Recent content by ticobird

I had no idea there were restrictions on the legal strains available in Canada. After a little searching I found this article that does a pretty good job of explaining the matter. Obviously Canada needs to address this situation sooner than later. Canada's cannabis genetics bottleneck - Lift News

Re: Less Than 1 Ounce Of Marijuana Leads To Arrests Of More Than 60 Georgia Partygoer Wow, going to that party sure wasn't fun at all.

“It’s not a money thing. The money’s not a part of it at all.” Of course it's about the money. Politics and value posturing is always about the money.

"The provinces may use both price and tax levers to maintain a price that is both competitive with the illicit market and not so low as to create an incentive for increased use." This is the best way to approach the sensible marketing of cannabis swimming in an already established illegal...

"But don’t expect the illegal cannabis market to change dramatically." With great sadness I agree with the conclusion of this article.

Re: PA: Couple Says Police Detained Them After Mistaking Hibiscus Plants For Marijuan I am not trying to be argumentative but you must know it is your local tax dollars that ultimately pay for monetary damages such as you and I advocate for. My comment was meant to penalize both monetarily...

Re: PA: Couple Says Police Detained Them After Mistaking Hibiscus Plants For Marijuan I hope the Cramer's settle for modest monetary compensation for their humiliation and a hugely public (in-person, newspaper, radio and TV) apology.

"Kentucky has one of the worst-funded pension systems in the nation with an estimated unfunded liability of between $30 billion and $70 billion." That amount of debt requires the taxation of more cannabis than is grown in the US in 10 years. I applaud the initiative but damn they need to do...

Declassify cannabis and you solve the some of the financial problems facing the cannabis industry.

The commissioners' decision was within their purview but it was not appropriate. While this suggestion is after the fact, the law should be amended to allow a probationary period of time for a Cannabis business after an infraction as long as the infraction is minor enough.

You write well Ron and I look forward to reading more of your story in the future. However and with respect I would take issue with your wording of the following sentence; "My uncle Tad died of a drug overdose–and smoking pot was his gateway drug to Oxycontin and heroin." Sadly many people...

Here's the link to the Arizona Proposition 205 Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol website if you are like me and want to donate to this common cause. YES on 205: Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol in Arizona

“Denver citizens need to be especially concerned, not just with what happens inside the club, but what happens after and once someone is on the road" The first thing that comes to mind is the designated driver program which resulted from consuming a much worse substance - alcohol in bars.

“I don’t have people in jail for possession of marijuana unless it’s a lot of marijuana packaged for sales” Well there would be a lot less of these arrests if cannabis were legalized.

If you are standing at the center of Upland, CA you can walk 20 minutes in any direction and you will no longer be under their jurisdiction.