WEED, The Official Thread

[Benny Profane]

A Catholic, a Mormon, and an atheist sit around a bong.

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer...d-suburbs.html

"“When you think about physics and space and time, my favorite thing to think about lately is that we never, at any moment, actually exist,” Joye said, to a chorus of mm-hmm’s. “We are either remembering the past or anticipating the future, and to be in the now is where eternity is. Because it’s always now. But we’re always thinking in terms of the past — or the future.” She paused. “Sorry, I got off track.”"

[vt_ski]

New York and Connecticut are full of people who would make dope tourism more of a thing in Mass or Vt than in the Intermountain West or Great Plains.

Legislature and pro groups are already positioning VT toward weed tourism. Forecasted demand is in excess of 50,000 pounds a year.

[Game Over]

another neglected lady from the greenhouse

[Benny Profane]

Legislature and pro groups are already positioning VT toward weed tourism. Forecasted demand is in excess of 50,000 pounds a year.

If Cuomo wasn't guvna, the east would be more advanced, but he has been playing the conservative upstate card against downstate by being very strident on the anti weed side. He's politically smart, though, and if he saw the tide suddenly turning, that would be a very fast 180 in one of the country's most populous and wealthiest regions. I'm pretty sure his eyebrow arched when he picked up the paper and read about Ohio.

[TBS]

Legislature and pro groups are already positioning VT toward weed tourism. Forecasted demand is in excess of 50,000 pounds a year.

Let's review
50k pounds at $50/quarter ounce = $160 million in annual retail sales for Vermont
Oregon did $11million in one week, and Colorado sells $50 million per month. So about 4x the projections for VT.

And while I realize most of that VT revenue will come from outside the state, I don't see any sales records getting smashed any time soon.

[Game Over]

Isn't $50 1/4 pretty high? I have not yet been in a shop but my bro just got a 1/8 at a shop in Eugene for $17.50.

[TBS]

I agree, it's on the high side. I estimated $50/qtr to reflect that some of those 50k pounds will get concentrated so overall ASP will be higher.

Doesn't change the conclusion - either the state of Vermont is seriously underestimating demand from the NE population centers, or the NE maggot contingent is seriously overestimating demand needed to shatter sales records

[babybear]

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[Benny Profane]

I agree, it's on the high side. I estimated $50/qtr to reflect that some of those 50k pounds will get concentrated so overall ASP will be higher.

Doesn't change the conclusion - either the state of Vermont is seriously underestimating demand from the NE population centers, or the NE maggot contingent is seriously overestimating demand needed to shatter sales records

This would be the greatest thing to happen to the Vermont economy since skiing. Seriously. I mean, there is a massive drug trade going on in the state right under the noses of everybody with heroin, with maybe billions changing hands. Legalize weed and tax, divert citizens from scag, even give them jobs, a lot of them. And tax, tax, tax. Vermont knows how to tax real well, and, bottom line, New Yorkers and Jersey people accept paying those taxes. Win win.

[NoPostholio]

Legislature and pro groups are already positioning VT toward weed tourism. Forecasted demand is in excess of 50,000 pounds a year.

That seems like enough for the tgr folk, what about the rest of the tourons?

Head of the DEA folks, bringing the dumb with exclamation point -

http://www.newsweek.com/dea-head-mar...ne-joke-391068

"What really bothers me is the notion that marijuana is also medicinal—because it's not," DEA chief Chuck Rosenberg told reporters, CBS reports. "We can have an intellectually honest debate about whether we should legalize something that is bad and dangerous, but don't call it medicine—that is a joke."

[Bromontana]

Isn't $50 1/4 pretty high? I have not yet been in a shop but my bro just got a 1/8 at a shop in Eugene for $17.50.

Did it smell like hay or terpenes? Big range in quality... at least in CO. Ill pay 50 all day for well managed product. The $20 eigths ive picked up have been poor tasting and average on strain effect. Whereas $200oz can yield good quality in WA

[NoPostholio]

Did it smell like hay or terpenes? Big range in quality... at least in CO. Ill pay 50 all day for well managed product. The $20 eigths ive picked up have been poor tasting and average on strain effect. Whereas $200oz can yield good quality in WA

This - the stuff they are selling at rock bottom prices has either been sitting there too long and they need to move it, or tests lower in thc then typical.

[Game Over]

It was nice. So just shot some texts back and forth-> Apparently they put strains in specials when they get low and have less than ideal nugs left.

$200 oz is average for top quality.

[highangle]

This would be the greatest thing to happen to the Vermont economy since skiing. Seriously. I mean, there is a massive drug trade going on in the state right under the noses of everybody with heroin, with maybe billions changing hands. Legalize weed and tax, divert citizens from scag, even give them jobs, a lot of them. And tax, tax, tax. Vermont knows how to tax real well, and, bottom line, New Yorkers and Jersey people accept paying those taxes. Win win.

Yep. A "stupid tax" on people too stupid to legalize it in their own states. This is how America works.

[TBS]

Legalize weed and tax, divert citizens from scag, even give them jobs, a lot of them. And tax, tax, tax. Vermont knows how to tax real well, and, bottom line, New Yorkers and Jersey people accept paying those taxes. Win win.

OK so you do like Washington and tax at about 32%. That means annual tax intake of $51 million on $160 million of retail sales.
Less than 1% of Vermont's budget.

And that $51 million assumes nobody stays with black market or finds it worthwhile to get a med card because the tax is so freakin high.

While I obviously am happy that legalization is happening sooner rather than later, be careful of joining an expedition to summit The Peak of Inflated Expectations https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hype_cycle

And while on the subject of weed in VT, kudos to Bernie for introducing the senate bill to deschedule cannabis.

[strawjack]

Head of the DEA folks, bringing the dumb with exclamation point -

http://www.newsweek.com/dea-head-mar...ne-joke-391068

"What really bothers me is the notion that marijuana is also medicinal—because it's not," DEA chief Chuck Rosenberg told reporters, CBS reports. "We can have an intellectually honest debate about whether we should legalize something that is bad and dangerous, but don't call it medicine—that is a joke."

Well yeah, and it's increasing MURDERS! Evil I say...EVIL

http://www.hightimes.com/read/maryla...s-murder-rates

"I have seen too many lives destroyed by marijuana,” she explained. “I may as well go ahead and say it. I'm so concerned about what I see with young people who are using marijuana and who are in our courtrooms for violent offenses because they are selling it they are killing each other because of it but they are also dropping out of school. It is a very big problem that we have to address as a community."

[vt_ski]

This would be the greatest thing to happen to the Vermont economy since skiing. Seriously. I mean, there is a massive drug trade going on in the state right under the noses of everybody with heroin, with maybe billions changing hands. Legalize weed and tax, divert citizens from scag, even give them jobs, a lot of them. And tax, tax, tax. Vermont knows how to tax real well, and, bottom line, New Yorkers and Jersey people accept paying those taxes. Win win.

Sorry, did I read that correctly? You think the h trade is valued at "billions"?

Are you fucking high?

[vt_ski]

OK so you do like Washington and tax at about 32%. That means annual tax intake of $51 million on $160 million of retail sales.
Less than 1% of Vermont's budget.

And that $51 million assumes nobody stays with black market or finds it worthwhile to get a med card because the tax is so freakin high.

Funny, the med price with taxes is pretty much in line with the black market prices.

[NoPostholio]

Well yeah, and it's increasing MURDERS! Evil I say...EVIL

http://www.hightimes.com/read/maryla...s-murder-rates

"I have seen too many lives destroyed by marijuana,” she explained. “I may as well go ahead and say it. I'm so concerned about what I see with young people who are using marijuana and who are in our courtrooms for violent offenses because they are selling it they are killing each other because of it but they are also dropping out of school. It is a very big problem that we have to address as a community."

That is always my first instinct after a couple hits - a few more hours and I am going to murder some animal cookies.
Lock the doors -

[Bromontana]

That is always my first instinct after a couple hits - a few more hours and I am going to murder some animal cookies.
Lock the doors -

Haha exactly, yet another prosecutor spouting reefer madness-level stupidity. Correlation versus causality ma'am.

[Bobby Stainless]

It's over for those types. The box has been opened and it can't be closed.

Too much money being made now.

[buttahflake]

It's over for those types. The box has been opened and it can't be closed.

Too much money being made now.

totally
are there 'weed lobbyist's' working in DC?

[~mikey b]

No. None. No money to be made there.

[buttahflake]

No. None. No money to be made there.

oh look, mike's being a cunt again.
was that, not a good question?
take a lap, smelly

[~mikey b]

Do you seriously think there is no mj lobby in DC. You're one dumb motherfucker.