lwien said:
Elluzion said:lwien,
What are your views on this? Are you voting yes on prop 19? (we both live in northern california - i'm in bay area)
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lwien said:Elluzion said:lwien,
What are your views on this? Are you voting yes on prop 19? (we both live in northern california - i'm in bay area)
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I live in SoCal. Yes, I'm voting................YES !!!!
Beezleb said:I know growers are against it but I doubt it changes much. How in the hell can you not vote yes on it "if" you are pro weed. Maybe not the best plan but far better than today.
Plotinus said:when did condemning thousands to ruined lives for the sake of a bigger profit margin become ok with us?
Or pot dealers who claim they have good karma because they don't deal coke.Plotinus said:it reminds me of the attitudes of the hedge fund managers who profited off the recession.
Condemning thousands for the sake of bigger profit margins has been happening since the beginning of time and will continue to happen going forward. As distasteful as that sounds, it's kind of built into our DNA.
Homes said:I'm dying to see the results from the vote because as others have said if Cali does it and sets the example and show that it can work then other states WILL follow suit at some point. The growers are being greedy bastards, I don't blame them because it's all about the money to them, but honestly this issue is WAY bigger than growers making more money and hopefully some of them will realize that when it comes time to vote.
lwien said:I think this quote says it best from a grower in that article:
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They're not totally against legalization -- they'd simply like a year or two to figure out their finances. Kristi's partner, 66, concedes they're being selfish.
"I never thought I would depend on it. I feel that way now," she said. "I'm kind of greedy right now. I'm not quite ready to let go. I haven't got a plan to get me through. ... It's weird to find myself saying it. Morally, I know it's the right thing. I might pass judgment on people who put themselves first financially, but here I am doing it.
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Conflicted to say the least. On one side of the scale you have a major concern about your own financial survival. For many of these growers, like the one who was quoted above, their main source of income is from growing bud, and that fact then is in conflict with their own moral convictions of doing or not doing the right thing regarding the legalization issue.
It is easy for us to lay blame and make judgments, but if the situation were reversed and you have been a grower for years and depended on that income to survive for you and your family, how easy, hard or impossible would it be for you to vote yes on 19?
My friend owns a dispensary and he's voting against it too. We debated the issue and although I don't agree I understand his POV.lwien said:Conflicted to say the least. On one side of the scale you have a major concern about your own financial survival. For many of these growers, like the one who was quoted above, their main source of income is from growing bud, and that fact then is in conflict with their own moral convictions of doing or not doing the right thing regarding the legalization issue.
It is easy for us to lay blame and make judgments, but if the situation were reversed and you have been a grower for years and depended on that income to survive for you and your family, how easy, hard or impossible would it be for you to vote yes on 19?
mattybass said:If the vote is a Yes, I won't necessarily feel sorry for those people. These growers should have been warned of what was to come when medicinal mj was legalized a few years back.
Beezleb said:If their good growers I dont believe they will be out of demand. Their will surely be culling but I believe quality will always have a place.
Beezleb said:If their good growers I dont believe they will be out of demand. Their will surely be culling but I believe quality will always have a place.