Who here actually is a dealer? What do you deal, is it just pot, or more? What are your prices? Why do you do it? Is it a BAD thing to deal pot?
I do sell buds, but only buds. I don't like the black market cultures of other drugs much, so I just don't participate. I only sell buds to ppl I have known for many years.
I'd never, ever sell to anyone under 18; I actually don't have any regular buyers who are under 40.
I also won't sell to people whom I know have an alcohol problem. Drunks get busted at the next roadside breath-test with a bag of YOUR buds in their pocket and YOUR number programmed in their mobile phone under 'POT DEALER.'
I have kept my small circle of smokers buying from me for years and years because I only charge $300/oz of the local $400/oz street rate. 1/4oz usually goes for $100. This way, my mates can buy an oz, sell off three 1/4 ozs @ $100/ea and keep 1/4oz to smoke. They earn their $300 back- and smoke for free.
I don't know any med users (other than myself) at the moment, but I
have in the past supported med users with free buds. However, you
do have to use care when giving away freebs- and put a very strict limit on how much you're willing to give away. Some folks will take advantage of your generosity and sell the stuff
you're giving away free out of the kindness of your heart.
Since we growers can have dope anytime we want it, one thing we forget is what it's like to have to go without weed. One of the most important ways to keep buyers coming back is to always have buds available- or at least be very open about exactly when you'll have some ready. My
low-temp bud dryer allows me to pull down a plant and have it ready for smoking in 3 days, with no sacrifice in quality (no, it doesn't make them crumbly!). My buyers can contact me with an order and I can promise them buds in 3 days if I don't have any ready at that moment.
I treat my dealing as any good businessman runs a legal small biz. If anyone's unhappy, I'll refund their money (it's never happened). My oz bags are always a few grams heavy. I know my lower buds are about as good as my tops, so I sell the best and smoke the rest. I collect a lot of finger hash when harvesting- I give bits of the finger hash away for free to oz buyers, sort of like a prize in a cereal box.

I never, ever stress over money with my buyers. I don't mind fronting buds to ppl who have demonstrated that they're good for the $ in a week or two.
I deal because I built an op to supply my own med use and happen to make more than I can smoke. The income reimburses my costs and a bit more. I'm not getting rich by any stretch of the imagination, but I also don't worry much about money.
Is it a bad thing to sell? Depends. There are publicans who will continue selling booze to people who are already blind drunk. If you sell to teens, yeah- it's a bad thing. However, if you're selling to responsible adults, I can't see the problem. One of my clients says I perform a valuable public service!
