Yeah and even though its ok to smoke the dutch still bust people for growing. I know at one point I was hearing of a lot of what was being sold in the dam was imported. I remember threads on Swiss weed being grown just for the amsterdam market on OG. The author made it sound like the swiss either had or would decrim but it never happened that I know of.

I saw 4$ a gram weed in the damn but it was sold in prerolls or the one time I bought ANY was the only actual 'purple' haze I could find. I was there for the cup so most shops wanted to push their entries. Selection was still unreal good but the avg was 7-13 a gram. Some of the best weed I've ever smoked was $25 us for the normal 2g (1.8g) bag and that was expensive. I could live in amsterdam forever and not pay over $20/2g to get blazed.

You'd have people who want to get stoned and spend nothing. Snoop next to you on the porch...they will always exist but you'll have people still willing to get the best weed no matter how much it is. I've seen a casual smoker with FU kind of money get his order of two $400 strains, a $600 strain, and one $800 strain. He's told me it goes up to $1200 on this persons menu though he's never ordered any. We're talking about a QP total in four mason jars for $2200. I'm sure this friend of mine 'eric' only orders once every 6 months and only gets low on weed but that is $8 grand a pound for pot.

This guy has built a loyal customer base and yeah his prices may have to fluctuate but he will never have to worry about not eating steak everyday if pot is legal...trust me these people exist to a much greater degree than people realize.

BTW - the 8 beans an oz weed. I have never been stoned for so long from hitting so little weed in my life. I was chronic at the time and not stoned to start before I got to taste that. It was incredible flavor with a great up stone that easily went an hour before there was a lets finish this bowl. I was not "stoned" atm but I had a great buzz still and didn't need another hit...oh well Would I pay eight hundred for this weed? Not unless I had this guy's money but that's the point. If I had his cash I WOULD keep some of this around in a jar. You think I'm worried about paying a $50 a zip tax if I'm willing to spend that on weed?

The real answer for me would be no. I have a real problem paying over the top prices for weed, I know how cheaply really good weed can be grown. I do understand paying high prices from time to time for something special but the day to day smoke has to be a reasonable price for me. Same with the "high" priced herb, its ok to be high but it has to be reasonable to me and 600 a oz is way too high for my taste. To each his own. This is why the legal industry would change sure but for the most part it will stay the same.

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I think they would increase the penalties for growing or dealing without a license drastically.

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but if it's legal there are no penalties for growing

not with inflation these days it will be mad expensive

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the main point is, that its not socially accepted by the "class" that runs the country - the congress men and senators get most of their votes from devoted organisations such as church and non profit groups...

the openly gay san fran congress men was introducing an addition to a bill to tax the medical marji even more, NPR even interviewed on of the coffee shop owners up there, and he welcomes the tax. But he is very new and does have much pull...

In addition to the churchs the other groups like plan parenthood actually influce the laws greatly - it because they are organised - IF marji ever becomes legal it will have to recognized by more than just individuals like Willie and others - Weed will have to be recognized by respectable organisation - norml is getting there - but I think its important to disassociate it with just Weed - needs to be an entire social reform plan - less regulation is the name of the game... how much money is wasted in the legal system alone?

Yes legal to grow with a license. The whole discussion here is about legalization. Do you honestly believe there would legalization without regulation. That's the only way they can tax it.

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Well, they tax tobaco and you don't need a liscense to grow that. Anybody can grow tobaco that wants to. Why wouldn't legal marijuana be the same?

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I'm just going by what is already happened. There are stipulations that regulate possession and cultivation. Our government is known for over regulating everything. I feel that some compromise will have to be reached to achieve legalization, because right now pot is a money making machine for the gov. and it will have to remain that way even if it's legal. I don't like it, but that's reality.

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Haha imma just grow whats the point of buying when u can make ur own stuff

Consider that legalization could be the "Next Big Thing" to alter the economy of the U.S. for the better. Like taking computer programming courses was in the '90s or insider trading in the '80s. Granted, the latter is/was illegal, but a lot of folks made a lot of dough.

The cost of legal MJ at coffee shops would be higher than your dealer, but at least it would be a solid connection for top shelf dope. As the market became more and more saturated, the cost would drop.

And, yes, the government would (and should) tax the heck out of it. But the indirect savings would be the real boon: reduced law enforcement resources focused on MJ would enable them to go after the dangerous drugs; a large segment of the prison population would (or should, at least) be released reducing the correctional budgets of local/state/federal agencies; redirecting profits from chemists at the Big Pharma companies back to rural farming would be a much welcome shift and would mitigate 'flight of capital' issues that rural America continues to face.

There really is NO downside. The scare tactics used by the propagandists about kids using and "losing their youth" could be counteracted with increasing criminal penalties for selling to underage kids.