again in a nation that never should have lost that. This in turn creates economic independence, which leads to political independence. It also loosens the labor market as some people supplement their income with caregiver farming, or even become full time caregivers as it becomes a recognized vocation and profession. It saves the taxpayers millions upon millions of dollars by no longer wasting resources investigating, prosecuting, and incarcerating non-violent people who are in no way criminal.
At the same time, we at C.A. have always been dedicated to keeping medical marijuana “medical”, as the voters of Michigan meant it to be. We have also been dedicated to finding a socially responsible model that the State can be proud of, and one that keeps Public Health and Safety in mind. Our goal has been to get this medicine into the hands of legal registered and qualifying patients at the best quality and lowest prices possible through free-market principles. We have also been dedicated to taxation, transparency of record keeping, and patient acquisition limitation. We will help caregiver services to file their taxes, and incorporate their horticultural services.
In short, we have worked tirelessly to create a respectable and legitimate “new” sector of the economy that the people of Michigan will benefit from, and I sincerely hope can one day be proud of.
M C Taylor
Friday, October 1, 2010
Editorial on Medical Marijauna
Before Brandon and I opened C.A. on May 1st 2010 (formerly known as Compassionate Apothecary) we suggested a meeting between City Council members, law enforcement officials, neighborhood watch leaders, local doctors, patients, caregivers, and ourselves. We wanted to figure out the best way to make the 2008 law benefit patients, the community of Mount Pleasant, and the State of Michigan as a whole. I was very glad to see that such a discussion was conducted at a regular meeting this Monday. But I wished we had been invited by law enforcement officials to join the discussion. What is it that drives Public Safely officials to continue alienating itself from the medicinal community instead of joining us in a way that will be to everyone’s benefit? What’s wrong with open communication and even co-operation with C.A.?
We at C.A. have been extremely forthcoming, transparent, honest, and we even invited law enforcement officials inside our private club when we did not have to. The fact is, we at C.A. have invited the opinion and expertise of Law Enforcement from the very beginning. And due to our willingness to co-operate, we were brought to court. Why still a desire to alienate C.A. from any plan that will make this law work for everyone? C.A.’s mission statement is “To bring Proposal 1 2008 from a state of theory into a state of practice in such a way that it benefits not only patients and caregivers, but the State of Michigan as a whole”. We would love to enjoy the help and protection of those sworn to uphold Michigan Law, and we are ready to accept any advice we are offered.
But due to stigma associated with medical marijuana and marijuana in general, I think many people in law enforcement just assumed “Well, these idiot stoners will quickly prove to the public that they just can’t do a good job of this. They’ll make a joke of themselves as usual, and it will all go away soon.” And then the William Dagit’s hit the newspapers, and other people who fulfill the existing stereotypes. This is exactly why Brandon and I became involved in cannabis services. We wanted Proposal 1 to have a good reputation in the State of Michigan. We firmly believe that C.A. fulfills the goal of the law without going outside any of the guidelines set forth in the law.
Now that the greater public knows that places like C.A. exist who work against this stereotype, and that we quietly and safely fulfill the Spirit of the 2008 law, it seems that many in law enforcement seem to want to stomp their feet in some irrational frusteration and say, “No! No! No! Put the Genie back in the bottle!”
And as you may know, this matter is still under advisement by the Honorable Judge Chamberlain. Therefore I will avoid commenting on the merits of that particular case, and limit my response to some of the quotes found in the Tuesday, September 28 Morning Sun article by S. Eckert pertaining to the meeting between the City, Public Safety Director Gomez, and Mount Pleasant Attorney Scott Smith. This should clear up a few matters that could have been addressed should the discussion have included C.A. staff from the outset.
First of all, we are not a “growing cooperative” as Michigan Court of Appeals Judge Peter O’Connell has ruled against. And therefore, this ruling does not address an entity like ours. So what exactly is C.A.? What does C.A. do? Let’s clear this up and put an end to misinformation and rumor.
C.A. is an administrative service to service providers. As an entity C.A. buys or sells no medicinal marijuana, it goes directly from varying caregiver services to the legally carded patient. Or it goes directly from a legal patient to another legal patient.
This is where I want to avoid interpereting, and just present the facts. The 2008 law states that “A person may assist in a registered qualifying patient’s medical use”. And “medical use” in the 2008 law allows patients to “…transfer, transport, deliver, acquire…” medicinal marijuana.
Brandon and I did assume that “transfer” meant person to person, and that “transport” meant space and time. Therefore, to our knowledge all we do at C.A. is administer legal patient to patient transfers within the black and white guidelines of the law, provide for recordkeeping, limit what any one patient can acquire in a given two-week period, and levy a service charge for these administrative services. We are not a group of caregivers acting as a team. C.A. is an entirely original concept based on the 2008 law.
I would particularly like to address two of the comments found in Tuesday’s Morning Sun articleby S. Eckert - “This is a poorly written law with many voids.”, and also “Individuals have been interpereting the law themselves.”
First of all, let there be no mistake about this fact – the one and only person interpereting the law in this particular case is the Honorable Judge Chamberlain of Isabella County.
Next, the reason people perceive a “void” in Proposal 1 is usually because they have not read it fully. But in addition to that, the 2008 initiative was presented as a set of guidelines to achieve a goal that policymakers had no idea how to achieve. The Spirit of the 2008 law demands that ailing patients have access to medical grade marijuana, and Brandon and I firmly believe we have achieved this without breaking the Letter of the law.
The policymakers who had this thrust upon them had no idea how to grow medicinal marijuana, or how to achieve this goal. And that is exactly why the 2008 law did not limit Michigan citizens from using these guidelines in order to facilitate the greater goal of the law – to provide ailing patients in Michigan immediate and un-interupted access to medicinal marijuana in order to best combat their particular symptoms.
The State of Michigan really needs to decide on a model for this service that they are comfortable with, and keeps public safety in mind. We have put much thought into keeping the public safe at C.A., but we would rather not do it alone. It is time to move forward.
There are other models out there, but C.A. does have its advantages. C.A. LLC is a NO GROW, NO SMOKE, flea market of legal cannabis services under the law as it is written. We are a private club where legal patients can share their usable medicine (for home use only) in a safe and professional environment with other legal licensed patients by way of C.A.’s administrative services. We are ADT secured. We limit what any one patient can acquire in a given two week period. Because there is no Service Tax in Michigan, and because our Mission Statement demands that we benefit the State, we currently pay taxes under the “flea market” clause even though generally doctor prescribed medicine and therapy is not taxed. We have already paid over $7,000 by this method to the State of Michigan if they decide to cash our checks. I hope they do.
And just what are laws, exactly? Laws are really just words on paper. Without Detective Lauria to enforce it on the scene, or Larry Burdick to prosecute each case, or someone like the Honorable Judge Chamberlain to interperet it on a case by case basis, it would remain just words on paper. Likewise Proposal 1 2008 would remain just words on paper without people like Brandon and myself to educate themselves on the law, to take the initiative with the law, and to find a responsible, professional, and safe way of making this law work for “we the people” of the State of Michigan.
For so many years, we were told “Just because you don’t like the law (concerning marijuana), that doesn’t mean you can take it into your own hands.” If you want to change the law, you have to stump, and get on your soap-box, and go get petitions signed. You have to do all the things that people thought we could never accomplish, but that people like Brandon McQueen did, in fact, accomplish through hard work and devotion.
So now I put the same statement to those who would try and create any unfair obstacles for those fulfilling the Spirit of the 2008 law – “You are sworn to uphold the law as described by Michigan voters, and the legislature… just because you don’t like what the voters passed does not mean you can wriggle out of your oath to uphold their wishes by taking this new law into your own hands.”
Finally, we at C.A. understand that there are some gaps in the 2008 law. Of course there are! This is an entirely new concept for the State of Michigan. We are no longer wasting tax money to incarcerate non-violent so-called “criminals”. Of course there are going to be bumps in the road, gaps to fill, and perfections to make. But, no… the genie will not go back into the bottle now. Now we are left to WORK TOGETHER, as C.A. has sought to, in order to find a way to do this that benefits everyone in the State of Michigan.
I am glad that the Honorable Judge Chamberlain is taking this under advisement with the merits of C.A.’s model in mind. My suggestion to law enforcement and State policymakers is to quickly find a model of providing for all these patients that “we the people” are comfortable with, and then move forward together in a new spirit of co-operation.
We at C.A. keep public safety in mind always. We have operated since May 1st with no public complaints other than Mr. Burdick’s. We are against smoking and driving, we limit patient consumption, and we stand against advertising in radio, or TV, or even mass print media. Why? Because we believe that parents should have the right to bring this up with their children on their own terms, in their own good time, and in any way they see fit… without anyone shoving medical marijuana in anyone’s face.
It sounds to me like C.A. shares most of Mr. Gomez’s concerns, and works every day to address the same. I hope our actions and our non-actions make this clear to all. And I hope to work together with those who know more about Public Safety that I do in the future.
Thanks for your support Mount Pleasant!
Matthew C Taylor
We at C.A. have been extremely forthcoming, transparent, honest, and we even invited law enforcement officials inside our private club when we did not have to. The fact is, we at C.A. have invited the opinion and expertise of Law Enforcement from the very beginning. And due to our willingness to co-operate, we were brought to court. Why still a desire to alienate C.A. from any plan that will make this law work for everyone? C.A.’s mission statement is “To bring Proposal 1 2008 from a state of theory into a state of practice in such a way that it benefits not only patients and caregivers, but the State of Michigan as a whole”. We would love to enjoy the help and protection of those sworn to uphold Michigan Law, and we are ready to accept any advice we are offered.
But due to stigma associated with medical marijuana and marijuana in general, I think many people in law enforcement just assumed “Well, these idiot stoners will quickly prove to the public that they just can’t do a good job of this. They’ll make a joke of themselves as usual, and it will all go away soon.” And then the William Dagit’s hit the newspapers, and other people who fulfill the existing stereotypes. This is exactly why Brandon and I became involved in cannabis services. We wanted Proposal 1 to have a good reputation in the State of Michigan. We firmly believe that C.A. fulfills the goal of the law without going outside any of the guidelines set forth in the law.
Now that the greater public knows that places like C.A. exist who work against this stereotype, and that we quietly and safely fulfill the Spirit of the 2008 law, it seems that many in law enforcement seem to want to stomp their feet in some irrational frusteration and say, “No! No! No! Put the Genie back in the bottle!”
And as you may know, this matter is still under advisement by the Honorable Judge Chamberlain. Therefore I will avoid commenting on the merits of that particular case, and limit my response to some of the quotes found in the Tuesday, September 28 Morning Sun article by S. Eckert pertaining to the meeting between the City, Public Safety Director Gomez, and Mount Pleasant Attorney Scott Smith. This should clear up a few matters that could have been addressed should the discussion have included C.A. staff from the outset.
First of all, we are not a “growing cooperative” as Michigan Court of Appeals Judge Peter O’Connell has ruled against. And therefore, this ruling does not address an entity like ours. So what exactly is C.A.? What does C.A. do? Let’s clear this up and put an end to misinformation and rumor.
C.A. is an administrative service to service providers. As an entity C.A. buys or sells no medicinal marijuana, it goes directly from varying caregiver services to the legally carded patient. Or it goes directly from a legal patient to another legal patient.
This is where I want to avoid interpereting, and just present the facts. The 2008 law states that “A person may assist in a registered qualifying patient’s medical use”. And “medical use” in the 2008 law allows patients to “…transfer, transport, deliver, acquire…” medicinal marijuana.
Brandon and I did assume that “transfer” meant person to person, and that “transport” meant space and time. Therefore, to our knowledge all we do at C.A. is administer legal patient to patient transfers within the black and white guidelines of the law, provide for recordkeeping, limit what any one patient can acquire in a given two-week period, and levy a service charge for these administrative services. We are not a group of caregivers acting as a team. C.A. is an entirely original concept based on the 2008 law.
I would particularly like to address two of the comments found in Tuesday’s Morning Sun articleby S. Eckert - “This is a poorly written law with many voids.”, and also “Individuals have been interpereting the law themselves.”
First of all, let there be no mistake about this fact – the one and only person interpereting the law in this particular case is the Honorable Judge Chamberlain of Isabella County.
Next, the reason people perceive a “void” in Proposal 1 is usually because they have not read it fully. But in addition to that, the 2008 initiative was presented as a set of guidelines to achieve a goal that policymakers had no idea how to achieve. The Spirit of the 2008 law demands that ailing patients have access to medical grade marijuana, and Brandon and I firmly believe we have achieved this without breaking the Letter of the law.
The policymakers who had this thrust upon them had no idea how to grow medicinal marijuana, or how to achieve this goal. And that is exactly why the 2008 law did not limit Michigan citizens from using these guidelines in order to facilitate the greater goal of the law – to provide ailing patients in Michigan immediate and un-interupted access to medicinal marijuana in order to best combat their particular symptoms.
The State of Michigan really needs to decide on a model for this service that they are comfortable with, and keeps public safety in mind. We have put much thought into keeping the public safe at C.A., but we would rather not do it alone. It is time to move forward.
There are other models out there, but C.A. does have its advantages. C.A. LLC is a NO GROW, NO SMOKE, flea market of legal cannabis services under the law as it is written. We are a private club where legal patients can share their usable medicine (for home use only) in a safe and professional environment with other legal licensed patients by way of C.A.’s administrative services. We are ADT secured. We limit what any one patient can acquire in a given two week period. Because there is no Service Tax in Michigan, and because our Mission Statement demands that we benefit the State, we currently pay taxes under the “flea market” clause even though generally doctor prescribed medicine and therapy is not taxed. We have already paid over $7,000 by this method to the State of Michigan if they decide to cash our checks. I hope they do.
And just what are laws, exactly? Laws are really just words on paper. Without Detective Lauria to enforce it on the scene, or Larry Burdick to prosecute each case, or someone like the Honorable Judge Chamberlain to interperet it on a case by case basis, it would remain just words on paper. Likewise Proposal 1 2008 would remain just words on paper without people like Brandon and myself to educate themselves on the law, to take the initiative with the law, and to find a responsible, professional, and safe way of making this law work for “we the people” of the State of Michigan.
For so many years, we were told “Just because you don’t like the law (concerning marijuana), that doesn’t mean you can take it into your own hands.” If you want to change the law, you have to stump, and get on your soap-box, and go get petitions signed. You have to do all the things that people thought we could never accomplish, but that people like Brandon McQueen did, in fact, accomplish through hard work and devotion.
So now I put the same statement to those who would try and create any unfair obstacles for those fulfilling the Spirit of the 2008 law – “You are sworn to uphold the law as described by Michigan voters, and the legislature… just because you don’t like what the voters passed does not mean you can wriggle out of your oath to uphold their wishes by taking this new law into your own hands.”
Finally, we at C.A. understand that there are some gaps in the 2008 law. Of course there are! This is an entirely new concept for the State of Michigan. We are no longer wasting tax money to incarcerate non-violent so-called “criminals”. Of course there are going to be bumps in the road, gaps to fill, and perfections to make. But, no… the genie will not go back into the bottle now. Now we are left to WORK TOGETHER, as C.A. has sought to, in order to find a way to do this that benefits everyone in the State of Michigan.
I am glad that the Honorable Judge Chamberlain is taking this under advisement with the merits of C.A.’s model in mind. My suggestion to law enforcement and State policymakers is to quickly find a model of providing for all these patients that “we the people” are comfortable with, and then move forward together in a new spirit of co-operation.
We at C.A. keep public safety in mind always. We have operated since May 1st with no public complaints other than Mr. Burdick’s. We are against smoking and driving, we limit patient consumption, and we stand against advertising in radio, or TV, or even mass print media. Why? Because we believe that parents should have the right to bring this up with their children on their own terms, in their own good time, and in any way they see fit… without anyone shoving medical marijuana in anyone’s face.
It sounds to me like C.A. shares most of Mr. Gomez’s concerns, and works every day to address the same. I hope our actions and our non-actions make this clear to all. And I hope to work together with those who know more about Public Safety that I do in the future.
Thanks for your support Mount Pleasant!
Matthew C Taylor
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
SEPT 22 at C.A. - Hashish!
We have some phenomenal hashish here at C.A. today, should be on display by 1pm. !st come, 1st serve!
We also have a much larger display than we did after we got wiped out for labor day wkend, WOW! And... TWO NEW FARMERS coming in today at open. WELCOME!!!
Hopefully we will get their service represented at BOTH out stores, like the BC God's, and other respected farmers who we work with exclusively. The Bud Brothers from WAY up north, etc. Hopefully New Amsterdam soon.
We have prices as low as $5, and smokables at at great rates. GRAPE APE IS BACK!!!
Come on is and see what we have for you TODAY - find us at potlocator.com
We also have a much larger display than we did after we got wiped out for labor day wkend, WOW! And... TWO NEW FARMERS coming in today at open. WELCOME!!!
Hopefully we will get their service represented at BOTH out stores, like the BC God's, and other respected farmers who we work with exclusively. The Bud Brothers from WAY up north, etc. Hopefully New Amsterdam soon.
We have prices as low as $5, and smokables at at great rates. GRAPE APE IS BACK!!!
Come on is and see what we have for you TODAY - find us at potlocator.com
Thursday, September 2, 2010
What? Me Worry?
My favorite quote from Alfred E. Newman.
YES... we are HERE to serve you.
NO... we are not closed.
All is well
YES... we are HERE to serve you.
NO... we are not closed.
All is well
Friday, August 20, 2010
AUG 21st Menu!
Todays strains include:
20/g
Apollo-13 MI
Apollo-13 NY
Lemon Diesel
Super Skunk
Super Silver Haze
MMMB
White Shark
Moonwalker
20/g no tax
AK47 (organically grown/ watered with rainwater)
19/g
AK47 x G13
17/g
M-39
Purple Erkle
16/g
Cali Mist
15/g
Lamplighter
Sedona Sage
14.50/g no tax
Purple Widow
13/g
JK Cinderella
and as always a wide variety of medibles.
Have a great day :)
20/g
Apollo-13 MI
Apollo-13 NY
Lemon Diesel
Super Skunk
Super Silver Haze
MMMB
White Shark
Moonwalker
20/g no tax
AK47 (organically grown/ watered with rainwater)
19/g
AK47 x G13
17/g
M-39
Purple Erkle
16/g
Cali Mist
15/g
Lamplighter
Sedona Sage
14.50/g no tax
Purple Widow
13/g
JK Cinderella
and as always a wide variety of medibles.
Have a great day :)
Thursday, August 19, 2010
WE WILL BE OPEN TOMORROW!!!
CA, the service formerly known as Compassionate Apothecary, will be there to help you as usual tommorow. And I would like to thank everyone who was brave enough to support us in front of the court.
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Lansing Location is Open
CA's Lansing Location is Open!!
Come Grow With Us
Grams as low as $12
2201 E. Michigan
Lansing, MI 48921
Phone: 517-574-5605
Thursday, August 12, 2010
CA of Lansing GRAND OPENING TOMMOROW
COMPASSIONATE APOTHECARY OF LANSING WILL OPEN TOMMOROW, AUG 13th, 2010!!!
We will be opening in Lansing, Michigan, on the Northeast corner of E Mich. Ave and Magnolia ave. The operator is Ken Van Every, and if you are a member at one CA, you are a member at ALL CA's.
For any of our members who are closer to the Lansing area, we hope this is more convient for you. And if you are an Independent Farmer in the Lansing area, you should contact Ken and talk to him.
We thank you for your support, and look forward to seeing you!
Matt Taylor
We will be opening in Lansing, Michigan, on the Northeast corner of E Mich. Ave and Magnolia ave. The operator is Ken Van Every, and if you are a member at one CA, you are a member at ALL CA's.
For any of our members who are closer to the Lansing area, we hope this is more convient for you. And if you are an Independent Farmer in the Lansing area, you should contact Ken and talk to him.
We thank you for your support, and look forward to seeing you!
Matt Taylor
Saturday, August 7, 2010
MarijuanaEconomy II
The last time I went on my economic rant, I was using vague polls by USA Today addressing how many people in the United States admitted to using marijuana. But patients, farmers, patient share co-ops, and the movement in general has progressed since then.
The Taylor/McQueen (or McQueen / Taylor as Brandon likes to call it, haha!) locker system is now a model that other facilities are already following. And I hope to work together with other cannabis providers. Particularly those that have taken the time to invent a responsible and proffessional system that can be proven to be legal, and better yet, somehow find a way to benefit more than just themselves. We NEED to be helpful to the community, and the State as a whole. We need to PROVE that we are not a nuisance, but a BOON to Michigan in this, or any economy.
This is much easier to prove now. The numbers will be much more accurate, and they will grow. According to potfinder.com, a medical marijauana link site that Compassionate Apothecary is featured in this weekend, there are 52 so-called "dispensaries" in the State of Michigan. Thats less that one per county.
Now, I have no idea if any of these other places have managed to get it together enough to get an LLC together, and file with the Dept. of Treasury to pay taxes to the State of Michigan. But... I DO know that we at Compassionate Apothecary have managed to help patients, their farmers, AND send the State of Michigan a $3500 check for ONE MONTH of sales tax. ONE MONTH!
Lets say that these other 52 facilites in Michgan were able to get some system together capable of producing the same... or for that matter, if the Taylor/McQueen locker system became the standard. HYPOTHETICALLY! Relax! Lets just say for the sake of argument that all of these 52 facilites were set up with the locker system Brandon and I invented, and they all payed taxes. Maybe they wouldnt all do quite as well as we did last month, lets say that, on average, a $3000 check is provided to the State of Michigan each month.
That sales tax alone on 52 facilites would be equal to $156,000. Yes, thats right... each month $156,000, or approximately $1, 872, 000. 00 per year for the State of Michigan. For roads, for schools, for law enforcement or drug prevention education. These funds could be used for ANYTHING. 1.8 million a year.
But that doesnt include the fact that under the McQueen / Taylor locker system, the farmers make almost 80% of the money. If tax at 6% = $3,000, that would mean that particular facility GROSSED 50,000 from that months service and administration fee's.
C.A. survives off of a service fee from this 50k gross, the majority of which goes to Michigan citizen farmers. These farmers then SPEND that money in the local economy, and pay Michigan sales tax again. Thats another $50,000 each month potentially being pumped into the local community at the supermarket, the ABC Warehouse, the mortgage payments, a new Lansing built car... long story short, this is EXACTLY what we need to get this economy moving again!!! People with some extra dollars, and the security to SPEND those dollars.
So if we ever lived in a world where 52 CA's, or 52 facilites similar to a CA existed in Michigan, that would mean, each month, each of these 52 facilites would produce $3000 directly to the State, and some $50,000 into the local economy.
Now lets multiply that $50,000 by 52 (the number of 'similar' faclities in Michigan) and we come up with $2,600,000.
That's 2.6 million per month, so if we multiply by the number of months in a year (12 x 2.6mil) that is now $31,200,000 per year.
Thirty One Million Two Hundered Thousand dollars per year.
Each year, some several hundered farmers could pump THIRTY ONE MILLION DOLLARS into the local economy, while the markets themselves would produce ONE MILLION EIGHT HUNDERED THOUSAND in taxes. Thats an extra 33 million floating around out there! EACH YEAR!!!
And that doesnt even count the number of wage jobs and small salaries this new sector of the economy that we free and peaceful citizens have built could produce. Jobs that could help loosen up the labor market a bit. Jobs for people like electricians, and construction workers who help Independent Farmers. We at C.A. have 4 people hired on, and that number could easily grow. But if there are 52 similar facilites, and each has 4 wage workers, thats 208 wage jobs, and one 104 small salaries like mine and Brandon's.
Thats 312 jobs that Michigan NEEDS right now. Not jobs that got moved from somewhere else, but jobs that were created... POOF! Like magic.
We didnt ask for any taxpayer dollars in order to put this together. We did EXACTLY what American citizens should do... we used our whit, our ingenuity, our sweat equity, and our private property to Pursue Happiness. We have used our ability to co-operate and solve problems, and we have CREATED this new and valuable sector of the economy.
Im not just talking about CA, im talking about everyone in this movement in general. We together have been creating an entirely new job and revenue producing sector of the economy that supports small family farming, cottage industry, and we have done it ALL on our own. Although we at CA have asked for input at every step in the process, we have drained not one dime from the taxpayers of Michigan in order to create a system that DOES pump revenue INTO the State. We have every reason to be somewhat proud of this accomplishment! It is in no way shameful to come through the type of economic innovation that makes America the greatest nation on earth, hopefully far into the future.
And it is exactly this kind of law... a law that allows the individual private citizen to participate, and help the State, if they are willing to take on that challenge... that we need more of.
So here is where we are at a year later...
POTENTIALLY 1.8 million (per year) for the State in sales tax. And potentially 31 million more (per year) in the pockets of peaceful Michigan Independent Farmer/citizens waiting to be spent, and get this economy moving again. 312 wage and salary jobs. All at ZERO cost to the taxpayer.
Or is the cost zero? Each time someone attempts to stand in the way of this natural and intelligent progression of Liberty, and the economy, it DOES cost money. Each time a peaceful farmer is harrassed, or a beneficial facility like CA is acted against, the taxpayer DOES foot the bill for this!
Such actions require that a salaried agent for the State or local community is working, doing research, paying assistants, paper costs, time and energy... all at the TAXPAYERS expense... all to slow down something that stands to benefit our State immensely.
Does anyone right now really want their tax dollars spent to PREVENT the raising of tax revenues (hopefully wisely spent revenue), and helping the economy of Michigan?
We know that the cultivation of marijuana for medicinal use has been taking place for thousands of years. We know that it has positive therepeutic effects. We also know that this is not going to stop, whether it is legal, or whether it is not legal.
So which is more valuable here? Spending taxpayer dollars needlessly to fight something which continues only because it DOES have some inherent value and a place in society, and actually helps some ailing patients? (And either way, will never be extinguished)
Or does it make more sense to harness the power of this medicinal herb no more powerful than valerian root, and create potentially 312 jobs, 1.8 million in sales tax revenue, and puts another 31.2 million per year into Michigan's economy, and food in Independent Farmer's childrens mouths?
You tell me.
M C Taylor
The Taylor/McQueen (or McQueen / Taylor as Brandon likes to call it, haha!) locker system is now a model that other facilities are already following. And I hope to work together with other cannabis providers. Particularly those that have taken the time to invent a responsible and proffessional system that can be proven to be legal, and better yet, somehow find a way to benefit more than just themselves. We NEED to be helpful to the community, and the State as a whole. We need to PROVE that we are not a nuisance, but a BOON to Michigan in this, or any economy.
This is much easier to prove now. The numbers will be much more accurate, and they will grow. According to potfinder.com, a medical marijauana link site that Compassionate Apothecary is featured in this weekend, there are 52 so-called "dispensaries" in the State of Michigan. Thats less that one per county.
Now, I have no idea if any of these other places have managed to get it together enough to get an LLC together, and file with the Dept. of Treasury to pay taxes to the State of Michigan. But... I DO know that we at Compassionate Apothecary have managed to help patients, their farmers, AND send the State of Michigan a $3500 check for ONE MONTH of sales tax. ONE MONTH!
Lets say that these other 52 facilites in Michgan were able to get some system together capable of producing the same... or for that matter, if the Taylor/McQueen locker system became the standard. HYPOTHETICALLY! Relax! Lets just say for the sake of argument that all of these 52 facilites were set up with the locker system Brandon and I invented, and they all payed taxes. Maybe they wouldnt all do quite as well as we did last month, lets say that, on average, a $3000 check is provided to the State of Michigan each month.
That sales tax alone on 52 facilites would be equal to $156,000. Yes, thats right... each month $156,000, or approximately $1, 872, 000. 00 per year for the State of Michigan. For roads, for schools, for law enforcement or drug prevention education. These funds could be used for ANYTHING. 1.8 million a year.
But that doesnt include the fact that under the McQueen / Taylor locker system, the farmers make almost 80% of the money. If tax at 6% = $3,000, that would mean that particular facility GROSSED 50,000 from that months service and administration fee's.
C.A. survives off of a service fee from this 50k gross, the majority of which goes to Michigan citizen farmers. These farmers then SPEND that money in the local economy, and pay Michigan sales tax again. Thats another $50,000 each month potentially being pumped into the local community at the supermarket, the ABC Warehouse, the mortgage payments, a new Lansing built car... long story short, this is EXACTLY what we need to get this economy moving again!!! People with some extra dollars, and the security to SPEND those dollars.
So if we ever lived in a world where 52 CA's, or 52 facilites similar to a CA existed in Michigan, that would mean, each month, each of these 52 facilites would produce $3000 directly to the State, and some $50,000 into the local economy.
Now lets multiply that $50,000 by 52 (the number of 'similar' faclities in Michigan) and we come up with $2,600,000.
That's 2.6 million per month, so if we multiply by the number of months in a year (12 x 2.6mil) that is now $31,200,000 per year.
Thirty One Million Two Hundered Thousand dollars per year.
Each year, some several hundered farmers could pump THIRTY ONE MILLION DOLLARS into the local economy, while the markets themselves would produce ONE MILLION EIGHT HUNDERED THOUSAND in taxes. Thats an extra 33 million floating around out there! EACH YEAR!!!
And that doesnt even count the number of wage jobs and small salaries this new sector of the economy that we free and peaceful citizens have built could produce. Jobs that could help loosen up the labor market a bit. Jobs for people like electricians, and construction workers who help Independent Farmers. We at C.A. have 4 people hired on, and that number could easily grow. But if there are 52 similar facilites, and each has 4 wage workers, thats 208 wage jobs, and one 104 small salaries like mine and Brandon's.
Thats 312 jobs that Michigan NEEDS right now. Not jobs that got moved from somewhere else, but jobs that were created... POOF! Like magic.
We didnt ask for any taxpayer dollars in order to put this together. We did EXACTLY what American citizens should do... we used our whit, our ingenuity, our sweat equity, and our private property to Pursue Happiness. We have used our ability to co-operate and solve problems, and we have CREATED this new and valuable sector of the economy.
Im not just talking about CA, im talking about everyone in this movement in general. We together have been creating an entirely new job and revenue producing sector of the economy that supports small family farming, cottage industry, and we have done it ALL on our own. Although we at CA have asked for input at every step in the process, we have drained not one dime from the taxpayers of Michigan in order to create a system that DOES pump revenue INTO the State. We have every reason to be somewhat proud of this accomplishment! It is in no way shameful to come through the type of economic innovation that makes America the greatest nation on earth, hopefully far into the future.
And it is exactly this kind of law... a law that allows the individual private citizen to participate, and help the State, if they are willing to take on that challenge... that we need more of.
So here is where we are at a year later...
POTENTIALLY 1.8 million (per year) for the State in sales tax. And potentially 31 million more (per year) in the pockets of peaceful Michigan Independent Farmer/citizens waiting to be spent, and get this economy moving again. 312 wage and salary jobs. All at ZERO cost to the taxpayer.
Or is the cost zero? Each time someone attempts to stand in the way of this natural and intelligent progression of Liberty, and the economy, it DOES cost money. Each time a peaceful farmer is harrassed, or a beneficial facility like CA is acted against, the taxpayer DOES foot the bill for this!
Such actions require that a salaried agent for the State or local community is working, doing research, paying assistants, paper costs, time and energy... all at the TAXPAYERS expense... all to slow down something that stands to benefit our State immensely.
Does anyone right now really want their tax dollars spent to PREVENT the raising of tax revenues (hopefully wisely spent revenue), and helping the economy of Michigan?
We know that the cultivation of marijuana for medicinal use has been taking place for thousands of years. We know that it has positive therepeutic effects. We also know that this is not going to stop, whether it is legal, or whether it is not legal.
So which is more valuable here? Spending taxpayer dollars needlessly to fight something which continues only because it DOES have some inherent value and a place in society, and actually helps some ailing patients? (And either way, will never be extinguished)
Or does it make more sense to harness the power of this medicinal herb no more powerful than valerian root, and create potentially 312 jobs, 1.8 million in sales tax revenue, and puts another 31.2 million per year into Michigan's economy, and food in Independent Farmer's childrens mouths?
You tell me.
M C Taylor
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
ALLS WELL THAT ENDS WELL
Hi Everybody!
I know it's been a while since Ive posted, but it's been really busy in here. About half of the August locker leases are filled, so if you are interested, now is the time to get your paperwork in order and call us at 517 317 3106.
WE HAVE A HUGE SELECTION AGAIN!!!
Fruitopia Deisel/Sage TRULY GOLDEN BLONDE HASHISH
Purps WHITE AK-47 Crystal
Canadian Mist Haze Ak-47
EUPHORIA SATIVA!
Look for our ad in the MIDWEST CULTIVATOR, and come on down with a coupon for a free months membership!
And... Lockers should be making their way to Lansing as we speak, call us if you are interested. WE DO LOCKER RENTALS BY THER WEEK as well.
I know it's been a while since Ive posted, but it's been really busy in here. About half of the August locker leases are filled, so if you are interested, now is the time to get your paperwork in order and call us at 517 317 3106.
WE HAVE A HUGE SELECTION AGAIN!!!
Fruitopia Deisel/Sage TRULY GOLDEN BLONDE HASHISH
Purps WHITE AK-47 Crystal
Canadian Mist Haze Ak-47
EUPHORIA SATIVA!
Look for our ad in the MIDWEST CULTIVATOR, and come on down with a coupon for a free months membership!
And... Lockers should be making their way to Lansing as we speak, call us if you are interested. WE DO LOCKER RENTALS BY THER WEEK as well.
Monday, July 19, 2010
Ice Cream Anyone?
WOW! 21 different flavors!!! Is this BASKIN ROBINS??? NO... It's COMPASSIONATE APOTHECARY!
Where else in the State of Michgian are you going to find a collection of 24 of the State's BEST and most community minded Independent Farmers caregiver services?
I'll tell you where else... NOWHERE ELSE. Nowhere other than Michigans own CA at 311 W Michigan St in Mt Pleasant, MI 48858
Or maybe there is ONE more place you can find as many flavors or more than a 'robbins'... that would be LANSING's CA, coming SOON on Mich Ave
Where else in the State of Michgian are you going to find a collection of 24 of the State's BEST and most community minded Independent Farmers caregiver services?
I'll tell you where else... NOWHERE ELSE. Nowhere other than Michigans own CA at 311 W Michigan St in Mt Pleasant, MI 48858
Or maybe there is ONE more place you can find as many flavors or more than a 'robbins'... that would be LANSING's CA, coming SOON on Mich Ave
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
MENU July 13 at CA!!!
COMPASSIONATE APOTHECARY - MICHIGAN'S PREMIER CANNABIS THERAPY CLINIC - Has an UNPRECEDENTED 21 STRAINS on display today... July 13th, 2010.
If you are a cardholding patient, plese do join the club today... soon to be servicing Lansing as well... and shop for MEDIBLES, 21 strains of safe, medicinal grade marijuana!!!
We also have ARTGLASS with HOLES in them for $25.00/per.
We have medicinal marijuana as LOW AS $10.00/gram, many ot $14.50 or $15/gram - EXTREMELY DRY + WELL CURED! AND, we have some truly SUPERIOR STRAINS like APOLLO 13, DEISEL... AND MORE!!!
FULL LIST:
Barney's Farm Sweet-Tooth, Brand Q, AfghanKush,, White Widow Max, JK Cinderella, MasterKush/Deisel, Blu Cheese, Crystal, ThaiKush, APOLLO 13, CaliThai, Blu-Berry, Canadian Mist, Trinity, Blueberry, and HASHISH.
If you are a cardholding patient, plese do join the club today... soon to be servicing Lansing as well... and shop for MEDIBLES, 21 strains of safe, medicinal grade marijuana!!!
We also have ARTGLASS with HOLES in them for $25.00/per.
We have medicinal marijuana as LOW AS $10.00/gram, many ot $14.50 or $15/gram - EXTREMELY DRY + WELL CURED! AND, we have some truly SUPERIOR STRAINS like APOLLO 13, DEISEL... AND MORE!!!
FULL LIST:
Barney's Farm Sweet-Tooth, Brand Q, AfghanKush,, White Widow Max, JK Cinderella, MasterKush/Deisel, Blu Cheese, Crystal, ThaiKush, APOLLO 13, CaliThai, Blu-Berry, Canadian Mist, Trinity, Blueberry, and HASHISH.
Thursday, July 8, 2010
CLONES AVAILABLE NOW!!!
C.C.A.P. Farms has 6 1st generation PLANTS available RIGHT NOW - PURPLE HAZE #89. These clones are ready to go, and they are 7 weeks old, and 12'' high. They are grown in sterile conditions, and in a medium that allows for transfer to soil OR hydro easily - EZ CLONE SYSTEM, GUANO DIET, HAPPY FROG MEDIUM.
These baby plants are available immediately for $$65 each.
CALL 989 317 3106 TODAY and we will RESERVE them for you!
In the near future, same farms will have:
God-Berry, Skunk #1, Free Leanord Swampy, Humbolt (sativa generation), Colombian Gold.
These will be available for PRE-ORDER, and may be more affordable as they will be smaller. Not hardy baby plants already topped off like the above.
We may be able to reserve these by credit card as early as next week monday (if they are still here... unlikely!)
Have a GREAT day!!!
These baby plants are available immediately for $$65 each.
CALL 989 317 3106 TODAY and we will RESERVE them for you!
In the near future, same farms will have:
God-Berry, Skunk #1, Free Leanord Swampy, Humbolt (sativa generation), Colombian Gold.
These will be available for PRE-ORDER, and may be more affordable as they will be smaller. Not hardy baby plants already topped off like the above.
We may be able to reserve these by credit card as early as next week monday (if they are still here... unlikely!)
Have a GREAT day!!!
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
CALLING ALL FARMERS!!!
Are you a professional minded and carded Independent Farmer in The State of Michigan? If so, Compassionate Apothecary wants to help you build your own brand of service up by putting it in front of ALL our patient-members as we GROW and GROW!!!
If you want to COMPLETELY legitimize your operation, and want to work with Michigan's premier and fastest growing FULL SERVICE MEDICINAL CANNABIS THERAPY CLINIC, you should call us at 517 243 0413 989 506 6737 989 317 3106 or 517 803 0770
Come help us to make patients feel safe and secure, offer them the best rates possible, and make farming a viable way of life again in a State and Nation that NEVER should have lost that option. It's easy!!! Rent a locker, put your yield in it, and sit at home while we do all the work for you and hand you a wad of $$$ on your command!
WOW! What could be better!
CALL TODAY - we have MORE lockers than ever, and new stores on the way. Come Grow With Us!
If you want to COMPLETELY legitimize your operation, and want to work with Michigan's premier and fastest growing FULL SERVICE MEDICINAL CANNABIS THERAPY CLINIC, you should call us at 517 243 0413 989 506 6737 989 317 3106 or 517 803 0770
Come help us to make patients feel safe and secure, offer them the best rates possible, and make farming a viable way of life again in a State and Nation that NEVER should have lost that option. It's easy!!! Rent a locker, put your yield in it, and sit at home while we do all the work for you and hand you a wad of $$$ on your command!
WOW! What could be better!
CALL TODAY - we have MORE lockers than ever, and new stores on the way. Come Grow With Us!
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
CA IN THE NEWS!!!
We were honored today to have journalists and photographers from The Morning Sun - Mt P + Alma. It appears Compassionate Apothecary will be featured in the Sunday edition this weekend (I believe). Both were very interested in what we do, and helping us gain a bit of visibility for what we belive is "doing things the right way."
Hopefully we will at some point get a contact at the State level to help us to grow in a way that is safe, professional, and beneficial to the communities that host a C.A. Club.
And on that note... we have several people interested in opening under the name CA, and we intend to help them do so. However, many cities and townships have passed MORATORIUMS. We Believe this is due mostly to fear, or fears of so called "dispensaries" proliferating. Brandon and I are hoping that by explaining how we operate, the communtiy safety measures we self-impose, and other measures will pursuede at least one of the courts we visit to lift the moratorium specifically in order to host a CA in their town.
Obviously, we would consider this a great honor, a great achievement, and a huge boost towards the growth of Compassionate Apothecary.
Wish us luck! COME GROW WITH US!
Hopefully we will at some point get a contact at the State level to help us to grow in a way that is safe, professional, and beneficial to the communities that host a C.A. Club.
And on that note... we have several people interested in opening under the name CA, and we intend to help them do so. However, many cities and townships have passed MORATORIUMS. We Believe this is due mostly to fear, or fears of so called "dispensaries" proliferating. Brandon and I are hoping that by explaining how we operate, the communtiy safety measures we self-impose, and other measures will pursuede at least one of the courts we visit to lift the moratorium specifically in order to host a CA in their town.
Obviously, we would consider this a great honor, a great achievement, and a huge boost towards the growth of Compassionate Apothecary.
Wish us luck! COME GROW WITH US!
Monday, July 5, 2010
News from CA
Our menu today includes buznana-nut muffuns, rice creeper treats, and other medibles as well.
We also have Strawberry Cough, LA Confidential, Hawaiian Maui - 20/g
Aurora Indica, Afghani hashplant Keef - $15
White Widow Max, and Crystal - 14.50/g farmer pays sales tax
Brand Q - 10/g
Also - SEEDSTOCK. Tons of OG Kush / Chemdog unfemenized - $100/12 seeds
and all the rest - greencrack pine tar kush, trainwreck deisel, choc deisel, and MANY MORE!!!
call for clones 989 317 3106
We also have Strawberry Cough, LA Confidential, Hawaiian Maui - 20/g
Aurora Indica, Afghani hashplant Keef - $15
White Widow Max, and Crystal - 14.50/g farmer pays sales tax
Brand Q - 10/g
Also - SEEDSTOCK. Tons of OG Kush / Chemdog unfemenized - $100/12 seeds
and all the rest - greencrack pine tar kush, trainwreck deisel, choc deisel, and MANY MORE!!!
call for clones 989 317 3106
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
UNBEATABLE PRICES TODAY!!!
HEY HEY HEY!!!
Where else can a patient get a DRY gram for $9 ??? Only at CA!
Where else can you find the most PERFECTLY cut and cured Blue Dream I have seen yet?
Only at CA!
CALL FOR CLONES 989 317 3106 or 989 506 6737
All rooted, in soil, NO BUGS!!!
WHAT STRAINS??? We have 2 "Misty Bubble", 2 AK-48, 2 ORANGE DEISEL, 2 Jilly Bean, 2 Jenny, 1 PANDORA'S BOX.
Clones start from $30 - $40 give us a call!
TODAY's MENU:
G3 $9, JK Cindy $11, CA's FLP $12gram - $46 Dram - $15.50 Scruple, WHITE WIDOW $15gram....
AND... LEMON KUSH, BLUE DREAM, MASTER KUSH, GRANDADDY PURPS (Snoop's fave!), and PURPLE DIMENTIA at $20/g
Blue Dream is $30 off if you buy a 1/2oz!!! (if theres enough left!)
HURRY! Things are moving quick at CA today!!!
OPEN AT NOON TO 6pm every day but Sunday.
Where else can a patient get a DRY gram for $9 ??? Only at CA!
Where else can you find the most PERFECTLY cut and cured Blue Dream I have seen yet?
Only at CA!
CALL FOR CLONES 989 317 3106 or 989 506 6737
All rooted, in soil, NO BUGS!!!
WHAT STRAINS??? We have 2 "Misty Bubble", 2 AK-48, 2 ORANGE DEISEL, 2 Jilly Bean, 2 Jenny, 1 PANDORA'S BOX.
Clones start from $30 - $40 give us a call!
TODAY's MENU:
G3 $9, JK Cindy $11, CA's FLP $12gram - $46 Dram - $15.50 Scruple, WHITE WIDOW $15gram....
AND... LEMON KUSH, BLUE DREAM, MASTER KUSH, GRANDADDY PURPS (Snoop's fave!), and PURPLE DIMENTIA at $20/g
Blue Dream is $30 off if you buy a 1/2oz!!! (if theres enough left!)
HURRY! Things are moving quick at CA today!!!
OPEN AT NOON TO 6pm every day but Sunday.
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Friday, June 25, 2010
JUNE 25 QUANTITY + QUALITY!!!
TODAYS MENU!!! June 25th, 2010.
G3 - $9/gr
JK Cinderella - $11/g
CA FLP - $12/g $46 Dram (3.88oz) 15.50 Scruple (1.296grams) - in quantity!
White Widow - $15/g - quantity
Lemon Kush, Granddaddy Purps, Master Kush, Purple Dimentia - $20/gram
HASHISH! - $25/gram
CA T-SHIRTS!!! $15
Call for CLONES and SEEDS!!!
HAVE A GORGEOUS DAY!!!
G3 - $9/gr
JK Cinderella - $11/g
CA FLP - $12/g $46 Dram (3.88oz) 15.50 Scruple (1.296grams) - in quantity!
White Widow - $15/g - quantity
Lemon Kush, Granddaddy Purps, Master Kush, Purple Dimentia - $20/gram
HASHISH! - $25/gram
CA T-SHIRTS!!! $15
Call for CLONES and SEEDS!!!
HAVE A GORGEOUS DAY!!!
Thursday, June 24, 2010
June 24 Today's Menu
Strains
JK Cinderella 11/g
THC Capsules 4/ea.
G3 9/g
Lemon Kush 20/g
Purple Dimentia 20/g
White Widow 15/g
Free Leonard Peltier 12/g
Dank Knoll 20/g
Euphoria 17/g
Bubble Hash 25/g
Seeds
*Green Crack x Pine Tar Kush
*Garberville PK x OG Phenotype 2
*Train Wreck Diesel x OG Phenotype 2
*Catpiss x Kush
*Bubble Balls x Chocolate Diesel
* JSA Fast Growing Ganja
* all 5/ea.
Tas Kenti 12/ea.
NOTICE: We are now facillitating the trade of good, mite free clones. Call us with your request/order today.
JK Cinderella 11/g
THC Capsules 4/ea.
G3 9/g
Lemon Kush 20/g
Purple Dimentia 20/g
White Widow 15/g
Free Leonard Peltier 12/g
Dank Knoll 20/g
Euphoria 17/g
Bubble Hash 25/g
Seeds
*Green Crack x Pine Tar Kush
*Garberville PK x OG Phenotype 2
*Train Wreck Diesel x OG Phenotype 2
*Catpiss x Kush
*Bubble Balls x Chocolate Diesel
* JSA Fast Growing Ganja
* all 5/ea.
Tas Kenti 12/ea.
NOTICE: We are now facillitating the trade of good, mite free clones. Call us with your request/order today.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Apothecary Weights and Measaures!!
In old england apothecaries and alchemists got together to come up with standard units of measurement. The ones we all know about are grams and ounces. However some of the less known units of measurement are the scruple and dram.
A dram is equal to 3.88 grams (a little over a eighth of a ounce)
A scruple is equal to 1.296 grams
AND STARTING TODAY YOU CAN BUY FREE LEONARD PELTIER BY THE:
311 W. Michigan
Mt. Pleasant MI
48858
(989)-317-3106
A dram is equal to 3.88 grams (a little over a eighth of a ounce)
A scruple is equal to 1.296 grams
AND STARTING TODAY YOU CAN BUY FREE LEONARD PELTIER BY THE:
- DRAM FOR $46.00
- SCRUPLE FOR $15.50
BUY IT BY THE SCRUPLE OR THE DRAM!!! ONLY AT COMPASSIONATE APOTHECARY.
Compassionate Apothecary311 W. Michigan
Mt. Pleasant MI
48858
(989)-317-3106
Friday, June 18, 2010
CA's menu "Second to None!"
Skunk / Haze 20/g
white widow 15g
JK Cinderella 15g
Apollo - 13 20g
Purple Widow 20g
Purple Grand-daddy 20g
DANK KNOLL 20g
Purple Dimentia 20g
Caps 6per
SEEDSTOCK:
Tashkenti - $12 per seed.
Pine Tar Kush, Garberville PK / OG Kush, Trainwreck Deisel, Bubble Bells / Chocolate Deisel, CP Kush - $5 per seed
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Patient Care
I think most of the fearful reactionary obstacles we face can be dealt with by re-educationg those who want to make clowns out of legitimate patients. And I really think the patients in the great State of Michigan deserve a voice. They need to be heard.
I sincerely hope that Compassionate Apothecary helps you when you are between crops, or when your personal cregiver is between crops. I also hope we help you by having multiple strains available, seeing as every one of these strains effects each pateint differently. That has been our goal from the beginning - to help ailing patients, to help farmers, and the economy of Michigan, and to demonstrate that this can be done safely and responsibly.
Everyday we try to undo the damage done by years of a pointless and damaging "drug war" and bridge the gap between people doing this within the guidelines set forth in Proposal 1, and local authorities or anyone who is willing to lend an ear.
Resistance melts when people hear the truth about how Medicinal Cannabis, and those who facilitate getting it to you and administering it, have improved your life. Of course, this should surprise no one, because:
".Only a fool leans upon his own misunderstanding. And what has been hidden from the wise and the prudent shall be revealed to the babe and the suffering. In everything. And everyday I say "We'll be forever loving Jah!"
-Bob Marley
In this case, you are the "suffering". And the "wise and the prudent" are those who need to be re-educated as to the value of what we are doing.
I wish you all the best in all these things, I and I hope we at CA have done at least a little something to improve your life.
Thanks!
Matt Taylor + CA Staff
I sincerely hope that Compassionate Apothecary helps you when you are between crops, or when your personal cregiver is between crops. I also hope we help you by having multiple strains available, seeing as every one of these strains effects each pateint differently. That has been our goal from the beginning - to help ailing patients, to help farmers, and the economy of Michigan, and to demonstrate that this can be done safely and responsibly.
Everyday we try to undo the damage done by years of a pointless and damaging "drug war" and bridge the gap between people doing this within the guidelines set forth in Proposal 1, and local authorities or anyone who is willing to lend an ear.
Resistance melts when people hear the truth about how Medicinal Cannabis, and those who facilitate getting it to you and administering it, have improved your life. Of course, this should surprise no one, because:
".Only a fool leans upon his own misunderstanding. And what has been hidden from the wise and the prudent shall be revealed to the babe and the suffering. In everything. And everyday I say "We'll be forever loving Jah!"
-Bob Marley
In this case, you are the "suffering". And the "wise and the prudent" are those who need to be re-educated as to the value of what we are doing.
I wish you all the best in all these things, I and I hope we at CA have done at least a little something to improve your life.
Thanks!
Matt Taylor + CA Staff
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Testimonail from CA
I just got off of the phone with a city official from Lansing Charter Township. She is under the mistaken impression that a person can not assist a legal licenced patient in the medicinal use of marijuana in Michigan.
It is my belief that people who don't work everyday at a place like C.A. never get to see what good it does.
Today at C.A. I had a couple come in with their child. They are farmers in Michigan, and good parents. Their son was in a horrible car wreck many years ago and sustained serious damage, but survived. For years, he was unable to talk.
But that all changed the day after his sister brought him some medicinal marijuana and assisted him in smoking it.
...not only does he talk now, he also walks. And jokes, and lives...
I hope the real story, and the real voices hit the media soon. You know Compassionate Apothecary is on your side!
CA
It is my belief that people who don't work everyday at a place like C.A. never get to see what good it does.
Today at C.A. I had a couple come in with their child. They are farmers in Michigan, and good parents. Their son was in a horrible car wreck many years ago and sustained serious damage, but survived. For years, he was unable to talk.
But that all changed the day after his sister brought him some medicinal marijuana and assisted him in smoking it.
...not only does he talk now, he also walks. And jokes, and lives...
I hope the real story, and the real voices hit the media soon. You know Compassionate Apothecary is on your side!
CA
WE ARE NOW VENDING SEEDS:
WE ARE NOW VENDING SEEDS:
Green Crack crossed w Pine Tar Kush $5 per seed
Garber PK cross w OG Kush " "
Trainwreck Deisel cross OG Kush " "
Catpiss cross w Kush " "
Bubble Balls cross Choc Deisel " "
Taskenti $12 pers
MED STRAINS:
JK Cinderella 15g
the caps 6 per
skunk cross haze 20g
hawaii cross skunk#1 15g
white widow 15g
m - 50 20g
aurora indica 18g
bubba kush 20g
Green Crack crossed w Pine Tar Kush $5 per seed
Garber PK cross w OG Kush " "
Trainwreck Deisel cross OG Kush " "
Catpiss cross w Kush " "
Bubble Balls cross Choc Deisel " "
Taskenti $12 pers
MED STRAINS:
JK Cinderella 15g
the caps 6 per
skunk cross haze 20g
hawaii cross skunk#1 15g
white widow 15g
m - 50 20g
aurora indica 18g
bubba kush 20g
Today at CA - June 15th
We are GROWING together, here in Michigan. An entirely new sector of the economy, patient service/therapy, and we are doing it TOGETHER!
BE PROUD! There are many out of state organizations who are here to make money IN Michigan, but we are here to HELP MICHIGAN's patients, and Michigan's economy.
I actually had one the Montana Caregivers Association people come in here and put down Michigans genetics. I laughed my arse off!
Michigan Farmers are some of the best out there, and now you no longer need to look elsewhere for seeds! We have them at CA!!! Just check out out menu.
Have a good day all! COME GROW WITH US!
-CA Staff
BE PROUD! There are many out of state organizations who are here to make money IN Michigan, but we are here to HELP MICHIGAN's patients, and Michigan's economy.
I actually had one the Montana Caregivers Association people come in here and put down Michigans genetics. I laughed my arse off!
Michigan Farmers are some of the best out there, and now you no longer need to look elsewhere for seeds! We have them at CA!!! Just check out out menu.
Have a good day all! COME GROW WITH US!
-CA Staff
Monday, June 14, 2010
June 14th Menu
We have today, an extremely fresh batch of:
Auf Weidershen (Goodnight!) ALL bud Hash - 25g
AK-47 ( A particularly fine batch) - 13g
Bubba Kush - 20g
Great White -20g
LA Rose ( A rose by any other name...) - 20g
M - 50 -20g
Ultimate Indica ("Look out, Indy!") - 13g
Underdawg Buds "There's no need to fear, UNDERDOG is here!" - 15g
Capsules $6.00 per
CA T-SHIRTS $15.00
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Today's Available Strains
Today's Available Strains 6/13/2010
Great White $20.00 per gram
AK-47 $13.00 per gram
Apollo 13 $20.00 per gram
Ultimate Indica $13.00 per gram
Skunk #1 $20.00 per gram
JK Cinderella $15.00 per gram
M-50 $20.00 per gram
LA Rose $20.00 per gram
Bubba Kush $20.00 per gram
Capsules $6.00 per
CA T-SHIRTS $15.00
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