Would you be growing weed if it weren't legal

Silvio Dante

Silvio Dante

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I couldn't give less of a toss about the absurdity in UK law and the current political classes inability to have a mature debate concerning drugs and the highly misguided and outdated Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. I grow it very much against the law as quite frankly - what business does any human politician have "outlawing" a natural plant?

Chemically synthesised scourge drugs I understand, but a naturally occurring plant... I don't think so mate.

If it were (and will be) eventually decriminalised in the UK - I would be seeking to grow it on a commecial basis.

However this is Conservative Britain, and when it does happen you know that the only people who will be able to grow it on a commercial basis will be those with a licence that will cost £100,000 to apply for or some other prohibitively expensive bit of bureaucracy to ensure that the little guy cannot benefit and big pharma does.

Mark my words that is exactly what will happen.
 
vostok

vostok

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Silvio Dante said:
I couldn't give less of a toss about the absurdity in UK law and the current political classes inability to have a mature debate concerning drugs and the highly misguided and outdated Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. I grow it very much against the law as quite frankly - what business does any human politician have "outlawing" a natural plant?

Chemically synthesised scourge drugs I understand, but a naturally occurring plant... I don't think so mate.

If it were (and will be) eventually decriminalised in the UK - I would be seeking to grow it on a commecial basis.

However this is Conservative Britain, and when it does happen you know that the only people who will be able to grow it on a commercial basis will be those with a licence that will cost £100,000 to apply for or some other prohibitively expensive bit of bureaucracy to ensure that the little guy cannot benefit and big pharma does.

Mark my words that is exactly what will happen.
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FAITH RESTORED ...thanks Silvio
 
Silvio Dante

Silvio Dante

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Wballs said:
Yes. In the US the only substance specified in the constitution in alcohol.
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With the introduction of the Psychoactive Substances Bill (or something similar to that) legally speaking, everything except for Alcohol, Tobacco and caffeine is blanket illegal in the UK. This was done to instantly outlaw any kind of new "legal high" that is produced.

The governments own admission is that the bill is utterly useless and hasn't made of jot of difference - as if they should really be surprised...

Interestingly, included in this were poppers which was met with much outrage by the gay community - and the government quietly dropped poppers out of the act. You could argue they had trouble forcing it through...
 
OldMedUser

OldMedUser

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Silvio Dante said:
I couldn't give less of a toss about the absurdity in UK law and the current political classes inability to have a mature debate concerning drugs and the highly misguided and outdated Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. I grow it very much against the law as quite frankly - what business does any human politician have "outlawing" a natural plant?

Chemically synthesised scourge drugs I understand, but a naturally occurring plant... I don't think so mate.

If it were (and will be) eventually decriminalised in the UK - I would be seeking to grow it on a commecial basis.

However this is Conservative Britain, and when it does happen you know that the only people who will be able to grow it on a commercial basis will be those with a licence that will cost £100,000 to apply for or some other prohibitively expensive bit of bureaucracy to ensure that the little guy cannot benefit and big pharma does.

Mark my words that is exactly what will happen.
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Here in so-called Liberal Canada, (until the next election at least), it's only those with very deep pockets that have been able to get ready for the upcoming re-legalization of pot. Talking millions of dollars to get into the game which is mostly being run by ex-politicians and law enforcement who just a couple short years ago were happy to toss us all in jail for doing what they hope is going to make them even wealthier that they already are.

Here in Alberta at least the NDP gov't, (until the next election at least), is opening the doors to smaller growers not unlike what we have for micro-brewers and distillers. Still looking at a million+ to get up and running.

These larger companies positioning themselves as the leaders and giants of the cannabis market like the big breweries have been actively lobbying the gov't not to allow home growing, (currently proposed at 4 plants per household no matter how many adults live in said household), to protect what looks like is going to be an over-abundance of pot.

June 7 is when our senate votes on whether these new laws are going ahead and may demand amendments before it can pass. One of those amendments may be the home growing proposal. Even if home growing is allowed the way it stands growers will have to register with the federal gov't and purchase any seeds or clones from the legal providers who are very reluctant to sell their genetics and when they do it's very expensive.

The new proposed laws will be even more draconian than what we have now so I say . . .

Fook 'em all!

:peace:
 
Mr_bakes

Mr_bakes

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Silvio Dante said:
I couldn't give less of a toss about the absurdity in UK law and the current political classes inability to have a mature debate concerning drugs and the highly misguided and outdated Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. I grow it very much against the law as quite frankly - what business does any human politician have "outlawing" a natural plant?

Chemically synthesised scourge drugs I understand, but a naturally occurring plant... I don't think so mate.

If it were (and will be) eventually decriminalised in the UK - I would be seeking to grow it on a commecial basis.

However this is Conservative Britain, and when it does happen you know that the only people who will be able to grow it on a commercial basis will be those with a licence that will cost £100,000 to apply for or some other prohibitively expensive bit of bureaucracy to ensure that the little guy cannot benefit and big pharma does.

Mark my words that is exactly what will happen.
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I agree my friend
 
Silvio Dante

Silvio Dante

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Meanwhile Canada is the next in line for decriminalisation including recreational purposes.

The overwhelming evidence is compelling mature governments to recognise the economic benefits from removing the public bill of arrests and prosecutions coupled with a brand new market and tax revenue.

The only lobby really standing in the way, as ever, are the very old and very right wing people who cannot think and reason beyond the "All drugs are bad" mantra (Whilst thriving on opiates in hospital for their hip replacements)
 
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