Medical Marijuana & Living in California

[Ray_Cam_SS]

Chronic pain sufferer here. Thinking about moving out to California. Maybe buy small Condo out there. Just looking for a place on the west coast to chill, make new friends, have fun and smoke some buds in peace! I like the vibe of NorCal but never been up there. I like The SF Valley in L.A. I'm retired and financially good. Advice, suggestions, tips, etc, very much appreciated in advance.

What's a good area for medicating?

[Deftones]

San Diego is gorgeous but it has a high cost of living.

[MikeSVX]

Colorado is a lot cheaper...... and no medical approval needed.

I HATE California. It has some of the stupidest laws in the country.

[jrhagen]

Good ideas to keep your permanent residence in FL. The taxes in CA will kill you.

You need to research each area of the state for cost, political and culture differences. You would be surprised how absolutely different each area can be. Pick the wrong area and you will hate it. Keep in mind, CA is a super majority blue state.

[Ray_Cam_SS]

Originally Posted by Deftones

San Diego is gorgeous but it has a high cost of living.

I agree but Calif offers the best deal in terms of MM for people with chronic pain and Colorado gets cold in winter. Where in SoCal is best to live near the beach, low col, etc?

[Ray_Cam_SS]

Originally Posted by MikeSVX

Colorado is a lot cheaper and no medical approval needed. I HATE California. It has some of the stupidest laws in the country.

Colorado is a Freezer in winter. I'm republican and agree the laws in CA are strange, but the state has good MM laws for people with chronic pain.

[Ray_Cam_SS]

Originally Posted by jrhagen

Good ideas to keep your permanent residence in FL. The taxes in CA will kill you. You need to research each area of the state for cost, political and culture differences. You would be surprised how absolutely different each area can be. Pick the wrong area and you will hate it. Keep in mind, CA is a super majority blue state.

I understand, and this is why I am asking questions here.

Thx.

[1badtie]

Good luck in Cali
we are trying to get it on the ballot here in AR

[Bhobbs]

The only good thing about California is the weather. Everything else is pretty terrible. High cost of living, high taxes, restrictive laws, terrible people and getting worse all the time.

[jrhagen]

And don't bother bringing your Camaro, it will never pass state inspection. I see a Prius in your future.

If you need a good agent that will not steer you wrong, contact Al Ricci. If he doesn't handle the area you want to move to, he will give you a good referral.

[Ray_Cam_SS]

Originally Posted by Bhobbs

The only good thing about California is the weather. Everything else is pretty terrible. High cost of living, high taxes, restrictive laws, terrible people and getting worse all the time.

I hear you 100% ... I love FLORIDA ... but it will be minimum 3 years from now before MM is sold in local shops or dispensaries

[Ray_Cam_SS]

Originally Posted by jrhagen

Contact Al Ricci. If he doesn't handle the area you want to move to, he will give you a good referral.

Thanks for the recommendation.

[Egon]

Originally Posted by Ray_Cam_SS

Colorado is a Freezer in winter. I'm republican and agree the laws in CA are strange, but the state has good MM laws for people with chronic pain.

Just be sure to leave all of your guns and any wish to mod your car across state lines. The weather here in San Diego is unbelievably awesome, but its very expensive to live here, and the taxes are high so we can pay for a bullet train.

[kalimus]

Originally Posted by Bhobbs

The only good thing about California is the weather. Everything else is pretty terrible. High cost of living, high taxes, restrictive laws, terrible people and getting worse all the time.

All of this. I don't know how much pain you're in man, but you'll experience a loss of joy moving to this god forsaken state, along with a severe loss of money to taxes and housing.