We have the internet now and lots of old people in power are finally starting to die off. If we started this underground movement and actually managed to get say, 1 million people all across the country to pledge to drop off a Green M Card...
And what I am saying is that Big Tobacco will lobby thru front groups to close the market to even "craft" growers. They did it for 50 years with Beer. Home brewing wasnt legal any place until 1978. And wasnt legal in all states until last year. If you want to start a distillery it will cost you a minimum of a half million just to comply with regulations. I'm all for sales but I know where that is going to lead. look in this section with people that want to legally grow and sell and the bullshit they have to go thru. Start here
Yes, but now you're just talking about the need to decrease barriers to entry for small business in general; I understand that legally it was not permitted to brew beer at home or distill at home. people still did it like they still grow without it being legal. On a more macroscopic level, these people develop valuable real skills that, when regulatory scenarios change sufficiently, they can generally capitalize upon. Certainly, you admit, that it is progress on the craft beer scene to now have legislation that legalizes the practice in every state. I'd say that even invoking your evidence actually hurts your argument since I would think you could call the new 50 state legality "progressive" in a technical sense. Thus, your argument becomes a temporal one: it will be a much longer time than you think before such craft industries will be able to fight the inevitable lobbying that you point out is inevitable at the front end. Big whoop. If you didn't realize that, you haven't been paying attention to the fact that 1% of americans controll 40% of the wealth. Naturally, in an economic situation like that, there will be a large uphill battle for small business to fight larger business since larger business is controlled by a concentration of wealth holders whose economic interests are likely more aligned than not when it comes to favorable regulatory structures. SO, yes, there will be much bullshit, but not enough to totally squelch out everyone. Big tobacco still deals with minor competitors taking tiny percentages of market share. ONce a competitor gets too big, they get bought out by the larger competitor whom they apparently threaten, right? Your distaste seems almost like you'd prefer to do nothing, or to keep things exactly as they are, which isn't great for the majority of the world.
I like the way you think and they way you lay it out with your words. Tried to give you more rep, but I need to spread some more around first.Yes, but now you're just talking about the need to decrease barriers to entry for small business in general; I understand that legally it was not permitted to brew beer at home or distill at home. people still did it like they still grow without it being legal. On a more macroscopic level, these people develop valuable real skills that, when regulatory scenarios change sufficiently, they can generally capitalize upon. Certainly, you admit, that it is progress on the craft beer scene to now have legislation that legalizes the practice in every state. I'd say that even invoking your evidence actually hurts your argument since I would think you could call the new 50 state legality "progressive" in a technical sense. Thus, your argument becomes a temporal one: it will be a much longer time than you think before such craft industries will be able to fight the inevitable lobbying that you point out is inevitable at the front end. Big whoop. If you didn't realize that, you haven't been paying attention to the fact that 1% of americans controll 40% of the wealth. Naturally, in an economic situation like that, there will be a large uphill battle for small business to fight larger business since larger business is controlled by a concentration of wealth holders whose economic interests are likely more aligned than not when it comes to favorable regulatory structures. SO, yes, there will be much bullshit, but not enough to totally squelch out everyone. Big tobacco still deals with minor competitors taking tiny percentages of market share. ONce a competitor gets too big, they get bought out by the larger competitor whom they apparently threaten, right? Your distaste seems almost like you'd prefer to do nothing, or to keep things exactly as they are, which isn't great for the majority of the world.
be easy,
You are preaching to the choir here. It has, however, prompted the DOJ to make some pretty bold statements concerning their softening stance. Will be very interesting to see how the underlings interpret this. But this highlights the need for a real nationwide movement to get this incredible gift from God unscheduled... even unregulated.
Nope & thanks!
Ever try to distill liqour?
yep. its called moonshine. Made it with corn. was very fun to do, very intoxicating to drink, and very easy to sell. what's your point?
And it is illegal and can get you Locked up.
you are entitled to your opinion, but I think you're a little out of step. Because Wash and Co already started down the legal-to-sell path, i don't think you can say "the fastest way to legalization is"; perhaps, "....would have been" instead of "is."
Colorado has 136 pages of laws for selling, more for growing.
ok cheesus, i dont have a fucking clue how you're reasoning right now.
