Don't be ignorant. There is no marijuana in the United States that isn't black market. All of it is illegal and punishable by imprisonment at the federal level. You are a cultivator so that makes you more justified in smoking and enjoying the wonders of this plant over someone who buys it from a "drug dealer"? Get over yourself.
So you polluted a thread with your political views based on a point the OP didn't make? And your logic only consists of comparisons? 'Weed pays bills; stereo pays bills' are statements, not logical conclusions. Stealing from others to pay bills is unfair to the victim and therefore wrong <-- premise, logical operator and conclusion.
That can happen in any situation. You just don't get it.
Lock the Oldmerch up first............lol Sorry dude, its all about me..........
If we look to places where drugs are tolerated we see far less violence. Remove the prohibition and the situation improves; so it seems it is the policy and not the drugs which encourage violence. Hard drugs will almost certainly ruin a persons life, but that choice is theirs to make, not yours.
Ok, so we'll remove stero's from the equation, let's replace it with crack and meth. Let's advice everyone how to go around making and slinging that. Weed creates violence because of it's price which is driven by pure greed. That has nothing todo with a political viewpoint, that is just a fact. This price and profit point make the business very very lucrative. The price point is also a reason that drugs remain illegal, the high price coupled with the users desire quite often leads to crime to pay for it. Or am i just making this all up?
If it was simply the prohibition on it's own, why would there be all this kafuffle in mexico right now? That would be because the prohibition allows them to sell it for whatever price they feel like, noone can complain to an authority that they got ripped off, the profit on the price they can get away charging will cause a greedy man to then kill a competitor as there is so much to be gained from it.
Let's switch it to Crack and Meth.Ok, so we'll remove stero's from the equation, let's replace it with crack and meth. Let's advice everyone how to go around making and slinging that. Weed creates violence because of it's price which is driven by pure greed. That has nothing todo with a political viewpoint, that is just a fact. This price and profit point make the business very very lucrative. The price point is also a reason that drugs remain illegal, the high price coupled with the users desire qwuite often leads to crime to pay for it. Or am i just akking this all up?
Politics = policy It is policy that inflates black market prices. Otherwise, prices are determined by supply and demand. Greed is indeed a major factor, but the law supply and demand works to keep it in check. When we have screwed up policy such as with the drug war, greed is allowed to play a much bigger part. Also, part of the high prices are due to the risk involved with growing, which is a direct result of policy.
Ok, so we'll remove stero's from the equation, let's replace it with crack and meth. Let's advice everyone how to go around making and slinging that. Weed creates violence because of it's price which is driven by pure greed. That has nothing todo with a political viewpoint, that is just a fact. This price and profit point make the business very very lucrative. The price point is also a reason that drugs remain illegal, the high price coupled with the users desire quite often leads to crime to pay for it. Or am i just making this all up?
'Not get caught' is a bit of a misstatement. Avoid getting caught is accurate, but should we argue about phrasing? There are things you can do to lessen your chances. There is nothing wrong with giving advice on how to do something sensibly, but perhaps it should be stressed that no matter what your attitude or how you practice, the risk is always significant. This certainly applies to licensed medical providers as well.
Um, look in a dictionary, politics and policy hold rather different meanings.
I was avoiding many misused phrases in this thread but you seem to be one of the few here that want to argue about it.
