[choicez]

Originally Posted by Lagger1

Okay dude. Vote yes, see how much better & easier a gov't regulated commodity will benefit you. It will be years before they get their act together to the point were it will be cheaper to buy a gov't "taxed" G. You tired of 9.75%?!? ha! try 20% or higher, easily. (How do you think they're planning on raising money?) So it'll be legal, but you'll still go out & buy it from your local guy, b/c ultimately it will be better & cheaper in the long run. Then you'll get frisked one day, you say "hey, it's legal!" Nu-uh.....not without that little tax tab you'll be required to carry around with each baggie. Fine or jail. I havent read the bill but there will be consequences.

Im not even going to touch all the other crap you insinuated, just trying to stay OT

[Kroy]

Originally Posted by Lagger1

Okay dude. Vote yes, see how much better & easier a gov't regulated commodity will benefit you. It will be years before they get their act together to the point were it will be cheaper to buy a gov't "taxed" G. You tired of 9.75%?!? ha! try 20% or higher, easily. (How do you think they're planning on raising money?) So it'll be legal, but you'll still go out & buy it from your local guy, b/c ultimately it will be better & cheaper in the long run. Then you'll get frisked one day, you say "hey, it's legal!" Nu-uh.....not without that little tax tab you'll be required to carry around with each baggie. Fine or jail. I havent read the bill but there will be consequences.

Im not even going to touch all the other crap you insinuated, just trying to stay OT

Your argument is akin to saying alcohol was cheaper durring the prohibition era because it wasn't taxed. I can hardly believe black market prices will be better in the long run.

Y'know... people who buy from clinics already pay tax on their weed. The canibus clubs are already paying hefty taxes. That's actually the reason why so many of them exist. If they wern't paying taxes, who WOULDN'T shut them down? Most notable example is Oaksterdamn. They may sell weed, but they're a legitimate business; heck, they even teach other how to do it the right way.

I expect most people in Cali who buy weed, buy it from someone who has a medical card and buys it at the clinic. So street prices are very similar to club prices. Furthermore, street or clinic, they get it from the same sources (growers). A lot of street dealers pick up from canibus clinics. Medical card allowed to buy like 3oz a day IIRC, and if they go to a shady clinic, they can probably buy pounds.

I'll admit, because street dealers don't pay taxes, they can probably sell for less than the clinic, but if you compare prices apples to apples (not even sure how that can be done... but say comparing similar quality goods) pricing is surprisingly similar. Good side about clinics is that they have a greater selection than individual dealers(who usually only has 1-2 strains), so you can always get high quality stuff; albet at a premium. But at the same time, clinics always have cheap stuff too.

Do you have a medical card? Not trying to downtalk/discredit you but it really doesn't sound like you have one or know anyone close that has one. I know plenty who do have their cards. If weed were legalized, I believe in a few short years, street dealers will be near completely obsolete. Even if I'm wrong, the only thing that can happen is lower prices for the consumer. Think about it, if there are still street dealers when weed is legal, they must sell at a good discount to intice anyone to buy from them illegally instead of walking into a store and getting it legally. In that scenario, it wouldn't be so different than today now would it? There can be only WIN if weed is legal. Overall I can only expect price to drop.

I remember seeing a commercial the other day for a program on dateline NBC about profiting from weed. Need to watch that (not sure if it aired yet).


Edit: BTW, sorry for the long post, didn't mean to write an essay.

[ililillilillilil]

legal or not you can get it anywhere but if its legal, you can grow. thats all i care about. then I'm set for life

then we cut the foreign corruption out big time. theres so many +'s

[GreenPlease]

Drug offenses are enforced by both the state and federal gov't, but the states can't make any laws that are less restrictive than the fed's. Whether the President will choose to enforce that is a different matter.

You are correct sir.

I've never smoked and don't plan on smoking in the future but I'd still like to see weed legalized. Grow it for industrial purposes if nothing else.

[ililillilillilil]

Originally Posted by GreenPlease

You are correct sir.

I've never smoked and don't plan on smoking in the future but I'd still like to see weed legalized. Grow it for industrial purposes if nothing else.

i would have never guessed with that user name you have

[shuarma]

with our economic standpoint legalizing weed would make lots of sense. the government can make so much tax money if they do actually legalize it, not to mention how fucking awesome it would be.

[GreenPlease]

i would have never guessed with that user name you have

Relates to $ not weed Seriously, never smoked. Have never consumed alcohol either. I'm a horse n buggy away from being Amish.

[CollinsE90]

Originally Posted by GreenPlease

Relates to $ not weed Seriously, never smoked. Have never consumed alcohol either. I'm a horse n buggy away from being Amish.

ill just have to make some brownies for ya then

[Dan in PA]

Originally Posted by GreenPlease

Relates to $ not weed Seriously, never smoked. Have never consumed alcohol either. I'm a horse n buggy away from being Amish.

I thought I was the only one here like that..

[ililillilillilil]

Originally Posted by Dan in PA

I thought I was the only one here like that..

you mean damn near Amish?

that just reminded me of this documentary i saw about crazy Amish teens

[CollinsE90]

Originally Posted by ililillilillilil

you mean damn near Amish?

that just reminded me of this documentary i saw about crazy Amish teens

that reminds me of sex drive haha

[BMW F22]

Yes I would vote yes.

[Dan in PA]

Originally Posted by ililillilillilil

you mean damn near Amish?

that just reminded me of this documentary i saw about crazy Amish teens

I saw that too, they totally go nuts for like a week out of the year or whatever. Crazy

[ililillilillilil]

Originally Posted by CollinsE90

that reminds me of sex drive haha

not just that. they were drinking and drugging

[CollinsE90]

Originally Posted by ililillilillilil

not just that. they were drinking and drugging

they have a period where they can leave to experience the world and have fun, which was talked about in sex drive

[FStop7]

Downside - once weed is legal it won't be cool for MCs to rap about blunts any more

[ililillilillilil]

Originally Posted by CollinsE90

they have a period where they can leave to experience the world and have fun, which was talked about in sex drive

oh i didnt know Sex Drive is a film or something. thought you just ment natural sex drive

edit; it was rumspringa. documentary was "The Devil's Playground"

[CollinsE90]

Originally Posted by ililillilillilil

oh i didnt know Sex Drive is a film or something. thought you just ment natural sex drive

you HAVE to watch that movie, seth green plays a amish guy and he is effing hilarious

[ililillilillilil]

Originally Posted by CollinsE90

you HAVE to watch that movie, seth green plays a amish guy and he is effing hilarious

will do. thanks sounds funny already

[CollinsE90]

Originally Posted by ililillilillilil

will do. thanks sounds funny already

i want to put a clip from the movie on here, but its one of the best parts and i dont want to spoil it

[ililillilillilil]

do it. i dont care about movies being ruined. i still have to watch it

[CollinsE90]

Originally Posted by ililillilillilil

do it. i dont care about movies being ruined. i still have to watch it

i cried when i seen this, his brother is the "my car is the shit cocky jock guy"