Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Steve DeAngelo Top Notch Cannabis Advocate

Steve De Angelo Operates a Top of The Line Bright and Shiny Dispensary.
Steve is a CLASS ACT !

HOWEVER I feel that Steve De Angelo IS SOMEONE WHO WANTS TO COMMERCIALIZE CANNABIS AND BE A POT CEO.He really riled me up when he said BIGGER DISPENSARIES and less of them is the way to go.SCREW THAT,this is the type of thinking that clogs our medical system WITH PRICE GOUGING to begin with.He has a Dispensary that charges too much for Concentrates and Buds are priced according to growers and deals made,Harborside Charges 60 dollars an Eighth Sometimes for the highest grade.
That is High but is WAS GOOD.

I have seen that same price elsewhere for schwag in the CITY.
Harborside is a bit higher but the quality is good most of the time.The Summer months are the best test for a club and price and quality.The Pre Harvest Prices can be a bit high.The Buds are priced fair and they need to lower the price of concentrates.
Harborside has many FREEBIES that are NICE but are subsidized through the Price.I think the sit down and write a letter to a POW is an outstanding idea.The BIG PROBLEM I HAVE though is the fact that the place is huge and that is what seems to be Oaklands Medical Cannabis Future.

The small club mentality is being MURDERED!!

Please NO LARGER "Buds Are Us" Emporiums Please.The Lemon Drop just came to my mind Damn I loved that place.Mark Belote was a pleasant host.

The grower as everyone knows is always the one who makes out.Harborside Grows some of his Stock and of course has many vendors to keep up with the demand and Harborside is making MONEY and investing it in Expansion and They give Compassion to those in dire need all you have to do is sit down and write a POW a letter.Haborside has a price that is 10 dollars higher than the Green Door in the City and 15 higher than Richard.He has some grades he calls High grade for 40 and 45 and I think they are Boo Boo SCHWAG.I know my medicine and Ken still brings in some good product even though he charges 50 and is not in Oakland in a physical sense.Ken has been moving Grandaddy Purple and He still brings QUALITY product to a certain dispensaries.That GODS Gift that has been floating around is HUMBOLDT quality.Richard has a decent Eighth at a better price but the quality varies.The quality varies with it being outstanding sometimes and just OK other times but it is worth the money.That is the same for many other ORGS that also charge more than they should but have the REAL DEAL.A Huge Reality is that GROWERS can make more from LA and other venues and that dictates the price in the medical community but growing ON PREMISES can help bridge the gap but it is a High Security risk.The Big Huge Places have to go through so many checkpoints it becomes almost impersonal but it needs to be done.The STREET THUGS find a way to obtain the REAL DEAL like anyone else.They tend to use big places like Harborside but that is IMPOSSIBLE to control once it leaves the premises.Some Clubs like The GREEN DOOR in the City get a REP for serving Questionable clients.This is the reason for Club Zs then Who Cares?Harborside has a bunch of youngsters just like a few others but no one criticizes them for it because they have CARDS so WHO CARES but a Total idiot.Steve DeAngelo is a TRUE Advocate of cannabis and has Grandiose Plans I hope he Splits up and has More smaller personal Locations .Everyone has their opinion and I have mine.He has been at the forefront of safe extraction methods for concentrates and that is real good.He was and still is a professional advocate but His Corporate Thinking is not inclusive.He has the BIG way of approaching it that Irks some of us I am not alone.I get most of my meds from up north and the City so it is not MY problem.He is a bit elite and a Seeker of Followers Big time.The same for many club owners I suppose.Jack Herer his friend was totally different but they both are awesome activists.RIP Jack.Why did he start thinking SO BIG.Steve you really came off as an Exclusive elitist when you said such a thing.Oaksterdam was founded on smaller more personal clubs.I can see a Compromise if there is an allowance for SMALL competition.I REALLY WAS IRKED by the Statement he made about WEED EMPORIUMS.We didn't see Richard Trying to have a huge space and hogging market share he was opening a school TOO.
Steve DeAngelo provide a service that is very well organized and most of the PRICING is not his CALL.
But even so IT IS A TAD HIGH STEVE.
The Prices are Determined by THE LAW,Prosecutions,THEFT and POLITICS.
IT SUCKS !!

To the CITIZEN who commented on how much cash Steve DeAngelo HIMSELF is making PERSONALLY.HE HAS GREAT PERKS and He pays himself less than one would think and does give compassion out PERSONALLY to many people.

YES THE PRICE IS TOO HIGH and Mostly due to many reasons.Steve is taking a HUGE RISK heading up such an ORG..
Harborsides CUT isn't as much as one would think when he is paying most of the CASH directly to the GROWERS.Growing large amounts is EXPENSIVE,A HUGE LEGAL RISK,A HUGE SECURITY RISK,TOO DAMN POLITICAL and NOT EASY.You do not think so GROW SOME.
UNTIL the Laws change protecting the GROWERS there will be disparity in pricing.Steve grows SOME HERB and could hardly GROW all he sells without a huge LEGAL RISK so truth be known most of what you pay goes to the GROWER for taking a RISK BIG TIME.
Don't like that then get YOUR MEDICATING ASS IN MOTION and help Change the Frigging Law.OR BE WILLING TO DRIVE UP NORTH on a REGULAR BASIS and ESTABLISH a BETTER DEAL.
It isn't EASY.SCOTTY Can't Beam it up and Back down.
Running Cannabis made me a NERVOUS WRECK !!
Glad the HUGE OAKLAND GROWS MAY BE CHOPPED DOWN TO SIZE.
GREED SUCKS !!

GOD BLESS ALL

4 comments:

  1. how dumb are people? The man profits off of all of us. He won't release how much he makes a year. He can't show a piece of paper with proven results for the meds. If he cares about Oakland and its patients, why is he so concerned with trying to open stores in other states. ITS ALL PROFIT!

    all you morons stroke his ego and say he's an icon but he IS NOT. ITs a joke its a huge joke, and it seems like all potheads are in on it. I hope you guy's don't grow either, because the massive grow op in oakland he supports will drive you out of business....thats right...he keeps you from growing but still wants to charge you $60 for an eighth.....

    this man should be egged in public!

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    1. The price is set by VENDORS and if ya want the price to go down work on the Tax and Regulate Marijuana Like Wine campaign and that will drop the price as competition and laws make it possible.

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  2. Please speak whit angela merkel,Steve de angelo
    is the best mann in town this is real world!!!

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    1. I Agree Steve kind of pissed a few of us old school originals off when he thinks "SO BIG" but The DeAngelo Family also thinks ETHICALLY.
      So Chill on the hating !!
      Over the years WE have seen nothing less than class and dignity from Harborside in Oakland.
      They are hardly cleaning up he pays himself fairly and gets a perk or two to smoke but hardly takes advantage of the situation.
      WEED WARS on DISCOVERY CHANNEL are great.
      Watch them
      This ORG sets standards.
      Oaksterdam Sets standards

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