I agree man but why are you against letting big corporations in on the action? In the long run it's only beneficial to use the consumer to have more competition. They have tools in place to begin widespread distribution.
Who the hell needs wide spread distribution. If it was legal I could sell all I grow without leaving my neighborhood. Oh yeah, I see, big companies encourage competition. Do camel and marlboro growing medical in california, they don't seem to need them.
It would give farmers that have been put out of business by all this anti smoking crap a way to support themselves. I know in my state their has been a few farms go under because they can't make money on tobacco. The way to kill any market is to regulate it to death.
I was talking with a guy the other day that told me the 40 acre tobacco allotment is worth a hundred grand a year. It didn't kill tobacco, it just decided who would be allowed to make the money. The tobacco growing grading situation is not one you want to try and defend, we subsidize tobacco farmers, that is bullshit.
I guess what I'm trying to say is just because you don't agree with Camel selling weed don't prevent someone who may smoke cigs from smoking thier favrite brand in both.I'm sure sombody somewhere wants a pack of camel lefties or marlboro greens.
Remember the whole reason weed is illegal right now is because someone pushed their views & beliefs on us. We need big corporations because they have big money & big connections. Would big tobacco really support a bill that writes them out of the profits? No.
What are you talking about, the tobacco companies don't make profit off weed now. This bill would freeze the tax on the products the sell in our state at the current level. What are they going to do, tell their customers they want them to pay more tax because we aren't going to let them control the weed market.
I have to apoligize, I forgot to mention that because Marijuan is no longer illegal, neither is growing hemp. What I have against big business getting into it is because they are big business. It's a state issue as far as I am concerned.
You know its funny the last time I brought this shit up some one pointed out more tobacco is sold then weed. Of course the major share of it now is not grown in this country. We don't need and don't want any imported bullshit, local product, local consumption and tell me the price isn't good enough at $45.00 pre quarter oz. If it is not reasonable I'll just keep doing what I am doing.
Michigan gets a large part of its produce from CANANDA. They grow it using Hydroponics. Is their weather better than ours, no, we just aren't encouraged to gow hydro, might grow some weed too. Michigan State University is a land grant agricultural college. You know how many classes the offer on hydroponics?? zero. You are right farmers have problems, growing hemp could sure help at $600/ acre. Small business is the back bone that doesn't leave the state. All over the world folks are growing hydro veggies and fish in the same operation. could feed the world locally and end the problem of oil shortage by not shipping produce acrross the country, better food, grown to ripeness not picked and packed two weeks before its ready, hard as a rock tasteless produce, fresh,grown here, consumed here healthy food.
Hemp milk cost about 50% more than soy milk, is better for you and taste better, so I am told, must be true because the hemp milk sales are climbing and the soy milk ( think milk of magnesia) sales are declining.
Sorry I forgot the Hemp, the North Dakota farmers will forgive me won't ya guys,,, guys,,,, I'll be back later goatta go talk. VV
