Alan Park Interview with ceo from Canada's Smallest Lp, actually Worth a listen?
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itsmehigh
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I’m not afraid of jail, I’m more afraid of lawyers sucking my lfe savings dry, loosing my ability to travel and any stigma my family would face. My priorities are my families well being, it’s either quit my passion or go legit. It would be foolish to jeprodize my family when there’s another alternative. I’m going legal, after 30 years of hiding from the man. I’m not selling out, I’m growing up.that isnt going to change and ya dont have to worry about jail anymore
as much lol
Itsme.
cannadan
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That's a solid position there....cudo's
I think that as long as they hold the price artificially high, there will be plenty of growers on the small end of things,doing business as usual...because basically any "ashen colored " market dealer
who has 20 to 30 friends, who buy regularly , will not see any impact re legal cannabis.
...business a usual....
This is where the gov. is going to lose out....simply put, these people could have taken this hobby and turned it into a TAX paying enterprise.
and there would have been thousands upon thousands of these small businesses.
This would have been the gov's best bet had they seen the light....
The jobs this would create and the taxes paid for everything hst wise, would be very large numbers.
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CalyxCrusher
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There's more than one way to skin a cat. Last i checked that all means fuck all to us. No getting left behind when we aren't trying to offload to the BM
OLD MOTHER SATIVA
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1.legal ..yes
2. "growing up"...[self deprecating/ arrogant .]
3.CORPORATE..<------
go for it
itsmehigh
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Please elaborate, I don’t get your point.
I’m far from corporate, self deprecating or arrogant. I’m just a regular joe trying to make ends meet for my family, doing something I’m passionate about.
Itsme.
OLD MOTHER SATIVA
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i just mean that "growing up is not the correct word..
Legal/Corporate is and i am not being negative....you will form a corporation if you haven't already
or some legal entity to be legal..commercial,,cra mandates this in some form and you alreadybknw nthis.
and yes
i gather that you are not self deprecating or arrogant...therefore don't use that word..
"growing up" means that you were not grown up before..when you are still the same person as when you were illegal..
and may also imply that others[who also have had a family for eons] were not "grown up"
"Regular Joes" are fine with me and prbably everyone else here..and you do have talent
itsmehigh
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Touché, you are correct. I’m already incorporated, that’s to protect my personal assets and liabilities. Simply a way to keep my life and business separate. I don’t think of myself as a typical corporation, more of a small business owner.
Itsme.
420scarecrow
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grey/bm growers will have to prove exactly where their funds, genetics, and equipment came from, corporation, small business, or self propieter... This is why most llegal growers will be unable to transition without amensty, & you start from scratch unless you're previously medical...They are not dumb, and with cra lurking everywhere ya might want reconsider any public admission of past illegality, itsme... Thankfully our internet histories are invisible & inacessable by nobody, except assholes mostly from government related agencies
itsmehigh
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I have been claiming my cannabis income since 2009, as an independent contractor/consultant (MMAR DG). Incorporated last year, ive got nothing to hide, I’m a ligit cannabis business owner.
Itsme.
itsmehigh
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Yada, yada , yada, I knew you couldn’t ignore me. You’ve had 4 years, but you keep coming back for more. I’m flattered.
Itsme.
HotKarl2
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CRA are a bunch of gangster thugs when you piss them off as this article demonstrates. I wonder what these poor people did to piss them off?? At least they are being held to account, financially anyways. Although the conduct was criminal imo...
http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/cra-rapped-as-nanaimo-couple-awarded-1-million-in-damages-arising-from-malicious-prosecution/wcm/d48eb5c5-6a24-40f6-a6c4-5441e19e14c1?google_editors_picks=true
http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/cra-rapped-as-nanaimo-couple-awarded-1-million-in-damages-arising-from-malicious-prosecution/wcm/d48eb5c5-6a24-40f6-a6c4-5441e19e14c1?google_editors_picks=true
CalyxCrusher
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We got our genetics from the same place as the LPs. That would never fly since it would be a barrier to any patient wanting to start a business.
420scarecrow
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yes but lp's will be fighting for trademarks and plant breeding rights for everything they have... You got lawyers on the payroll like lp's? There was almost 2000 filings last time I looked... You don't think they plan on putting out seed sellers too? What happens when the lp or gov distribution dna test your product and claims "al la monsanto" that that's their genetics... What about seed to sale, it's coming....
The Hippy
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Somebodies gotta keep your waffling in check. Your as bendy as cheese. All wishy washy like.
CalyxCrusher
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Based on what evidence exactly?? How can they protect something they got from the breeder who created it and sells it to seedbanks as well? And on what grounds using what laws will they not only enter my home but also take tissue samples, AND pay to have them tested? For ALL 100k+ medical patients? Sorry, Id rather base assumptions on facts and reality.
OLD MOTHER SATIVA
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i think he made sense
and also meant
there are potential [ ie genetics] "problems for "others"
and listed them well
yah know...
its not "always about YOU"