The Ban in LA will not take effect - open a dispensary seminar September 22, 2012

The Ban in LA will not take effect - Seminar to start Marijuana Collective.

What you can expect to learn in the live seminar:

DAY 1: Starting a business in the cannabis industry. COST - $250.00

If you would like to start a Marijuana Dispensary, Non-Profit Collective, Marijuana Delivery Service, Marijuana Co-op and Marijuana Grow Operation, these classes are for you. Our attorneys and dispensary owners and consultants will help guide you in the right direction.

Objective #1: State Specific Medical Marijuana Laws & Operator Requirements to Start a Business
Objective #2: Decide what type of business to start, compare different types of careers.
Objective #3: Create step-by-step plan to start your business.

Marijuana business licenses.
Marijuana business permits and other marijuana business paper work needed.
Where is the best locations to open your business.
What to write and what not to write on business application and where to go.
Not for Profit, "C" Corporation and Non-profit Mutual Benefit Corporation options.
Difference between Medical Marijuana Business and Agricultural Marijuana Business.
We'll answer the question "How will I make money if it's a non-profit?"
How to facilitate transactions.
Bookkeeping and paying taxes.
General Liability Insurance to cover your business and crop.
Merchant account services for your business.
Pros and Cons of retail, delivery and grow operations.
Advertising strategies.
How much money is needed to start.

you will also get (all forms are necessary to run your business):

California Collective registration form (you need this to get in business).
Marijuana Collective By-Laws.
Marijuana Collective "Membership Agreement".
"Authorization to Transport" medical marijuana.
"Authorization to Cultivate" medical marijuana.
Comprehensive list of all online marijuana directories, hand picked by our chancellor.
List of referrals of Merchant Services, attorneys, banks and other businesses that will help you run your business.

Becoming A Medical Marijuana Patient:
Medical Benefits of Marijuana and history of Marijuana:

Objective: to educate students on history, facts, and statistics about illegality of marijuana. Students will learn about medical studies, benefits, etc. It is our belief that this information will help overcoming "it is illegal" objections.

Review studies and medical conclusions,
Go over symptoms, which can be controlled and relieved by cannabis.
How to become a marijuana patient.
How to get the State marijuana ID card. (this is not the card that the doctors or collectives give out. This is from the state of California MMP program).

DAY 2: Cultivation & Edibles.

Take lessons from professional growers and marijuana bakers.


Objective: learn how to produce medicine flowers from starter plants through harvest.

Get started and produce your own medicine.
Learn to grow indoors, outdoors and hydroponics.
Instructions for watering, lighting, ventilation, cycles.
Equipment that will be needed.
Learn how to grow Indoor and outdoor, as well as hydroponic.
Detailed instructions on pest control, smell abatement, security, pH balance, and drying/curing.

Cooking, Edibles And Extracts:
Use your medicine by other means.
Objective: you will learn about the hundreds of edible cannabis products that are now available:

Confections
Cheesecakes
Salad Dressings and Drinks.
Concentrates
Extracts
Packaging
And food safety.

Take instructions from veterans in the field.
Mixer And Resources:
get off on the right foot. Objective: to insure that students feel comfortable and confident before leaving the two day workshop, to assist one another finding people that have knowledge and resources to help you in your goal of working within the cannabis industry:

Trainers support program and contact information
Network Groups
First opportunity to meet and greet with others in the industry.
Exchange contact information to begin partnerships.