Hey everybody, I'm with you GanjaPharma..I had a long winded reply but got timed out..For me it's simple, I simply would grow to grow.. It's about our sacred plant and the joy and comfort I bring to my customers, friends and family..If along the way I can make some coin to cover my costs, so be it. The pursuit of profit has never been my goal nor my intention, for me, it's simply something I absolutely have a deep rooted passion for.. I'm about the preservation and cultivation of a truly remarkable plant with many benefits and uses for humanity.. All one needs to do is look to the US/MEX border to see that prohibition simply is not a viable solution. The more logical path would be to legalize,tax and move on to setting some basic behavioral standards as we have for so many of our other vices that we seem to enjoy as HUMANS..I see two issues already..Logic and Human greed...There's truly more to life than $$$$$$$$$$$$$$..The Oregon wine industry is feeling something very similar at this very moment. The economy has simply dried up a lot of that extra coin spent on what most find a luxury.To make matters worse as with Humboldt a lot of our local economy has become falsely dependent to such luxury revenue.,Tasting shops and eaterys spread throughout the wine regions are all hurting as is most of the country..These are tough times and everybody, well most everybody are just barely making it..The underground med weed market is super satuated from all the out of work contractors and who knows who trying to survive by growing a crop or two or three or four..Hell top notch ninety day JHerer and comporable stash strains are being given away at a 125 an oz. if you can find someone to buy it..That's 70's prices..Hell maybe were headed for the 35$ oz..Yeah I said oz..Now if I can just get all my other bills in line,I'd, be OK..Peace
Humboldt County worries about life after legal pot
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Darth Fader
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I feel sorry for all the gangbangers in L.A. who deal Mexican brickweed. If it gets legalized, how are they going to feed their kids?
Think about the children.
Think about the children.
"I feel sorry for all the gangbangers in L.A. who deal Mexican brickweed. If it gets legalized, how are they going to feed their kids?
Think about the children."
Don't worry bro. They have anchor babies and food stamps and drive Escalades. The FED Govt is in COLLUSION with the ILLEGAL ALIENS and is aiding and abbetting ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.
OFF WITH THEIR HEADS. EVERY LAST DEM AND REPUB.
DIE FOR OIL SUCKAZ
Think about the children."
Don't worry bro. They have anchor babies and food stamps and drive Escalades. The FED Govt is in COLLUSION with the ILLEGAL ALIENS and is aiding and abbetting ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.
OFF WITH THEIR HEADS. EVERY LAST DEM AND REPUB.
DIE FOR OIL SUCKAZ
^hyaha for real them illegals are just gonna ask for more food stamps, more section 8 tax credits, and now they get free healthcare too!
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bcell
I hoping legal pot will not go the way of the wine industry with tasting rooms, wine snobs, charity auctions, discussion of terrior, etc. Let's start the campaign - "Keep Cannabis Weird".
OMountainMix
Member
All I have to say is that we are growing some Yumboldt which is supposedly some heady cut from Humboldt, and it is the PARALYZER or the ENERGIZER depending on who is smoking. Probably the most interesting and potent (either as downer or upper, weirdly enough) that I've ever smoked. Kudos to Humboldt!
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humboldtlocal
Was anyone else at the meeting last night? I have seen several articles today that try to make it sound like all of the growers up here want to keep it illegal. That couldn't be farther from the truth. I am sure there are some but they are only looking at the small picture. There are so many more possibilities of making a living within a legal framework. There was a lawyer there last night that said to do a marketing campaign that would bring the kind of recognition that Humboldt has would cost hundreds of millions of dollars. That is our biggest asset. Our name brand and reputation. Not just for great herb but this area is also know for being on the forefront of the organic and self sustainable farming/agriculture movement. I have been all around this world and everywhere I have gone Humboldt is known. One of our county supervisors said last night "can you name a county in Delaware?" People here are just scared of change and the way things are going right now it has been scary. A lot of people are having a hard time paying their bills. I was fortunate to talk with a lot of local business owners last night and hear things from their points of view. Tourism and many high quality marijuana products are what will save Humboldt and feed our children in the future. Lets try to get a good discussion going about this. This is not just about Humboldt. It is about a lot of small communities around here that will depend on this as well.
I love it...Whose weed you been smoking for 20 years...Not yours...I can see that...
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Cinderella99
Wow, fuck MADD. I'd like to see a shred of evidence to back their statement.
What are the exact cultivation stipulations in that? I've only seen it mentioned in a few articles about it.
#1 reason most grows still wont be legal..limited amounts? whos gonna enforce this? way too much grey area...and with Obama saying "no on my watch"...i dont see MJ being legalized sorry guys. But it aint that bad, just more reason for you to start a grow and cash in on this billion dollar tax free economy! money grows on treeeeees!
"It also would be lawful to grow limited amounts in one's own home for personal use."
"It also would be lawful to grow limited amounts in one's own home for personal use."
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Cinderella99
Believe it, bro. This is the new reality.
There's already a precedent for after the fact tweaking of grow limit-- Look at the limits in the original 420 and then prop 215.
California will not thwart the will of the people-- if they do, it won't be for long, it'll be like sticking their finger in the dike. You know this: In CA it's relatively easy to get initiatives on the Ballot and then all they need to pass is a simple 51% majority. The vote on ballot initiatives in CA, like no other state I've lived in before, is decided in the advertising, lobbying and grassroots organizing campaigns before the November vote... The law, and modifying it, seems much more malleable in CA than anywhere else in the US, IMO.
We'll see a huge battle for hearts and minds develop before November-- all the MADD type lobbyists will be raging a full blown anti MJ ad campaign on every channel. And, they'll have national support from Washington. I wouldn't doubt if Brown speaks out against it as well.
But, my bet is that in the end CA will legalize. However, beyond initial passage-- whether it's this time or the next-- CA may go the route of Amsterdam after they (we) collectively wade through enough of the nonsense associated with legal soft drugs.
This is pure speculation on my part, of course. Anybody else care to look into their crystal ball?
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gWxTA5_tagmDkwFJ58QYCVYFB0qAD9ELARIO3
There's already a precedent for after the fact tweaking of grow limit-- Look at the limits in the original 420 and then prop 215.
California will not thwart the will of the people-- if they do, it won't be for long, it'll be like sticking their finger in the dike. You know this: In CA it's relatively easy to get initiatives on the Ballot and then all they need to pass is a simple 51% majority. The vote on ballot initiatives in CA, like no other state I've lived in before, is decided in the advertising, lobbying and grassroots organizing campaigns before the November vote... The law, and modifying it, seems much more malleable in CA than anywhere else in the US, IMO.
We'll see a huge battle for hearts and minds develop before November-- all the MADD type lobbyists will be raging a full blown anti MJ ad campaign on every channel. And, they'll have national support from Washington. I wouldn't doubt if Brown speaks out against it as well.
But, my bet is that in the end CA will legalize. However, beyond initial passage-- whether it's this time or the next-- CA may go the route of Amsterdam after they (we) collectively wade through enough of the nonsense associated with legal soft drugs.
This is pure speculation on my part, of course. Anybody else care to look into their crystal ball?
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gWxTA5_tagmDkwFJ58QYCVYFB0qAD9ELARIO3
greenlabel
Member
vote no!!! Don't allow the corporate scum to take over!!! because they will if we allow this to pass...
I wish we had ballot initiatives in my state... let alone having them be that easy to get on the ballot. Less than 1.2% of the populations signatures in order to get a vote on it? Damn...
Where is our freedom of speech again?
Where is our freedom of speech again?
Makes me laugh when ppl write things like feedom of speech . Where the fuck is freedom of speech ?? we don't even have that in our music you can't even say marijana in music without it being censored So where the fuck is our freedom again lol lol.. Thats too funny.. As far as our money again our Gov. fault for letting these greedy fucks in and what did we do? We bailed them out with 700 billion no questions asked and now they are spending it? on Vacations and whatever lol.. again too funny.ppl really need to watch to new Micheal Moore movie Capitalisum a love story . your going to shit.. peace out Headband707
Where is our freedom of speech again?
Makes me laugh when ppl write things like feedom of speech . Where the fuck is freedom of speech ?? we don't even have that in our music you can't even say marijana in music without it being censored So where the fuck is our freedom again lol lol.. Thats too funny.. As far as our money again our Gov. fault for letting these greedy fucks in and what did we do? We bailed them out with 700 billion no questions asked and now they are spending it? on Vacations and whatever lol.. again too funny.ppl really need to watch to new Micheal Moore movie Capitalisum a love story . your going to shit.. peace out Headband707
OrganicMonkey
Member
Sounds like why to legalize personal possession and just stay out of peoples buisness. Even with a legal buisness, if people wanted to control it there are tactics.
StevenSteve
Member
Legalization may lower the prices temporarily but if it were legal, people would come from all over the world, and marijuana tourism would boom! Plus being legal would put some worries to rest... like prision time ha! I just hope they legalize it with unlimited quantities and not have a limit... and how can you put a limit on a dispensary?! they need to grow alot because of all of their customers
robereno
Member
Yep, it's going to be an interesting 8 months till November. With Obama opposed, and probably the right wing joining forces with him, I don't see it happening. Look at what happened with health care reform. Before the debate is over, they'll twist and spin the issue to the point where you won't even recognize it. Remember, in politics, truth has little to do with the process.
If by some quirk of fate it does pass, I wonder if the feds will step back in and countermand the vote. California may have to succeed from the nation before they get it legalized.
Relax growers.
(I hate being such a cynic)
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humboldtlocal
Here is a much better description of what happened at the meeting by one of our very talented local bloggers Kym The Redheaded Blackbelt.
http://kymk.wordpress.com/2010/03/2...he-mantle-of-secrecy-a-growers-guild-is-born/
http://kymk.wordpress.com/2010/03/2...he-mantle-of-secrecy-a-growers-guild-is-born/
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