Grower's Cup...just an idea that's been done before

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evil what r u imp....cause you wont be with me and canna..lol

 

high times party


this may be a good time for the get together...check this out


http://hightimes.com/video/hager/6328

 

Who are the Rainbow Family?

 

Rainbow


me thinks its the queers ..oops gays......

 

RR, I understand your concern for a property owner being liable for anything that might happen, but we have a few towns were POT IS LEGAL!


Alma, CO which is the highest incorporated town in the USA, will be voting on TOTAL legalization on the 29th of April 2010. It would allow all residents of this beautiful mountain town to GROW and POSSESS and SMOKE pot, but selling it would be illegal, unless it was medicinal and done properly through a caregiver or dispensary.


And to top it all off, Alma's zip code is 80420 . . . I'm going to make this my big project to convince you all that this is the best spot to hold such an event.


As a matter of fact, Alma, is holding the 1st Annual THC Festival, this August and it's all about smoking pot in the open with all sorts of other growers and smokers.


I have to get out the door, or I'd type a lot more great stuff about Alma, but you can all go check it out yourselves.


I have contacts with local authorities in that area, and will be on speaking with them this week, regarding an event like we're thinking.


Check out Alma, and tell me it's not the place to hold this event.


Plus, Breckenridge is just 10 miles away and they have already LEGALIZED pot and it's not a big deal at all to be in the MJ community. EVERYONE grows pot up there!


http://www.thcmusicfestival.com/

 

Would love such a event! I am wondering though what would stop the feds from visiting a party like this??? State legal but not federal. Kind of a scary thought.


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Teamster6

 

The rainbow family is basically a big bunch of hippies who hold a gathering every year in various forests. The group GFE came out of the events. Problem is you get that many drugged up people together, you don't get Woodstock, you get a bunch of pissed off natives.

 

I have to speak up on behalf of the rainbow family since I am affiliated and know many rainbow family members. The rainbow family as it is often called is a loosely connected group of naturists/hippies that do not ever rent a campground first of all! Their whole philosophy is to use the national lands set aside for public uses. I know this because I tried to offer to rent a campground for a weekend Rainbow get together and none of the rainbow fam elders would even consider it since it goes against the free everything or barter system that they live by. That being said I do know that there are some people out there that would like to paint us in a negative light. I want to make it clear that first of all the rainbow family is not an organization and has no leader or board of directors. We have been at odds with the National Forest Service for years and years, over the use of public lands for gatherings of people associated and labeled as Rainbow Family. The Government wants to "Legitimize" the Rainbow Fam so that they can collect taxes and fees from an organization for having gatherings on public lands. They have been a thorn in our sides for many years. The people of most of the towns near any of the rainbow families gatherings are usually more than happy to have us there since we do spend money in the towns for supplies and that brings a boom of revenues to the townsfolk of these usually small towns near a National Forest. At the gatherings themselves there is no exchange of money, everything is on a barter system. You trade goods for other goods and the entire gathering is free, that's right FREE. No tickets are sold and there are no vendors. It's just a large get together of like minded individuals that are exercising their rights to peaceable assembly under our US constitution. The entire gathering is coordinated by volunteers and invitations are spread by word of mouth. No advertisements are done everything is donation based and given by volunteers. Food, shelter, and entertainment are all FREE to ANYONE who would like to attend. It really is a true gathering OF LOVE.:thumbs-up:


That's not to say that there have not been any negative experiences over the years that have been tagged and attached to the Rainbow Family but keep in mind that any group of hippies could be labeled as Rainbow Family since there is no official organization called THE RAINBOW FAMILY it's a little hard to put the blame for a bad experience by one campground owner on a group of people who are spread out across not just the USA but the entire world! and has thousands and thousands of supporters and participants(not members) worldwide. There ae many Rainbow Gatherings in every corner of the world, from Europe to Thailand, and South America. You name the place and there are Rainbow Family there.


As for our little cup, I would say that almost any little town along the coast of Northern Cali would be pretty receptive to our event. Arcata is a nice little town but in October it's pretty cool and gray since it's right on the coast. There are other towns a little further inland that would probably be just as Marijuana Friendly. Redway, Garberville, Benbow are all right in the heart of the Redwood Forests and I have attended huge reggae concerts in these towns. Lots of nice campgrounds and hotels in the area. They are right on highway 101 and easily accessible for travelers. I particularly like Redwood River Resort as a destination. A very scenic campground with cabins and a lodge for holding events. You might look into the area a little bit. Arcata is a college town as well so that should be taken into consideration that the college population will be all over the town in October. Just a few thoughts, hope there is some useful info there.

 

As for the trash left behind at that gathering I can't say too much. We just had a gathering last summer in New Mexico that went perfect! There is a specific group of volunteers that come in early and help with setup of the infrastructure and stay for a week after to clean up. Our focus is on preserving the land for future generations. We do everything in our power to keep the masses of people from leaving any mess behind and the volunteers do extensive clean up to restore the forest to it's natural state. There will always be those among the masses that have no respect for what the Rainbow Family is all about(Peace, Love, and Naturism) and their actions will reflect upon the rest of in a negative light. That is true of almost any large group of people, there are always a few bad apples in the bunch.

 

I come from a family of over the road truckers.....IM GOOD! and im IN! Only thing is, you might be able to smell my truck from Kansas, wich may create some excitement :roffl: :nanner-2:

 

I'll wait until after the April 29th vote, then I can be alittle more persistent on stating my facts.


I LOVE :GK:, But, I've EVER seen anything here on :GK:, that even compares to what ALOT of growers are doing here in Colorado, and California I'm sure.


I'm not saying it doesn't happen that a :GK:er here and there, pumps out a few hundred pounds, but on the average, we only work in single pounds and possibly 10's of pounds, if we're feeling risky, at the most.


I seem to think the average :GK:er would pull somewhere around 5 pounds a year . . . Thats NOTHING the feds are going to pursue without local jurisdictions requesting their interdiction.


And the Local Park County Sheriff's are in total compliance with town laws and leave that to them to enforce unless, again, they ask for assistance.


I lived in Fairplay for several years, late in the 20th Century. (It sounds funny saying it like that.), and I feel very confident about the areas security.


But, like I said before . . . I want to make sure the law goes into effect and then we can debate this further.


I'm not against doing this in California, but I just want it to be in the most MJ friendly area possible, and I'm not fully convinced that it isn't the Alma area.


Thanks to everyone for their thoughts and comments.


If we get this thing going, it's going to be a BLAST, no matter where it is.

 

Yea, yea! I'm totally into anything we come up with.


I just want the all around best location for the event and being in the middle of the country would make it alot easier for more people to attend.


I know the laws here are friendly enough to pull something like this off without worrying about the legal aspect of it, too much.


Let's see how the votes turn out and we can go from there.


But, I will FULLY support and be willing to assist in any way possible, wherever we might choose to do this Cup, if at all.

 

What he said :thumbsup:

 

I think this is a great idea, more so for us that have been around for a while. However, this is going to take A LOT of planning, and I believe 1. We are getting ahead of ourselves 2. We need a committee of a few people from the west, east, and mid states to make this happen 3. We REALLY need to look into some legal information in whatever state we go to 4. We need to find a way to plan this off the site, and even then it worries me a little.


But I hope this all works, me and the lady love to travel.

 

I think part of the reason these things never work out is because they are over thought.


If this is just a big GK get together for the purpose of planning future events and to just hang out and :beerchug-2: asssit: for a day or two, then it shouldn't be that complicated, and we shouldn't make it so. It's a weed party, not a tea party. :jj:


We first find our host and city. We announce that we are having a camping/hotel/private residence party in X city on X day. Those interested can post up make travel arrangements among each other. Exact location should be sent by direct invitation just prior to the event, and not revealed publicly. Whoever makes it, makes it. That's pretty much whats going to happen anyway.