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I think as marijuana legalization becomes more of an inevitability, the stigma surrounding this very real market opportunity will disappear. Kudos to you for g

I think as marijuana legalization becomes more of an inevitability, the stigma surrounding this very real market opportunity will disappear. Kudos to you for getting in early.

mbubb 16y ago
I agree - and like the site. Good clean design, am not an expert in the area but could get a sense of the different indices right off the bat.
sv123 16y ago
That is what we are hoping, November will be the first test for California.
- keefe 16y ago
  it's not going to happen any time soon. Look at the voting on prop 8 and imagine how much less controversial that is than legalizing weed.
  - chc 16y ago
    I could be wildly mistaken, but I would think that marijuana is actually less controversial in California than gay marriage. In particular, the state's 1 million Mormons will raise a huge ruckus over anything marriage-related and bring a bunch of other Christian groups into the ring spreading FUD. Weed, on the other hand, doesn't really have any loud opponents and it's hard to spread FUD around it because it's a pretty familiar topic for Californians and it's already legal medically.
    - keefe 16y ago
      I think you're wildly mistaken. I live in sf and know plenty of people in this community. Think of all the old people, the parents of 18-22 year old kids, the precedent it sets, etc. I'd be pleasantly surprised if that goes through, but it's not the first time it's been tried and I'd put $100 right now that it won't happen this year.
      - rendezvouscp 16y ago
        I’m 21 and my parents are in their 60s; we’re Judeo-Christian, we typically vote Republican, and we live in LA County. We briefly talked about this a number of months ago and I was surprised to hear them express that they might vote for legalization (mainly due to the additional revenue, less stress on our law enforcement system, etc.). I don’t think legalization this year is as far-fetched as you make it out to be.
      - chc 16y ago
        Yes, those people probably don't support it, but there isn't the loud controversy that you see over gay marriage. Most people are on one side or the other, but pretty close to the "meh" line, with probably more fervor on the pro-marijuana side.
moolave 16y ago
Yes, you are way ahead of the game (social media-wise)
dkasper 16y ago
Well, I would guess it will probably become about the same as working for the alcohol or tobacco industry.
- coryl 16y ago
  Except that marijuana has never directly caused death (ever), is less addictive (almost non-addictive physiologically) and thus is far safer to use. But working for tobacco companies seems pretty frowned upon, definitely something I wouldn't share openly if I did. Alcohol seems acceptable though, my mom used to work for the liquor licensing board (Canada) which sells and regulates distribution in Ontario.
keefe 16y ago
I'm wondering what the market on this site is, adsense I guess? Overall the design is quite nice and it's snappy, but I don't really see it as useful. Also, I think the only difference in marijuana strains is the thc %....... One possibility would be to expand to cover other content like http://www.erowid.org/ http://www.erowid.org/ if you could vette information and design it as nicely as leafly, I could see that picking up quite a bit of traffic.

I think as marijuana legalization becomes more of an inevitability, the stigma surrounding this very real market opportunity will disappear. Kudos to you for getting in early.

mbubb 16y ago

I agree - and like the site. Good clean design, am not an expert in the area but could get a sense of the different indices right off the bat.

sv123 16y ago

That is what we are hoping, November will be the first test for California.

keefe 16y ago
it's not going to happen any time soon. Look at the voting on prop 8 and imagine how much less controversial that is than legalizing weed.
- chc 16y ago
  I could be wildly mistaken, but I would think that marijuana is actually less controversial in California than gay marriage. In particular, the state's 1 million Mormons will raise a huge ruckus over anything marriage-related and bring a bunch of other Christian groups into the ring spreading FUD. Weed, on the other hand, doesn't really have any loud opponents and it's hard to spread FUD around it because it's a pretty familiar topic for Californians and it's already legal medically.
  - keefe 16y ago
    I think you're wildly mistaken. I live in sf and know plenty of people in this community. Think of all the old people, the parents of 18-22 year old kids, the precedent it sets, etc. I'd be pleasantly surprised if that goes through, but it's not the first time it's been tried and I'd put $100 right now that it won't happen this year.
    - rendezvouscp 16y ago
      I’m 21 and my parents are in their 60s; we’re Judeo-Christian, we typically vote Republican, and we live in LA County. We briefly talked about this a number of months ago and I was surprised to hear them express that they might vote for legalization (mainly due to the additional revenue, less stress on our law enforcement system, etc.). I don’t think legalization this year is as far-fetched as you make it out to be.
    - chc 16y ago
      Yes, those people probably don't support it, but there isn't the loud controversy that you see over gay marriage. Most people are on one side or the other, but pretty close to the "meh" line, with probably more fervor on the pro-marijuana side.

moolave 16y ago

Yes, you are way ahead of the game (social media-wise)

dkasper 16y ago

Well, I would guess it will probably become about the same as working for the alcohol or tobacco industry.

coryl 16y ago
Except that marijuana has never directly caused death (ever), is less addictive (almost non-addictive physiologically) and thus is far safer to use. But working for tobacco companies seems pretty frowned upon, definitely something I wouldn't share openly if I did. Alcohol seems acceptable though, my mom used to work for the liquor licensing board (Canada) which sells and regulates distribution in Ontario.

keefe 16y ago

I'm wondering what the market on this site is, adsense I guess? Overall the design is quite nice and it's snappy, but I don't really see it as useful. Also, I think the only difference in marijuana strains is the thc %....... One possibility would be to expand to cover other content like http://www.erowid.org/ http://www.erowid.org/ if you could vette information and design it as nicely as leafly, I could see that picking up quite a bit of traffic.