despite the fact that our national economy and the global economy is in shambles the prohibition part of the economy is quite strong. When i say the old economy must first die i meant the prohibition specific part of the economy.

The legal marijuana economy is a new thing. all of it right now is illegal. most of it is controlled by gangs, drug cartels and local/small time growers. yes the local/small time growers like us will quickly convert to the legal aspects but will the gangs and drug cartels? If they do great but i don't think it's that likely.

Moreover once it becomes legal, everyday farmers are going to pick this up, along with hemp. That is a completely new aspect of the economy. It's not going to just pop up over night.

It probably will provide a huge benefit to the economy on the whole but it's going to take time.

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Legalizing would help the economy. People with grow knowledge would be able to start their own home based businesses which would stimulate their local economy.

Law enforcement could focus on real crime, prisons would have less overcrowding on their hands. Lawyers would still survive and if they didn't would you really care?

Let's not foget about the wide range of things that can be made from marijuana/hemp. That gives potential for a wide range of new industries.

Imagine having a choice, hemp based products or oil based products, which would you choose? The people who would eventually lose out would be the oil barons and I for one can't feel sorry for them. They'll still have plenty of money to live on.

I for one would like to have Hemp jeans available locally to buy, hemp is a stonger fiber than cotton and they would last longer. There's nothing worse than your favorite pair of jeans falling apart.

Hemp paper, hemp particle board, hemp cosmetics, hemp plastics, hemp foods, hemp fabrics, hemp fuel................

Hemp paper, hemp particle board, hemp cosmetics, hemp plastics, hemp foods, hemp fabrics, hemp fuel................[/quote]

Hell yes! lol, there are afew houses in north QLD i think that are entirely hemp made. There would be such a huge industry if they just legalised it.

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Hemp yes,alot of great stuff can be made with hemp.But most stoners will grow there own ganja.

Nah, Americans if anything are lazy and all about wanting it now. Most won't grow if they could just run to the store and buy it.

There's where we all fit in. We would end up being the weed barons........the marijuana cartel if you would. It'll be us VS the oil barons.

Bbwwwhahahahahahahahaha

So i suppose on that note, what do you think will happen in the year immediately following prohibition?

I think that hemp seed sales and marijuana seed sales will go through the roof to the point of exhausting supplies. I truly don't believe that gangs and drug cartels are going to start selling it legally, they'll go about business as usual. Since it will take some time for farmers and mass producers to flood the market with hemp/pot it going to us small time growers that will be supporting the legal market, which means prices for a brief time might sky rocket before plummeting.

I that's just one of many scenarios that i've thought of. although if that idea isn't completely wack, if there is ever a hint of legalization on the federal level, buy all the strains that you've ever wanted to grow because everything will be sold out for some time thereafter.

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The year following the end of prohibition will probably see an explosion of home growing attempts. Most people will give up after their first attempt for various reasons.

One reason being people who don't know the first thing about growing will let the pollen on the loose and end up with seedy crops.

Another reason will be that after growing and having to wait for the harvest it just won't be easy or quick enough for them. Most won't want to wait out a 6 or longer month grow if it is available for purchase in a store.

A third reason will be lack of even general growing knowledge, how many people do you see on this forum that are chopping off their fan leaves?

Once things settle down, that is when some of us can rise to the top as good herb growers.

finally out talents well be appreciated. and so will our wallets.

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I actually had someone try to tell me that in order to get buds you had to have a male plant

Those are the people who will be epic failures.

well i suppose if you want seeds for later grows perhaps.....

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