[Slipnot]

lol well since when has the government or state did anything good for you /?? think MJ would be any different
problem is every tom dick and harry thinking there is a business in this field
There never had a hope in hell to begin with.. prices will drop so low that warehouse growers will go belly up
with the legalization sure everyone is growing like any comodity when there is lots or a demand prices go up in this case the tumble
I said it all along Green house farmer growing is the only way that anyone is going to survive and that will be run by big business matter a fact wouldn;t be surprised some corporate company growing deep south and in wassginton cashing in large

[VenturaHwy]

Last I looked at the retail stores the prices were 90 to 100 dollars for a 1/4 ounce. That is after they closed all of the medical dispensaries and farmers markets. Now the average joe can't get into the recreational side because you have to pay big bucks to play. Hundreds of thousands of dollars for the licenses.

[Gypsy Nirvana]

There will always be commercial/cheap/low-cost products.....and then there will also be high-end/quality/more expensive products...

With legalization, I am sure that we will see both ends of the market thriving..and something in between also.

Take virtually any product that you can think of, ehmmm, say Whiskey or wine or beer, or cigars or cars. Within all of those industries you have the cheaper varieties of product that you can buy, and you have the increasingly more expensive...

Price is not always a firm indicator of quality, but certainly is when you are talking about the difference in quality of a bottle of Jonnie Walker red label, compared to a 25 year old Talisker single malt. Or comparing a can of Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer to a pint of Chimay Grande' Reserve....or a Dacia Duster to a Bentley.....etc....etc.

The important thing is that cultivation for all becomes legal, and anyone can become a craft/quality grower with the requisite skills and genetics to produce a finer product that justifies it's price.

[shaggyballs]

Originally Posted by Gypsy Nirvana

The important thing is that cultivation for all becomes legal, and anyone can become a craft/quality grower with the requisite skills and genetics to produce a finer product that justifies it's price.

If the law states cultivation for all becomes legal I say vote yes to legalization.
Anything less is just smoke and mirrors to get your $$ money $$.

Stay informed and be prepared to fight if you want to keep your right to provide yourself with the medicine of your choice.

Or else!

[theJointedOne]

Originally Posted by Gypsy Nirvana

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The important thing is that cultivation for all becomes legal, and anyone can become a craft/quality grower with the requisite skills and genetics to produce a finer product that justifies it's price.

Actually Gypsy, in Washington it is a felony to cultivate one plant. That is unless you have the $$, space, and connections to obtain a production license. But home grown is not legal, at all. Even the medical folks are getting screwed on that end.

[GastroGrower]

Originally Posted by theJointedOne

Actually Gypsy, in Washington it is a felony to cultivate one plant. That is unless you have the $$, space, and connections to obtain a production license. But home grown is not legal, at all. Even the medical folks are getting screwed on that end.

This - if we're not going to have something reliable for patients from a public perspective, we should at least have the ability to produce our own medicine. The restrictions they've placed in WA have made it almost impossible for me to produce the amount of medicine I need while still abiding by the regulations.

Greed is a big issue here, but it's also a problem of legislation being passed which doesn't take a realistic view of what sick people need.

[Gypsy Nirvana]

Legalization to me would make cannabis cultivation as legal as growing hops to make beer with....Anyone and everyone should be allowed to grow cannabis without any impediment from the authorities in their own gardens, for their own consumption.

I can see where it might be sensible to have some basic control over indoor growing, due to the potential fire or flood risk, if the grow is not safely wired electrically, and if the product is grown for sale/distribution then there should be some sort of FDA(health and safety) like organization that a grower would need to get accredited from to only be able to sell 'erb, edibles or hash that has been produced without dangerous chemicals/pesticides that present a distinct health risk to the consumer.

By regulating cultivation to the extent that Washington state is only helps the big wealthy corporations grow, and not your average home grower, which is of course completely wrong, favouring the already rich and powerful over the Mum and Dad home, hobby horticulturalists, many of whom strive to produce a proper and safe quality product, that actually helps medicinal users with any specific ailment, and can also reassure recreational users that the product has been manufactured/grown to a standard that will not make them sick.

[trichrider]

Washington state has not 'legalized' cannabis...they have regulated it.
i'm no longer legally able to produce/provide my own medicine.

Regulated beyond my control.

don't be fooled by the term "LEGALIZED"...


https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=329386

[Gry]

I live in the LA area and have a friend from there. He tells me it is very sad and very expensive there. He is real happy he lives here and only has to visit his home area.
Never seen the prices so low and quality so high here in the LA area. Are we about to trade that for what the good people in Washington now deal so that the corporations can have their cut?

[trichrider]

Gry, cali's using same model of regulation as Washington.

legal = freedom to grow and enjoy in any circumstance
regulated = taxes/fees/fines/incarceration.

your turn....make it count.