07-06-2016, 09:00 AM
You know, hub has never bought weed at the airport - always had our "guy" have it ready for our arrival with a "taste" for the ride in.
Back in the 70's my god-son's dad and his friend tried to buy weed from some guy at the airport and ended up being driven into the hills of MoBay and getting robbed.
I had a long discussion about the legalization of weed in Jamaica with a Jamaican friend. He was really on the fence about it - felt it would lead to jealousies which lead to violence often enough as we know. Felt it would "corrupt" the good farmers of Orange Hill in favor of commercially grown "crap" by monied entities...more violence, more crime...
In California we are facing the over-regulation of medical marijuana come January 2018. They've made it so the "small guy" - organic, artisan if you will - will become overwhelmed with the corporatization of marijuana. The double edged sword of legalization - sure, you can smoke a blunt on the street, you can buy a blunt from your corner store...but it might be branded "Marley" or "Willie Nelson" or "Rhianna" - if you can believe that one.
Based on the amount of money needed to "comply", MEDICINE will now be more expensive. Welcome to Big Pharma, stoner style.
We were in Colorado recently and hub bought some pot from a dispensary there. In short - the pot he bought sucked....no taste or smell and barely a "high". Northern California will always grow the best weed - and we do not have full-on legalization here. There's a proposition on the ballot in November, written by the same asshole who pushed through all those new "regulations" and created a totally new beauracracy in Sacramento to "oversee" these regs...so our family along with most of the growers up here are voting a resounding "NO". My guess - no pass.
People who want quality and organics will stick with their small farmers and sellers...unfortunately some of those folks might have to fly under the radar for the simple fact that they cannot afford to "buy in" to the game.
It will be interesting to watch what happens in Jamaica. Based on what's happening here in California the small guy might still be able to survive..but it will be a tough road.
Back in the 70's my god-son's dad and his friend tried to buy weed from some guy at the airport and ended up being driven into the hills of MoBay and getting robbed.
I had a long discussion about the legalization of weed in Jamaica with a Jamaican friend. He was really on the fence about it - felt it would lead to jealousies which lead to violence often enough as we know. Felt it would "corrupt" the good farmers of Orange Hill in favor of commercially grown "crap" by monied entities...more violence, more crime...
In California we are facing the over-regulation of medical marijuana come January 2018. They've made it so the "small guy" - organic, artisan if you will - will become overwhelmed with the corporatization of marijuana. The double edged sword of legalization - sure, you can smoke a blunt on the street, you can buy a blunt from your corner store...but it might be branded "Marley" or "Willie Nelson" or "Rhianna" - if you can believe that one.
Based on the amount of money needed to "comply", MEDICINE will now be more expensive. Welcome to Big Pharma, stoner style.
We were in Colorado recently and hub bought some pot from a dispensary there. In short - the pot he bought sucked....no taste or smell and barely a "high". Northern California will always grow the best weed - and we do not have full-on legalization here. There's a proposition on the ballot in November, written by the same asshole who pushed through all those new "regulations" and created a totally new beauracracy in Sacramento to "oversee" these regs...so our family along with most of the growers up here are voting a resounding "NO". My guess - no pass.
People who want quality and organics will stick with their small farmers and sellers...unfortunately some of those folks might have to fly under the radar for the simple fact that they cannot afford to "buy in" to the game.
It will be interesting to watch what happens in Jamaica. Based on what's happening here in California the small guy might still be able to survive..but it will be a tough road.
"Once in a while you can get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right..."
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