...there will be an upper limit to the taxes consumers are willing to pay.

States seem to have an endless weakness for vice money, though they always start out saying they don't. But watching the states' zeal for advertising scratch-off lottery tickets on TV, and putting casinos on every block, I put little past them.

garden. severe restrictions mean for practical purposes you will only grow your own in sealed rooms indoors

Which means that while just about anyone can do it, most won't because it will require expenses, resources, and know how.

They are great for MJ cultivation.

I can see it now. People being arrested for buying pot in a state where it's legal.

It'll be legal and we can still fill prisons, win win.

They've cracked down severely in Washington State on medical cannabis.

You can only have 3 OZ. at any given time, 3 plants at any given time.

And the Bonus.......you get to be on a state registry that law enforcement can access anytime.

Don't fuck with Uncle Sam and his money!



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I just want to be able to legally grow my own. Nothing more, nothing less.

I've never bought an illegal beer and don't plan on ever buying illegal-legal Cannabis.

280 per ounce compared to 400 and ounce? It's 280 where I'm at, and 40 for an eighth, so I can't see how anybody would pay the extra 120 bucks. Better to just grow your own and skip the bull.

They need to get it down far below black market retail to make it work.

in many cases. You don't walk out on your dealer. I've known mine for 35 years.

However, since i live in Colorado, it has been really great to have access to the rec mj, just for variety's sake, and when my man goes on vacay. And not everyone is lucky in drugs like me. They need the connection.

But isn't it better when they just come to your door and charge you less? I know you and I can both appreciate the work of the independent contractor. They even call me to let me know the new specials, give me samples, and will take returns on occasion.
But if a person doesn't have a sales representative that handles their business I can see how the shops could fill that void. They do need delivery personnel , though.

it's worth thinking about...

I think with time, things will calm down (and prices will stabilize at a level where legal is far more sensible than "bargain" bootleg)

their time to start it all up again.

Just look at the crap Jerry Brown is spouting about cannabis in the last couple of days, the powers that be utterly fucking loathe hippies and will not willingly do anything that might seem to be friendly to them without some backhanded slapdown to go along with it.

There is nothing better than bud grown with love. It's also waaay cheaper.

Don't see why the same laws would not apply to pot once it's legal.

Someday I hope to plant a couple of bushes in my backyard, just to experiment with the herbal uses. I have asthma, so I'm certainly not going to try inhaling smoke-- but I hear there's a lot more things than brownies you can create, and that it's soothing for arthritis, fibromyalgia, and intestinal issues. Us old folks could use some of that...

(IL) Marijuana rules would require $500K to open

llinois regulators have come out with proposed requirements for opening medical marijuana grow centers and dispensaries — and they come with a steep price tag that advocates say could be costly for consumers.

For dispensaries to sell the pot, state officials proposed a $5,000 nonrefundable application fee, proof of $400,000 in assets, a $30,000 permit fee and a yearly permit renewal fee of $25,000.

For cultivation centers, the Department of Agriculture proposed a $25,000 nonrefundable application fee, $250,000 in liquid assets, payment of $200,000 upon approval of a permit and a renewal fee of $100,000.

The costs are sure to eliminate a lot of potential entrepreneurs, said Joseph Friedman, a pharmacist from Lincolnshire who hopes to open a dispensary.

"Probably 50 percent of the wannabes are now out," he said. "This is going to bring out just the serious players who are well-capitalized and well-credentialed."

Read More: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-medical-marijuana-rules-met-20140211,0,1530418.story