East Coast what are you thinking...

of course some or most of us out east want go west. take the poll. I'm bored wanna know what your thinking. Stay here and wait for our time to come or go west.

New Jersey just passed, goes in effect in 6 months

BiG PuFFer said:

New Jersey just passed, goes in effect in 6 months

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from what i understand about jersey it's not going to be as available as the west coast, and everything is going to be government run. and if i'm not mistaken government grown. 6 dispensaries in the state . 2 north 2 central 2 south. and it will only be allowed for debilitating diseases and terminal illness. I could be wrong about this. and i hope i am. because if i am i'm hitting the bridge

yea. im in the area too... if it's like calli it will be bad for my paper

I voted run to cali. Im from ny, I am moving to long beach in august of 2011 and will be a junoir at CSU Long Beach. I really don't think i can explain to you how excited I am, and I would be there tomorrow if it wasn't so much to live there. I gotta have at least 2 years worth of $ saved up to live on before i get there, or I will end up smoking myself all the way back to NY. BTW if anyone is in the Long Beach or So. Cal area- please let me know if I really should be this excited.

I'm a bide my time. but vacations are always nice!!!! it'll happen eventually!?!?!?!

Cali, despite the favorable MMJ laws, is imploding economically. Not a place to go right now, unless you have a great prospect already lined up to deal with the massive taxes and unemployment there.

CrackerJax said:

Cali, despite the favorable MMJ laws, is imploding economically. Not a place to go right now, unless you have a great prospect already lined up to deal with the massive taxes and unemployment there.

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Great advice for those of us who are resisting the hype about the green rush over there... I think alot of us think we can just move to CA, CO, or OR and start making money off crops. Of course i wish this could be true but I'm sure there's plenty of competition, and plenty of red tape to go through to get to that point. I think the one benefit of living in a legal mmj state is that you can grow, discuss, and co-op your own without having to be silent. not to mention the money you save just from producing your own as opposed to buying it. I'm getting a bit tired of staying silent about something im so fascinated and proud of. It blows my mind that in my 15 yrs of smoking i had never seen a plant in action until i did it myself. Seems unfair to any smoker.

my question is what amount do dispensary's per pound. i have heard 2800-3200. That would mean if i went to any of those states I wouls have to take a 1500 per pound pay cut. I know I'm walking the line cause I'm in a state that does not allow it but it seems that local govts are leaving the "pot People" alone due to lack of funds.

Where weed will end up is still an open question. Prices will only fall, and like most popular legal commodities, volume will go through the roof, which always drives down prices and competition.

CrackerJax said:

Where weed will end up is still an open question. Prices will only fall, and like most popular legal commodities, volume will go through the roof, which always drives down prices and competition.

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let's hope prices fall, everywhere for that matter. I think alot of us, even in mmj states are paying far too much. I recall being in Cali in 2001 i payed the same prices for the same flavors as i would in the east..this was a while ago. and if i recall we had to venture to a somewhat seedy neighborhood to pick-up. but obviously that's all in the past hopefully for those who live and breathe there can access their medicine legal or illegally with more ease. can you tell i don't know how anything works out west.

Basically the east coast is more conservative than the west coast. And the middle of the country thinks both coasts are crazy.

CrackerJax said:

Basically the east coast is more conservative than the west coast. And the middle of the country thinks both coasts are crazy.

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you are correct sir. at some point one will have to catch up with the other. I try to keep an eye on legislature throughout the country not just regarding mmj. one thing i have noticed that alot of states in the east, although conservative, are passing laws similar to those in the west. and from what it seems this is only select states throughout the east. sadly even though our states in the east show up blue on the map the only reason for this is democrats control the most urban regions of our states. I'm aware political party can be irrelevant. however without a democratic governer N.J. wouldn't have signed its MMJ into legislation. Also out east we have some progressive politicians, and some old school in all branches who are introducing bills similar to those in the west. the economic situation is the same all over. I believe that states are willing to do almost anything to boost their economy. In the last 6 years smoking bans have gone into effect, and in the past 3, bill proposals for have been passed for slot gambling, and sports betting, and are currently in the process of passing table gambling in two states. There's one vice covered. I'm anxious to see how long it takes to get the mmj ball rolling. I find it funny though, that even though California seems to always have a republican governer, they have some of the most liberal laws in the country.. what's the word on that?

Ahhh, the word on that is that every state has a governor, but the power of each governor varies greatly. The governor of California is not all that powerful and is hamstrung by the legislature. And we all know that the legislature is hard left and spends way over what they take in.

Ahnold was like Bambi in that first term...... he found out that all his campaign ideas sounded great, but couldn't be implemented without BIG BIG compromises.

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Ahhh, the word on that is that every state has a governor, but the power of each governor varies greatly. The governor of California is not all that powerful and is hamstrung by the legislature. And we all know that the legislature is hard left and spends way over what they take in.

Ahnold was like Bambi in that first term...... he found out that all his campaign ideas sounded great, but couldn't be implemented without BIG BIG compromises.

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Interesting Cracker, I never took that into consideration. It completely makes sense of course. The state i live in has a Democrat governer but majority of the legislature is republican. so without getting into a heated debate. Im aware most lawmakers are crooked in one way or another. But honestly i've been so influenced by republican run government that it just drove me to the left side. not that i'm a democrat. but not a believer in the republican party. so if its true that all democrats overspend, what is our other choice?? I know there are plenty of political parties out there but which ones do you allow to fuck you more. I'm sorry ..im realizing now i forgot what the original question was now anyways great info Cracker.

Yah, don't get stuck on party lines, that's what they want you to do.
While lately the Repukes have been abysmal, it was not always so. When they get their act together occasionally, prosperity abounds.....

I've yet to see the Democrat party ever accomplish this. I've seen them ride the economy and take credit (incorrectly) for it ala Clinton, but not actually create an environment where the country can prosper.

I keep an open mind though, and one day they may surprise me, but so far.... als, no.