Is this seriously at the top of Hacker News? -_-
We believe that cannabis should be taken as seriously as any other business.
Hopefully soon this won't be a topic that people are afraid to bring up in polite company.
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#63I too don't understand such negative responses here. As far as how it looks the site seems just fine to me. Not being too familiar with this market I'm unsure of the feasibility of the business but the idea seems sound. Is there any reason why you are cash only at the moment? You really should look into adding some kind of online payment integration (Stripe is very easy to get up and running if the allow it for this…
Thanks for the encouragement! If only we could use Stripe! Unfortunately marijuana is specifically mentioned in their list of prohibited businesses: https://stripe.com/us/prohibited-businesses
Look into "high risk merchant accounts". Quite a few CC processors specialize in it. Porn shops, gun shops, marijuana dispensaries, etc, all fall under that umbrella.
Despite the derogatory name, I actually doubt these kind of businesses present a higher than normal financial risk. For example, all gun purchase undergo FBI's NICS background check, so I suspect that gun shops have a lower rate of CC fraud compared to other retailers. As for porn shops, Guy Ritchie says it better than me:
Tom: Listen to this one: you open a company called the "Arse Tickler's Faggots Fan Club".
Soap: You what?
Tom: You take out an advert in the back page of some gay mag, advertising the latest in arse-intruding dildos. You sell it with, I dunno, "does what no other dildo can do until now", "the latest and greatest in sexual technology", "guaranteed results or your money back", all that bollocks. Now, these dils cost twenty-five quid a pop. That's a snip for the amount of pleasure they're gonna give the recipients. But they send their cheques to the other company name – nothing offensive, er, "Bobbie's Bits" or something – for twenty-five quid. You take that twenty-five quid, you stick it in the bank until it clears. Now, this is the smart bit. You send back the cheque for twenty-five pound from the other company name, "Arse Tickler's Faggots Fan Club", saying we're sorry, we couldn't get the supplies from America because they ran out of stock. Now, you see how many people cash that cheque: not a single soul, because who wants their bank manager to know they tickle arse when they're not paying cheques?
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#64Suggestion, get rid of the "retail value". I first saw that and thought "$115 for a 1/4?". Or at least make it less prominent. $95 for a 1/4 still seems high, but since you're aiming for the high-end weed and it's delivered, all in all, not too bad.
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#65Why is everyone just attacking these people without trying the product at all? Does anyone share their scaling plans directly with HN? I'm very put off by the negativity here. I think this is a great idea. There are a ton of patients who want a great new selection of their medicine delivered to them with no hassle. I'd love to try this service if they actually deliver on the "top shelf" promise. In my experience, not…
To be fair, there are already a number of dispensaries in SF that deliver medical cannabis. (Lifted Health and Wellness, for one.)
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#66What is the benefit over an existing SF delivery service like the Green Cross? They have better rates and I can have up to an ounce delivered within 90 minutes. They also have 'top-shelf' product and an itemized list of strains available. I don't mean to denigrate the idea, just want to hear some thoughts because I have been extremely impressed with every aspect of the Green Cross' service.
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#67how difficult is it to become a medial marijuana user in SF? it seems pretty tough in BC with the classic "stress/anxiety disorder".
Isn't medical marijuana lower in THC? It's not the THC that is the benefit it's the cannabidiol. If so why are some people (not all) who are supposedly "sick" trying to get low THC pot? Although these days with very strong pot low could mean 10% THC.
I believe THC and cannabinoids other than CBD do have their own medical benefits - they're just not publicized as much. Most probably because THC is psychoactive which a lot of people aren't comfortable compared to CBD which doesn't have the same sort of "high" effect.
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#68Earlier quoted context omitted.
Thanks for the encouragement! If only we could use Stripe! Unfortunately marijuana is specifically mentioned in their list of prohibited businesses: https://stripe.com/us/prohibited-businesses
Look into "high risk merchant accounts". Quite a few CC processors specialize in it. Porn shops, gun shops, marijuana dispensaries, etc, all fall under that umbrella. Despite the derogatory name, I actually doubt these kind of businesses present a higher than normal financial risk. For example, all gun purchase undergo FBI's NICS background check, so I suspect that gun shops have a lower rate of CC fraud compared to…
Maybe, but porn & guns are legal to sell according to federal law.
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#69Earlier quoted context omitted.
Thanks for the encouragement! If only we could use Stripe! Unfortunately marijuana is specifically mentioned in their list of prohibited businesses: https://stripe.com/us/prohibited-businesses
Look into "high risk merchant accounts". Quite a few CC processors specialize in it. Porn shops, gun shops, marijuana dispensaries, etc, all fall under that umbrella. Despite the derogatory name, I actually doubt these kind of businesses present a higher than normal financial risk. For example, all gun purchase undergo FBI's NICS background check, so I suspect that gun shops have a lower rate of CC fraud compared to…
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#70Earlier quoted context omitted.
We created Marvina for people who don't enjoy picking strains each month. Unless you are fairly knowledgable choosing from the hundreds of strains on the market can be overwhelming. If you know exactly what strains you want then Marvina probably isn't for you.
You don't have to pick out a different strain every month (or however often you purchase). Once someone finds 2 or 3 that they like they just keep buying those. People are already faced with a huge number of choices for alcohol and numerous other consumable products, but have little difficulty identifying their favorites even if they're not not connoisseurs of any particular product.
I think there's also significant value to the supply chain if there's evidence that certain strains have a committed market over time. You get better informed decisions on what to deprecate/not grow in the future, and if you have a dedicated customer base for a particular strain, you've got data telling you exactly how much growing space to dedicate to that.