Marijuana

[CorvallisBMW]

dude we have like 10 or 20 pot stores, and our entire population is only 100k. lol. I've never been inside one, but I wonder how they all stay in business.

Exactly. How can they get enough revenue to survive when they're facing so much competition?

[ColdAccord]

Wow I opened this thread and realized I was the first to respond to it 7 years ago.

I would've never guessed the stuff would be legal at the state level, ever. Which leads me to believe it will eventually some day be legal at the federal level.

Pot, you go, you.

[Vincent Brick]

it's all Hearst's fault.

Don't forget DuPont too, he/they also had a hand in its decriminalization because they wanted to hemp out of their way to market their new synthetic rope fibers.



I really wish I could get into the cannabis industry, it HAS to pay better than car shit here.

[Wschnitz]

there's a MASSIVE difference between "occasional depression" and actual medical major depression.

occasional depression is a normal part of life, you feel blue, you feel down- oftentimes caused by acute situational causes...major depression is a whole other ballgame.

I'm not trying to come down on your post specifically, but as someone who does have MDD, people who use the term "depressed" loosely gets on my nerves...

there are many varied, medically, and scientifically proven solutions for feeling blue that don't need to be remedied with using a roll of the dice when it comes to weed.

I say occasionally because I lapse in and out of bouts of it. I make it sound way lighter then it is but I nearly failed out of school years because of it.

I agree I don't mean to use it lightly just cause im "sad" sometimes. I actually do have issues with it and especially with stress.

[ak-]

dude we have like 10 or 20 pot stores, and our entire population is only 100k. lol. I've never been inside one, but I wonder how they all stay in business.

A lot of these stores produce huge quantities behind closed doors and sell to other stores who are in demand and cannot grow at that level. aka laundering.

Everyone in the game is well connected/knitted tightly, at least here in Southern California.

[nando]

dude we have like 10 or 20 pot stores, and our entire population is only 100k. lol. I've never been inside one, but I wonder how they all stay in business.

[CorvallisBMW]

Gonna take states like Nebraska to pull there heads out of their ass's before it gets done on a national level. So many idiotic uniformed people in this country its sickening. If you wanna be a conservative and live in the stone ages this state is the place to do it.

You could always move to OR, I swear there are more pot shops than convenience stores in Portland... it boggles my mind. I know people love to get high but I can't imagine there's enough demand in this city for 40 liquor stores but 400 pot stores :crazy:

[ThatOneEuroE30]

Gonna take states like Nebraska to pull there heads out of their ass's before it gets done on a national level. So many idiotic uniformed people in this country its sickening. If you wanna be a conservative and live in the stone ages this state is the place to do it.

[jpod999]

It's been proved that the whole "negativity" to the substance was nothing but a sham for paper companies anyways.

This. Like I said above, it's all Hearst's fault. He had invested heavily in the wood pulp paper industry to feed his media empire and killed the hemp industry as it was going to ruin his wood pulp investments. The dude built a cool house but fucked generations of people over who could use marijuana.

[Exodus_2pt0]

Needs to be legalized for all purposes. Who gives a shit what someone is using it for. Saying it is good for medicine but shouldn't be used for recreational purposes is just delaying the proper course of action with the plant.

Much safer to self medicate with Mary Jane than take xanax or other "authorized" pharmaceuticals that have a nasty habit of convincing people to end their lives.

[Mr. Burns]

If I was still in washington I'd be trying it to combat occasional depression and my anxiety/stress.

Booze only makes me feel like shit. Wish they would just decriminalize it already.

there's a MASSIVE difference between "occasional depression" and actual medical major depression.

occasional depression is a normal part of life, you feel blue, you feel down- oftentimes caused by acute situational causes...major depression is a whole other ballgame.

I'm not trying to come down on your post specifically, but as someone who does have MDD, people who use the term "depressed" loosely gets on my nerves...

there are many varied, medically, and scientifically proven solutions for feeling blue that don't need to be remedied with using a roll of the dice when it comes to weed.

[Wschnitz]

Cannabis is the only thing that has been effective at combating my treatment-resistant chronic depression without the awful side effects of prescription medications. There are some negative side effects for me, sure, but not nearly as bad as anti-depressant pills. I don't care for stoner culture, and although I do sometimes smoke socially with friends/family who also partake, sitting around high being unproductive is not my idea of a good time in the slightest.

This pathway to legalization/decriminalization we are on has been a long time coming. When you look at the way that cannabis oils are helping epileptic children and stuff like that, no continue to deny its legitimate medical benefits today is nothing more than a sign of ignorance or cruelty. And obviously it is overall far less harmful to society than alcohol when used purely recreationally.

If I was still in washington I'd be trying it to combat occasional depression and my anxiety/stress.

Booze only makes me feel like shit. Wish they would just decriminalize it already.

[Mr. Burns]

Cannabis is the only thing that has been effective at combating my treatment-resistant chronic depression without the awful side effects of prescription medications. There are some negative side effects for me, sure, but not nearly as bad as anti-depressant pills. I don't care for stoner culture, and although I do sometimes smoke socially with friends/family who also partake, sitting around high being unproductive is not my idea of a good time in the slightest.

This pathway to legalization/decriminalization we are on has been a long time coming. When you look at the way that cannabis oils are helping epileptic children and stuff like that, no continue to deny its legitimate medical benefits today is nothing more than a sign of ignorance or cruelty. And obviously it is overall far less harmful to society than alcohol when used purely recreationally.

interesting. PM sent

[supermansocks95]

I did it a few times back in high school. It was okay, but it would take away any bit of motivation I had for the next few days (already have low motivation in the first place). Now that I have my daughter, I'm not sure if I'd do it unless I went on a vacation to Colorado and had enough time to recuperate. I want to make sure I'm always on top of my game when I'm with her. I have no issue with people doing it though, as long as it's not around me.

[Exodus_2pt0]

I miss it. Unfortunately with my career now, until it becomes legal on a federal level I'm sitting on the sidelines.