15,000 Square Foot Marijuana Megastore Opens In Oakland, California

[Better Believe It]

Marijuana Megastore Plants Roots in Oakland
How does your garden grow?
By JESSICA GREENE
January 29, 2010

There's a new store in East Oakland that's sure to draw a huge cloud of controversy.

The building just down the way from the Oakland Airport is the newest place to pick up gear for growing medical marijuana. But iGrow isn't just a cramped, out of the way space.

The 15,000-square foot warehouse is a one-stop shop for everything cannabis cultivation -- from lights and fans to fertilizer and additives. An on-site doctor will issue recommendations and technicians will be on-hand to teach prospective growers how to get their roots into the business.

However, there's one item that won't be on the shelves at iGrow -- the plants. Seedlings can only be sold at dispensaries and iGrow doesn't fall into that category.

See the slide show on this store here:

http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local-beat/Oaklands-Newest-Green-Big-Box-Store-82942992.html

[CreekDog]

1. right next to the

[xchrom]

2. All of this is very good for us here. Nt

[Roon]

3. There is a storefront in Lakewood Colo that is making lots of money

selling growing materials.Some headshops sell growing materials too but they are more expensive of course.

[Oregone]

4. Can't sell seeds even?

Sounds like another horticulture store with a saavy marketing angle

[htuttle]

5. Unsterilized pot seeds are considered 'marijuana' by law's definition

I think the only part of the plant that's exempt from the definition are the stalks.

BTW, you've been able to get sterilized seeds for years from China (sold as birdseed).

[musiclawyer]

6. Misleading: it's not in East Oakland:--connotation-- residential

It's it's right off Hegenberger and the Freeway between the Coliseum and the Airport. It's a good location for that type of business

[PJPhreak]

8. Right where there was many a Deadshow

Fitting!

[Echo In Light]

7. k/r