4 ms·

The dominoes fall, one by one. The upside is that the wealth from legal cannabis sales will now flow through to the rich white men where it belongs rather than

by bregma 7y ago

The dominoes fall, one by one. The upside is that the wealth from legal cannabis sales will now flow through to the rich white men where it belongs rather than to the minority folk who dominate the black market.

n1ght 7y ago
Their weed is terrible though, luckily it became gentrified for the current strains instead of their ditch weed.
adrianN 7y ago
The poor minority folks leading organized crime.
- ianleeclark 7y ago
  If their crimes are predicated upon a law which is no longer seen as justifiable, it's almost like they weren't doing anything bad at all.
  - adrianN 7y ago
    Selling drugs is a money source for organizations that do things you generally don't want to legalize.
    - ianleeclark 7y ago
      Most people are just trying to make a living. Hopefully the pritzker company is forced to atone for their evils.
- bregma 7y ago
  I walk into a cannabis store near me and see young white people behind the counter, and I know the license holder is a wealthy white person (because it's public record). I know the company running the government website where I can buy online is owned and run by a bunch of rich white men (because it's a public company) and most its employees are well-educated, well-to-do white men because I know many of them personally. I know the government that owns the distribution and licensing channels and collects the excise taxes is mostly rich white men because I voted. I know the corporations that produce wholesale cannabis are owned and run by wealthy white men because I own stock and get the annual reports. I see dealers in the local park. They don't tend to be wealthy white men, and they don't tend to be the people running the organized crime either. The organized crime will just move into more profitable areas like phishing scams and bond ratings agencies. It's the dealers on the street who suffer the most from the legalization of the recreational cannabis trade. I definitely see legalization as best for society as a whole. I'm just uncomfortable with yet another way the cream floats to the top.
  - lm28469 7y ago
    > I'm just uncomfortable with yet another way the cream floats to the top. That's a feature of capitalism. If it makes money and can be controlled by already existing entities => make it legal, otherwise => shut it down. Also, let's stop making every single issue a skin color issue, it's more of a "rich people" thing than a "white people" thing. https://tysonranch.com https://tysonranch.com http://khalifakush.com http://khalifakush.com I'm sure the cannabis industry created thousands of jobs which aren't for "white people" only and which offer better horizons than dealing in the streets. > because I own stock and get the annual reports Honest question, why don't you practice what you preach and invest in "non white" companies ?
  - rjldev 7y ago
    > It's the dealers on the street who suffer the most from the legalization of the recreational cannabis trade. Good. Nothing is stopping non white people from opening legal dispensaries. Don’t be so racist, maybe smoke some weed and chill out?
    - jazzyjackson 7y ago
      Well, the fact that they're in jail for being such innovative, ahead of the curve entrepreneurs stops them from opening legal dispensaries.
      - bregma 7y ago
        Definitely that, and the ability to pull a $60,000 line of credit out of a hat just to submit a license application. If most dealers could go to the bank and get that kind of credit, they would probably have chosen a different line of work.
  - new2628 7y ago
    I find it worrisome how preoccupied you seem to be with the skin color of others.
DannPuglo 7y ago
Sorry, smart folks don't want black market product. Learn how the world works.
- bregma 7y ago
  Black markets exist because demand for a good or service is there despite the effort of those in power to control the supply. This is how the world works. Smart folks don't just accept arbitrary and capricious rules that in practice cause more harm than good. Wise people work to change the rules in such cases. That's what they're trying to do in Luxembourg.

by bregma 7y ago

n1ght 7y ago

Their weed is terrible though, luckily it became gentrified for the current strains instead of their ditch weed.

adrianN 7y ago

The poor minority folks leading organized crime.

ianleeclark 7y ago
If their crimes are predicated upon a law which is no longer seen as justifiable, it's almost like they weren't doing anything bad at all.
- adrianN 7y ago
  Selling drugs is a money source for organizations that do things you generally don't want to legalize.
  - ianleeclark 7y ago
    Most people are just trying to make a living. Hopefully the pritzker company is forced to atone for their evils.
bregma 7y ago
I walk into a cannabis store near me and see young white people behind the counter, and I know the license holder is a wealthy white person (because it's public record). I know the company running the government website where I can buy online is owned and run by a bunch of rich white men (because it's a public company) and most its employees are well-educated, well-to-do white men because I know many of them personally. I know the government that owns the distribution and licensing channels and collects the excise taxes is mostly rich white men because I voted. I know the corporations that produce wholesale cannabis are owned and run by wealthy white men because I own stock and get the annual reports. I see dealers in the local park. They don't tend to be wealthy white men, and they don't tend to be the people running the organized crime either. The organized crime will just move into more profitable areas like phishing scams and bond ratings agencies. It's the dealers on the street who suffer the most from the legalization of the recreational cannabis trade. I definitely see legalization as best for society as a whole. I'm just uncomfortable with yet another way the cream floats to the top.
- lm28469 7y ago
  > I'm just uncomfortable with yet another way the cream floats to the top. That's a feature of capitalism. If it makes money and can be controlled by already existing entities => make it legal, otherwise => shut it down. Also, let's stop making every single issue a skin color issue, it's more of a "rich people" thing than a "white people" thing. https://tysonranch.com https://tysonranch.com http://khalifakush.com http://khalifakush.com I'm sure the cannabis industry created thousands of jobs which aren't for "white people" only and which offer better horizons than dealing in the streets. > because I own stock and get the annual reports Honest question, why don't you practice what you preach and invest in "non white" companies ?
- rjldev 7y ago
  > It's the dealers on the street who suffer the most from the legalization of the recreational cannabis trade. Good. Nothing is stopping non white people from opening legal dispensaries. Don’t be so racist, maybe smoke some weed and chill out?
  - jazzyjackson 7y ago
    Well, the fact that they're in jail for being such innovative, ahead of the curve entrepreneurs stops them from opening legal dispensaries.
    - bregma 7y ago
      Definitely that, and the ability to pull a $60,000 line of credit out of a hat just to submit a license application. If most dealers could go to the bank and get that kind of credit, they would probably have chosen a different line of work.
- new2628 7y ago
  I find it worrisome how preoccupied you seem to be with the skin color of others.

DannPuglo 7y ago

Sorry, smart folks don't want black market product. Learn how the world works.

bregma 7y ago
Black markets exist because demand for a good or service is there despite the effort of those in power to control the supply. This is how the world works. Smart folks don't just accept arbitrary and capricious rules that in practice cause more harm than good. Wise people work to change the rules in such cases. That's what they're trying to do in Luxembourg.