Homegrown marijuana: Inside Minnesota's growing market

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5 ай бұрын

A bookshelf covers an entire wall in Bob Walloch’s Minneapolis home. From floor to ceiling, it’s filled with popular novels, art pieces and family photos. However, with one swift pull, Walloch reveals a hidden passageway to his personal crop of homegrown marijuana.
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@TheCannabisZone 5 ай бұрын

CONGRATS, Minnesota! Enjoy that home grown!

@neoncoffeebean1498 5 ай бұрын

WOOO!

@lonerider5315 4 ай бұрын

First harvest next week woooooooot

@TheCannabisZone 4 ай бұрын

@lonerider5315 YEAH BUDDY! Have fun!🌲

@everennui1 4 ай бұрын

I'm 3 weeks in on my third harvest. Very thoroughly enjoyed. Thank you.

@TheCannabisZone 4 ай бұрын

@@everennui1Such a great feeling to smoke what you grew yourself and find flavors/cannabinoid profiles that fit you and your lifestyle. It's just the best. Also, congrats!

@Jazz1959 5 ай бұрын

I grow it and love it. I’m in my 60’s and female. It helps with arthritis.

@orbscorbs 5 ай бұрын

I'm 72 and have used it for over 50 years.

@TT-qo9dv 5 ай бұрын

@@orbscorbs I use the medical program myself. The quality is excellent.

@Ano_Niemand 5 ай бұрын

@Gfysimpletons 5 ай бұрын

No it doesn’t. It’s all in your head. I smoke weed to get high.

@Gfysimpletons 5 ай бұрын

⁠@@TT-qo9dvthe medical is all thc-A. Garbage…. They are fooling you and millions of others with sugar and fancy names!

@Hossfarms766 5 ай бұрын

Growing and smoking cannabis, 50 years now. Finally legalized. Home growers, put the dispensaries out of business. Had medical license 8 years now, and it is very expensive for seniors and the disabled. Thank God Minnesota finally did something smart.

@jilbertb 5 ай бұрын

You should see what our dispensaries charge for CBD/Hemp! It's more than what other states charge for 30%/THC weed. MN's "system" ($$$) is going to create a blackhole for growers who won't make any money bc ppl aren't gonna pay $200-300/oz. I can get CBD for $30/oz or THC for

@replynotificationsdisabled 5 ай бұрын

@@jilbertb not entirely, just give private growers more room, when they take on a larger risk, to grow more than legal. but who gives a phuck, those people aren't gonna change what they've been getting away with for decades. but sure, drive a state away, i'll take jimbobs dro down the road.

@chaplainkelly2025 5 ай бұрын

Is anyone in the area considering a State or Local Cannabis Compassion Club that could reach out to and help teach seniors, disabled and vulnerable adults about the herb and the benefits of using it through vaporizing, edibles, etc.? Keep the Vape Faith, @Hoss766

@gazzy9136 4 ай бұрын

@@jilbertbI’m from the UK and people here think legalisation is the be all end all. I see legalisation and decriminalisation of cannabis in places in the US comes with its own set of problems

@jeffreyhoppock7140 Ай бұрын

Rip off artist's selling Marijuana so expensive home grown up

@browngreen933 5 ай бұрын

Home grown is the way to go.

@jeffreyhoppock7140 Ай бұрын

564 dollars 4 an oz at thr dispensary. Rip off artist's selling Marijuana so expensive streets cheaper thank goodness

@Motovationnation 4 ай бұрын

If Minnesota had more dispensarys it would be going a lot better but all the red tape and lack of state cooperation is slowing the industry down

@ARPorganics 4 ай бұрын

I love hearing stories like this. I live in California. I've always liked cannabis. Since a young age. I didn't start growing my own until 2018. I now work full-time as a cultivator technician at a cannabis indoor grow facility located in northern california. Honestly, growing at home has always been the best for me. I usually grow 3 plants and always have plenty of flowers to share.

@jeffreyhoppock7140 Ай бұрын

Lucky you

@DroppingStones985 4 ай бұрын

Home grown farmers market is the way 🖕the industry

@eduffy4937 4 ай бұрын

I can gift away a pile of it. Ill even deliver it. But my delivery fee is roughly 40dollars per eighth.

@mikeengland80 4 ай бұрын

😂 I'd pay that delivery fee!!

@eduffy4937 4 ай бұрын

@@mikeengland80 hey man, gas 8s expensive and 3 blocks is a long ass drive.lol

@mydnytmover 4 ай бұрын

You can get better stuff in Michigan and way cheaper.

@mikeengland80 4 ай бұрын

@mydnytmover I live in Iowa where the governor thinks alcohol and guns are fantastic but keep that weed illegal, so I gotta go elsewhere 🙄😮‍💨

@eduffy4937 4 ай бұрын

@@mikeengland80 it's only a matter of 3 years and it'll be legal nationwide.

@i_dont_live_here 4 ай бұрын

It’s cannabis not marijuana 🤦‍♂️

@TheMidwestSnowman 5 ай бұрын

Growing your own is the best way to go .

@mydnytmover 4 ай бұрын

Not if you can buy it way cheaper then the growing cost. Do people grow their own food? no

@nannerpuss9430 5 ай бұрын

Bro had a secret bookshelf door?? That is so cool!

@918-Verax 5 ай бұрын

Yeah, but he looks like a creeper. I bet he likes swords and Dungeons and Dragons.

@nannerpuss9430 5 ай бұрын

@@918-Verax aw why you gotta do D&D like that? Its fun to get into

@dmo848 5 ай бұрын

Every kid inside of us screams I want that😂. I really do too😊

@dmo848 5 ай бұрын

@@918-Veraxever notice how those kind are weirdos

@Frogonalogssssss 4 ай бұрын

@@918-Veraxoml little ass bs closet grow Ik mfs who had 80 plants way back in early 2000s doing it cartel style

@dplj4428 5 ай бұрын

Grow for personal use, not resale. No fentanyl. No heroine. No gangsters. No taxman cometh for personal use. No crap-smelling.

@lchbbq 4 ай бұрын

or grow for resale

@eduffy4937 4 ай бұрын

@@lchbbqideally. Screw the irs and federal government.

@TrapAPMadeItSlap 4 ай бұрын

How about night man cometh?

@glikky 4 ай бұрын

Share with thy neighbor

@rockfresh5359 3 ай бұрын

@@lchbbq we can't resale food or nothing without paying the mob government lol

@EPiche09 4 ай бұрын

That shelf is awesome. Grow your own. Its cheaper and can be very sustainable

@scotts5308 5 ай бұрын

Home grown's all right with me... home grown is the way it should be... Thanks Neil Young!

@timoteooo94 Ай бұрын

dope! this will keep a lot of people busy! that's good for Minnesota

@ThatOneYank 5 ай бұрын

You can tell that guy was growing before it was legalized lol, hidden doors and shit.

@CreatingAlong 4 ай бұрын

It did say in the video he had been growing the past 5 years lol, but who hasn't been?

@filipecardozo 4 ай бұрын

i mean they actually talked about this in the video

@AbundanceRun 5 ай бұрын

Excellent journalism

@MnGrowBros 4 ай бұрын

We So Glad We get this opportunity to Shine

@zerofuksgivins2539 5 ай бұрын

thats beautiful man

@Asseatingdude 5 ай бұрын

Open up the shop!

@MrCBeery 5 ай бұрын

Legal weed isn't as good as homegrown.

@nannerpuss9430 5 ай бұрын

@@MrCBeery it can be pretty good, depending on the operation. Remember, legal dispensaries also need to compete ;)

@MrCBeery 5 ай бұрын

@@nannerpuss9430 Clones still downgrade the weed no matter what you or I think. That's just a fact. You can't downgrade a product then say it's just as good as the original. Dispensary weed smells good and looks good but does not get me high.

@mattmortenson9677 5 ай бұрын

My buds are huuuge and something smells really skunky.

@jeffreyhoppock7140 Ай бұрын

Uno the deal

@MrGolgiaparatus 4 ай бұрын

love this

@nategunn2830 4 ай бұрын

About time 🎉

@kimfrommn7162 25 күн бұрын

Awesome !!!!!! 🤗❤️👍🙋🏻‍♀️

@Yermomdoesitbetter 4 ай бұрын

An ounce a year! Oh boy. Lol

@MarianaTrench6699 4 ай бұрын

I could go through an ounce in like 2 weeks probably less.😂

@tomatobasil7695 4 ай бұрын

1-2 plants... I can't imagine growing 2 plants to maturity for an ounce... Maybe with a PC stealth micro grow... You'd have to try to get only one ounce.

@PuffParka420 4 ай бұрын

So much for the "secret" room, why would you broadcast your secret room ?

@brandonwise2936 4 ай бұрын

Cause it’s no longer illegal, gotta remember he was doing it 5 years prior. Probably used that room to hide it and mask the smell.

@jimsliverootsculturemusic 5 ай бұрын

an ounce a year???? from two plants???

@fred5149 4 ай бұрын

Nice looking buds Bob 👌

@KidRivera1115 5 ай бұрын

I can’t wait to have my first harvest in a couple weeks 🙌🏽

@infowarriorone 5 ай бұрын

Legalize nature.

@MysteriouslyMilitant 5 ай бұрын

There already IS a law for that called: The Law of Nature

@patmahoney3120 5 ай бұрын

Emerging? I’m guessing I smoked my first homegrown weed in 1974. I stopped smoking decades ago but I have known home growers and seed cultivator/traders all my life.

@jilbertb 5 ай бұрын

You know they charge $50 for 3 seeds now? It's ridiculous. It's not like the "olden days" when it was decrim and basically legal, like in the 70's.

@jimsliverootsculturemusic 5 ай бұрын

Looks like we've restarted the clock on MN cannabis history. I wonder if we'll have increased enforcement now that it's legal, i.e., there are so many ways to break the new laws. Will those criminal records ever get erased?

@ten-lh9zb 4 ай бұрын

@@jimsliverootsculturemusicprobably not I don’t even think criminal records from prior have even been touched yet, they say they’re going to..

@nonstoprollie2810 5 ай бұрын

Legalize it in all 50 states the Carolinas need it like 20 years ago

@SirDydimus86 4 ай бұрын

Farm Bill of 2018 legalized HEMP and definied marijuana as having greater than 0.3% Delta 9 THC. The plant, until smoked and provided you've handled it properly, doesn't contain ANY DELTA 9 THC!! D9 is illegal, THCa is not.

@jadenwilliams2863 5 ай бұрын

Lmao tf bro said an ounce could last up to a year? Even if u did one oney a week that wouldn’t last😂🤦‍♂️

@Jericho-tc9yn 5 ай бұрын

Some of us have hobbies outside of eating Doritos and taking naps. It’s pretty pathetic if you can’t go a single day without getting high… It’s a plant. It’s not life. It’s just a plant.

@8________________D- 5 ай бұрын

I smoke an ounce a DAY of fire 🔥 not like this trash he grew

@orbscorbs 5 ай бұрын

@@Jericho-tc9yn How sad. Seek help for your hatred.

@BlobFatherTrades 5 ай бұрын

@@Jericho-tc9yn Local Heavy smoker here. Up at 4am for a cold plunge every day followed by a rucking session of 50lbs, followed with daily scripture readings. During the cold plunge and exercise, Im listening to audiobooks. I just finished mans search for meaning. I'm a self employed day trader, father of two, and have a beautiful wife. I smoke an ounce of wax about every two weeks and still maintain a carnivore diet with intermittent fasting session of 16 hours. Stereotypes are funny in movies, but rarely translate to reality. You are not living in reality. Not even going to assume or judge you on how you carry yourself, but how you present your opinions is unhealthy.

@tinknal6449 5 ай бұрын

@@orbscorbs So not being a stoner is "hatred"? weird little world you live in....

@SonicVerza 5 ай бұрын

shit made me cry. grow homie grow

@vanillasmerk5742 4 ай бұрын

Ounce over a year!? OK. More like an ounce every 2_4 days.

@SirDydimus86 4 ай бұрын

Maybe you should switch to concentrates. Not those BS vape pens either. Peak or Peak Pro, live rosin all day

@sandune222 22 күн бұрын

Entire market craft nice.

@Emmanuel-hg5fz 4 ай бұрын

1 ounce doesn't no more than a week. If you kept an ounce for a year, you should probably buy a gram at a time. 🤔

@TrapAPMadeItSlap 4 ай бұрын

I use promix hp with gai green dry amendments for my soil with mykos shit coming out fire 🔥

@malkavianloner8808 4 ай бұрын

i miss the quality of weed that cane from Minnesota..... can we bring back the growers that brought us 2009-2015 crops?? it was ACTUALLY decent buds, far surpassing the quality that california and oregon had.

@BA-wd1oo 4 ай бұрын

I suppose Bob’s secret room isn’t so secret anymore. But he just gave me an idea for my next home construction project… Also, his wife, Erin made a great point about home growers. You can only imagine how much great cannabis is being grown that the world will never even hear about!

@dp26385 4 ай бұрын

This is nice, but I don't see a reason why it's legally mandated that it must be hid. That makes no sense to me if its legal to grow and consume it.

@doktorhunggari4415 4 ай бұрын

Because of blue pill politics and schools. They've breeded a lawless generation that condones liars and theives aka; "God HATERS"! Bottom line: the government is concerned about law enforcement budget and expects their lowlife generation to steal✌️

@SirDydimus86 4 ай бұрын

Probably has to do with law enforcement. If they stop you or come to your home, if they see evidence of "illegal" activity they can investigate further. So if you got your plant growing in the dining room that you can see from the front lawn, cops can pursue a warrant. Also about keeping children safe... Community... Blah... Blah... Blah... If they can't see or smell it it doesn't exist.

@babaoreally8220 4 ай бұрын

I’m all for open carry.Not talking about firearms.

@Scribe13013 4 ай бұрын

Little house on the dope field yo!

@MinnesotaHighLife 4 ай бұрын

It's not marijuana it's cannabis. Marijuana was the derogatory slang used during prohibition(because of our friends down South) for more than a century. Time to set things right.

@user-vi2ls9wy8v 4 ай бұрын

Good! Now they don't hafta drive over to michigan to get it lol always in my way

@prawnstar9213 4 ай бұрын

Minnesota! 75% psychologically normal which is better than most states today!

@jjbdbd8279 4 ай бұрын

Bob I’ll be visiting soon 😂😂😂😂

@Yoyoma27 4 ай бұрын

at least the new is allowed to show plants. while others get their channels shut down ???? wonder why lol

@eddieburgett9678 4 ай бұрын

Truly a gift that your state let's you grow if you abide by law

@Daddy-.- 4 ай бұрын

Called a few dispensaries and I was told that selling doesn’t begin until 2025. Grow your own if you’re waiting for that like gta 6.

@donfierro777 4 ай бұрын

I could use some home grown 💚

@canaanatkinson7830 23 күн бұрын

nice

@IzzySpeaks 4 ай бұрын

We have to go homegrown. Corporate cannabis has a total of 16% sales tax and the permits for retail sale are obscene.

@theboredblueberry 4 ай бұрын

The more you grow the more you know 💯🌱💚👊🏻💨💨💨

@BishopREALestate 4 ай бұрын

And this is how the law should be for every state in the united states......... Is what makes us united

@carlrball 4 ай бұрын

The whole drug situation is lost. Legalizing or not legalizing drug use has little impact on its' usage. People will consume them anyway.On the other hand legalizing marijuana, the least dangerous of drugs, has resulted in an increase in usage. What a mess.

@raymondswenson7284 4 ай бұрын

Hash rosin rules!

@lawnman3638 4 ай бұрын

This guys lights aren't close enough and his plants are stretching. If you see this, stop the stretch so the branches don't break.

@tomatobasil7695 4 ай бұрын

You can't know that from a tiny glimpse. This is some amateur "I read some forums" advice. You don't know any variables to make your claim.

@lawnman3638 4 ай бұрын

@@tomatobasil7695 I grow so I know that his lights his plants are not receiving enough light. They have thin branches and are stretching which is clear enough evidence for anybody who knows how to grow. Apparently you don't know much about it.

@mylesstandish9299 4 ай бұрын

MN is missing the revenue boat

@adrianthiago 4 ай бұрын

Any updates on recreational?

@johnshottie4415 4 ай бұрын

What do you mean

@nickmeyer238 4 ай бұрын

It's legal recreationally. There just aren't any dispensaries open for 21+ adults. A few popped up on some reservations but I think gov't slammed down on them. Don't expect to legally buy until 2025/2026 unfortunately.

@User-rka_zykx76 4 ай бұрын

@@nickmeyer238It’s so dumb when states do that. “weed is legal but don’t buy street weed for 2 years”😂

@mryoureauser6723 5 ай бұрын

I don't have a secret room. I would use jars to seal my seasonings.

@jilbertb 5 ай бұрын

Gotta closet? You can grow one or two plants at a time, which should last until your next harvest if you're doing it right.

@user-qf7ud5de9h 5 ай бұрын

Cash crop funds schools and roads

@stax56 4 ай бұрын

Everyone is growing but know one is sharing! Can't find a sack to save my life lol

@big_rockstar 4 ай бұрын

Damn Bub. Sorry.

@SirDydimus86 4 ай бұрын

Maybe you should start growing too? 🤷HEMP is legal and all flower until smoked is technically HEMP.

@ChristopherBosch-ff1dt 5 ай бұрын

Strain out. And Free samples 😊 Till 😊

@justtwobrotherspokemon 4 ай бұрын

Glad they have something but patients should have access to surgically cultivated cannabis. Here in Cali we have all kinds of edible drinks,gummies,cookies etc so you don't always have to hurt your lungs, it's relatively cheap for flower and concentrate tapes ihope that comes to Minnesota one day too.

@johnshottie4415 4 ай бұрын

Medical has been legal for years here in MN.

@justtwobrotherspokemon 4 ай бұрын

@johnshottie4415 Oh that's great! The video was misleading

@johnshottie4415 4 ай бұрын

@@justtwobrotherspokemon it was a good start but only a couple companies grow everything which kinda sucks. Hoping small scale operations are able to benefit from the new legalization

@scudmotten498 5 ай бұрын

🍃🔥💨🔥❣️

@skankhunt420 4 ай бұрын

I'm so jealous! In germany, we will be able to own three plants, while you're allowed to own 50g at home... No private trading allowed, theoretically of course 😉 How's that supposed to work, to get only 50g of high quality bud from three plants? 😂

@Bideaweefishn420 5 ай бұрын

An ounce in a year yea right lol

@steveo363 5 ай бұрын

Man, I have been using it for 46 years, my take on... Ah... forgot what I was going to say... crap.

@hunterfitzgerald-lz3cm 4 ай бұрын

Go to the dispo in jordan mn its recreational

@HighWoody 4 ай бұрын

I’m pretty sure all of us just want the rec market to get started sooner than later.

@MarianaTrench6699 4 ай бұрын

Yes, I get frustrated when I hear news about them cracking down on shops selling it. Saying they could fine them a million plus dollars for it. Then they outlawed thca and the delta 8 derived thcp, and all that other fun stuff and theyve still not licensed and approved a rec shop. And I'm still confused about the THCA being outlawed because I thought cannabis had THCA in it. I'm thinking of trying some old seeds i have kept around, try growing in a windowsill just to see how it goes.

@SirDydimus86 4 ай бұрын

@@MarianaTrench6699yeah, that doesn't make sense. #45 signed Farm Bill 2018 into law. THCa is legal on a federal level. Only converts to the "illegal" Delta 9 when decarbed or smoked.

@MarianaTrench6699 4 ай бұрын

@@SirDydimus86 since October of 2023, two months after cannabis was legalized they made thca buds and pure thca vapes illegal. That's what a vape shop guy told me anyway.

@ten-lh9zb 4 ай бұрын

Wanting to set up a tent here soon, would be dope AF.

@Pickitout 4 ай бұрын

Market? Grow your own. You don’t need a market.

@FloVilla-vq4qk 4 ай бұрын

I'm trying to quit smoking flower due to health anyone know where to buy some thc tablets or pills maybe tinctures with full effects?

@ModestestRUST 4 ай бұрын

Michigan :)

@ModestestRUST 4 ай бұрын

Also have you considered a volcano?

@SirDydimus86 4 ай бұрын

Or a LEVO! 2nd generation decarbs flower for you too! You can always make tincture with the flower you buy or make RSO... I saw someone juice it for its benefits...naturally won't get you high...

@nativestacker4185 4 ай бұрын

Legally is the operative word . Most tobacco shops are already selling it to the public but as far as I know only one tobacco shop has been busted and he was on the White Earth Reservation , and was busted by Police that are not from the reservation . What statement does that make ?

@Maelthras 4 ай бұрын

You can legally sell your cannabis, does not apply to anything but a legal private grow. Minnesota Consitution Article 13, Section 7. NO LICENSE REQUIRED TO PEDDLE. Any person may sell or peddle the products of the farm or garden occupied and cultivated by him without obtaining a license therefor.

@rodneybiltman2005 Ай бұрын

There's nothing better and safer than home-grown!

@foobart8746 4 ай бұрын

Nice

@jeffreyhoppock7140 Ай бұрын

The stores are very expensive. Streets cheaper anyways. Home grown hood prices 2

@vitoscaletta3511 4 ай бұрын

Letting states decide their own marijuana laws shows how stupid each state is in their own special way

@nicks8063 4 ай бұрын

Hope corporations don't over

@theamerican3686 4 ай бұрын

I just dont get why people fool with flower when theres cheap concentrates 10 a g mailed to your house legally lmfao 😂 🤣 💀

@buttdreads 4 ай бұрын

What is “homegrown”

@bigdoobiesterps 4 ай бұрын

An oz for a year 😭😭

@smvanderlouw 4 ай бұрын

Remember to make RSO with the trim

@Graguar 4 ай бұрын

The feds can still ruin your parade at any moment.

@user-yr7uk4te3k 2 ай бұрын

It's my 20th...I mean 2nd run...heh.

@Old_Sailor85 4 ай бұрын

Um....I've had something like 98% germination. Also 98% female. Where are they buying their seeds? Finally legal in Ohio as of December 2023... No place to buy, but I don't care.

@gypsytarot333 4 ай бұрын

An oz a year 😅

@cutiepiecatloveallanimals6602 5 ай бұрын

First harvest coming in lol

@chuckbailey6835 3 ай бұрын

Quasi legal at best! An oz from 2 plants what the hell is he growing them in solo cups

@mydnytmover 4 ай бұрын

You can pick up an ounce of great stuff in Michigan, All you see at the dispensaries are Wi and Mn. License plates .

@jkeezy93 4 ай бұрын

Until I can order it to my house over the internet I could not care less.

@TheYellowTuxedo 4 ай бұрын

Ohio same boat

@youtubejunkie8053 5 ай бұрын

00:59 is someone going to tell Bob that his plants are super stressed out from too much nutrients and light intensity!? You can see how small & tight the structure is yet super frosty. That’s a clear sign is stress

@Jelly_Man710 4 ай бұрын

You definitely don’t grow 😂😂