florduh
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Yeah, combining a fear of being locked in a cage for imbibing, combined with a good sativa, can do that to you. Not to mention the stigma that exists around weed that is absent from booze.
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Yeah, combining a fear of being locked in a cage for imbibing, combined with a good sativa, can do that to you. Not to mention the stigma that exists around weed that is absent from booze.
BabyFacedFinster
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grampa_herb
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unsorted
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NBC/WSJ poll: 60 percent of Americans now support marijuana legalization
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/fi...ns-now-support-marijuana-legalization-n840381
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/fi...ns-now-support-marijuana-legalization-n840381
Tranquility
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The actual polling report:
https://www.scribd.com/document/369546604/18033-NBCWSJ-January-Poll-1-19-18-Release
Now, look to the question and response. While the headline is technically accurate, it does not seem to really convey the data. (Especially when the marijuana question was just one of many.)
Q23 If a law passed in your state that allowed adults to purchase small quantities of marijuana for their own personal use from regulated, state-licensed businesses would you actively support such a law, be in favor but not actively support it, be opposed to it but not actively try to have it overturned, or be opposed to such a law and actively work to overturn it? (There are two percentages. One for 1/18 poll and one for 1/14 poll.)
Actively support 31 24
Favor but not actively support it 29 31
Opposed but not actively try to have it overturned 24 24
Opposed and actively work to overturn it 14 19
Not sure 2 2
Actively support 31 24
Favor but not actively support it 29 31
Opposed but not actively try to have it overturned 24 24
Opposed and actively work to overturn it 14 19
Not sure 2 2
So, if we add up those who actively support "legalization" and those who favor but don't actively support it, we get 60%. I'd first point out the problem of saying someone who does not "actively" support something still supports it. Second, we're not talking about "legalization" but a specific regulatory model that seems successful in convincing government-types. The rocks in my back yard are legal, not because there is a law that allows me to have them in certain circumstances, but that there is no law preventing me from having them. True legalization removes regulation as well.
unsorted
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I think the point is that the same question asked in 2014 elicited a 55/43 support/oppose response. Now the tally is 60/38 support/oppose. In another 4-5 years (as more of us seniors die off, or at least leave politics) the spread is likely to move even further apart, probably approaching 65/33 or more. The majority is supposed to rule. If these results were from an election, it would be considered a landslide.
florduh
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If we had "majority rule" in this country, Jeff Sessions wouldn't be the AG.
Though I take your point. In the near future, prohibitionist politicians will be unelectable.
Was it the same question though? Serious question; I don't know. That's the problem with derivative articles and why source material is so important.
But yes, I do believe that more and more people are in favor of some degree of decriminalization. The dying off of old tyme brainwashed reefer madness folks will only accelerate the process.
howie105
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MJ like many issues in this society that have become overly exploited can take forever to straighten out because there is just too much power at stake to give up on a position. Asking any professional political presenter to not beat a horse to death to get a few more votes is a big ask. For some players its actually better to go down swinging then to admit to reality. Now all that said a Representative who is actually representing the will of his constituents I salute. Even if I disagree with their actions and positions they are doing their jobs. In that case my opposition is actually with other voters and we know how to fix that, by making better cases for our positions and selling it.
bizwaxzion
Enigmatic Cannabist
Never really thought about it this way.
How Uncle Sam Launders Marijuana Money
https://www.globalresearch.ca/how-uncle-sam-launders-marijuana-money/5627098
How Uncle Sam Launders Marijuana Money
https://www.globalresearch.ca/how-uncle-sam-launders-marijuana-money/5627098
florduh
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Neither have I. Marijuana businesses actually pay MORE in taxes than your average business because they are unable to take advantage of many tax breaks and deductions.
Tranquility
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I don't think that is true. (I understand the tax statute and know the issue.) Up until Jan 1, 2018, all "legal" sales in California were medical. There is no provision in the law for dispensaries, but for cooperatives or collectives which are supposed to be non-profit.
Anyone who thinks dispensary owners are generally doing this without a profit motive is a fool. There are some true dispensaries that believe in the medical movement and tried to follow the law. But, many don't. At the very least, ownership is so muddled because of the legal status, it would be hard for a professional to even prepare a good tax return--notwithstanding the issue of the anti-drug statute in tax law.
Excise and Sales taxes are a lot easier and anyone who wants to open legal/recreational here are being advised to report and pay those taxes by their attorney. Income taxes are, at least in some retainer letters, omitted from representation.
In other words, while it is possible some marijuana business pay more in taxes, it is not because they are unable to take the deductions (other than cost of goods sold) denied on income taxes, but because of the special excise tax added on marijuana.
(For those so inclined, the law that prevents deductions is at 26 U.S.C. 280E.)
Edit:
For the IRS's ever helpful advice on the matter, see https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-wd/201504011.pdf
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Trump’s 24-year-old drug policy appointee will step down amid controversy
Published: Jan 25, 2018, 7:29 am • Updated: about 2 hours ago
By Robert O'Harrow Jr., The Washington Post
A 24-year-old former Trump campaign worker who rose rapidly to a senior post in the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy will step down by the end of the month because of controversy surrounding his appointment, the White House said late Wednesday.
Taylor Weyeneth, who graduated from college in May 2016, was named a White House liaison to the drug office in March and then [URL='https://www.thecannabist.co/2018/01/15/federal-drug-policy-office-weyeneth/96789/']promoted to deputy chief of staff in July, at age 23. His only professional experience after college and before becoming a political appointee was working on the Trump presidential campaign.
The office, known as ONDCP, is responsible for coordinating anti-drug initiatives at 16 federal agencies and supporting President Trump’s efforts to confront the opioid epidemic.
“Mr. Weyeneth has decided to depart ONDCP at the end of the month,” the White House statement said. A spokesman said Weyeneth was not available to speak.
The announcement follows Washington Post stories that detailed Weyeneth’s rapid rise at ONDCP – in large part because of staff turnover and vacancies – and inconsistencies and inaccuracies on three résumés he submitted to the government.
Early last year, Weyeneth revised dates relating to certain jobs he held, including one at a New York law firm. A partner at the firm told The Post that Weyeneth was “discharged” because he stopped showing up for work.
On all three résumés, Weyeneth maintained that he had a master’s degree from Fordham University, although a university spokesman said Weyeneth had not completed his coursework.
In response to inquiries from The Post, the White House on Jan. 12 said that Weyeneth would remain at ONDCP but take on a less-important job.
Weyeneth stayed on through the brief government shutdown that began over the weekend and was one of three ONDCP employees designated as essential, officials said. The White House’s announcement Wednesday came after questions from The Post about that designation.
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Published: Jan 25, 2018, 7:29 am • Updated: about 2 hours ago
By Robert O'Harrow Jr., The Washington Post
A 24-year-old former Trump campaign worker who rose rapidly to a senior post in the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy will step down by the end of the month because of controversy surrounding his appointment, the White House said late Wednesday.
Taylor Weyeneth, who graduated from college in May 2016, was named a White House liaison to the drug office in March and then [URL='https://www.thecannabist.co/2018/01/15/federal-drug-policy-office-weyeneth/96789/']promoted to deputy chief of staff in July, at age 23. His only professional experience after college and before becoming a political appointee was working on the Trump presidential campaign.
The office, known as ONDCP, is responsible for coordinating anti-drug initiatives at 16 federal agencies and supporting President Trump’s efforts to confront the opioid epidemic.
“Mr. Weyeneth has decided to depart ONDCP at the end of the month,” the White House statement said. A spokesman said Weyeneth was not available to speak.
The announcement follows Washington Post stories that detailed Weyeneth’s rapid rise at ONDCP – in large part because of staff turnover and vacancies – and inconsistencies and inaccuracies on three résumés he submitted to the government.
Early last year, Weyeneth revised dates relating to certain jobs he held, including one at a New York law firm. A partner at the firm told The Post that Weyeneth was “discharged” because he stopped showing up for work.
On all three résumés, Weyeneth maintained that he had a master’s degree from Fordham University, although a university spokesman said Weyeneth had not completed his coursework.
In response to inquiries from The Post, the White House on Jan. 12 said that Weyeneth would remain at ONDCP but take on a less-important job.
Weyeneth stayed on through the brief government shutdown that began over the weekend and was one of three ONDCP employees designated as essential, officials said. The White House’s announcement Wednesday came after questions from The Post about that designation.
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howie105
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Silver420Surfer
Downward spiral
The price of a pound of legal marijuana plummeted in January, according to a new report tracking the commodity’s U.S. spot price index.
The first month of 2018 has been marked by uncertainty in the cannabis industry after U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded Obama-era guidance on marijuana enforcement. But analysts at Cannabis Benchmarks, an independent price reporting agency, said that the policy shift has not yet had a major impact on legal cannabis prices nationwide.
Instead, an overabundance of cannabis sent wholesale prices into a free fall, the firm reported.
The U.S. spot index for cannabis last week stood at a national average of $1,292 per pound, a 3.5% decline compared to the week prior, according to Cannabis Benchmarks.
Similar to commodities like gold and oil, the Denver-based independent price reporting agency tracks spot prices — the current value in the marketplace at which an asset can be bought or sold for immediate delivery.
The overall drop in pot prices “was driven primarily by significant week-over-week decline in wholesale rates in Oregon, though most of the major Western markets saw decreases in their composite prices, with Colorado the only exception,” the report said.
Prices were also dragged down by Washington state, where they fell to $1,004 per pound, the lowest price Cannabis Benchmarks has seen in three years of reporting.
Demand for legal pot leveled off in some of the mature cannabis markets during the second half of 2017, report author Adam Koh told The Cannabist. While there may still be some growth in those markets, expect the downward trend in prices to continue through the first quarter of 2018, he said.
The first month of 2018 has been marked by uncertainty in the cannabis industry after U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded Obama-era guidance on marijuana enforcement. But analysts at Cannabis Benchmarks, an independent price reporting agency, said that the policy shift has not yet had a major impact on legal cannabis prices nationwide.
Instead, an overabundance of cannabis sent wholesale prices into a free fall, the firm reported.
The U.S. spot index for cannabis last week stood at a national average of $1,292 per pound, a 3.5% decline compared to the week prior, according to Cannabis Benchmarks.
Similar to commodities like gold and oil, the Denver-based independent price reporting agency tracks spot prices — the current value in the marketplace at which an asset can be bought or sold for immediate delivery.
The overall drop in pot prices “was driven primarily by significant week-over-week decline in wholesale rates in Oregon, though most of the major Western markets saw decreases in their composite prices, with Colorado the only exception,” the report said.
Prices were also dragged down by Washington state, where they fell to $1,004 per pound, the lowest price Cannabis Benchmarks has seen in three years of reporting.
Demand for legal pot leveled off in some of the mature cannabis markets during the second half of 2017, report author Adam Koh told The Cannabist. While there may still be some growth in those markets, expect the downward trend in prices to continue through the first quarter of 2018, he said.
Tranquility
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Can you imagine the "overabundance" if California hadn't burned up this summer?
Tranquility
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...her-way-when-applicants-test-positive-for-pot
The largest U.S. auto-dealer chain has lightened up on lighting up.
AutoNation Inc. no longer refuses to hire job applicants who test positive for marijuana in drug screenings, Chief Executive Officer Mike Jackson said in an interview. The shift, which Jackson said was made quietly two years ago, shows that corporate America’s hiring practices are evolving along with pot’s legal status.
“If you tested positive for marijuana, you couldn’t join our company,” said Jackson, 68. “At a certain point, we said, ‘You know what? That’s wrong.’”
AutoNation will still bar anyone who tests positive for other illegal drugs, including cocaine, Jackson said. The Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based company, which is largely controlled by Bill Gates’s Cascade Investment LLC and hedge fund billionaire Edward Lampert, employs 26,000 people.
AutoNation may represent the first wave of a coming trend as marijuana becomes more socially acceptable and companies vie for workers in the tightest labor market in 17 years. A Gallup poll in October found that 64 percent of Americans are in favor of legalization, the most since the firm started asking the question in 1969, when only 12 percent supported it.
AutoNation Inc. no longer refuses to hire job applicants who test positive for marijuana in drug screenings, Chief Executive Officer Mike Jackson said in an interview. The shift, which Jackson said was made quietly two years ago, shows that corporate America’s hiring practices are evolving along with pot’s legal status.
“If you tested positive for marijuana, you couldn’t join our company,” said Jackson, 68. “At a certain point, we said, ‘You know what? That’s wrong.’”
AutoNation will still bar anyone who tests positive for other illegal drugs, including cocaine, Jackson said. The Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based company, which is largely controlled by Bill Gates’s Cascade Investment LLC and hedge fund billionaire Edward Lampert, employs 26,000 people.
AutoNation may represent the first wave of a coming trend as marijuana becomes more socially acceptable and companies vie for workers in the tightest labor market in 17 years. A Gallup poll in October found that 64 percent of Americans are in favor of legalization, the most since the firm started asking the question in 1969, when only 12 percent supported it.
Marijuana scientists are getting high wages
If pot fascinates you, there are other job opportunities which are growing more popular as they are in demand.
One such open career choice is for cannabis researchers, sometimes referred to as "weed scientists." By the year 2020, it is predicted the marijuana science industry will be employing about 300,000 individuals.
If pot fascinates you, there are other job opportunities which are growing more popular as they are in demand.
One such open career choice is for cannabis researchers, sometimes referred to as "weed scientists." By the year 2020, it is predicted the marijuana science industry will be employing about 300,000 individuals.
florduh
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By 2020, the Cannabis Industry will be creating more jobs than manufacturing. During the election, I heard lots of crying about protecting the coal industry. The Cannabis industry already employs nearly 200,000 people. Coal? 50,000 tops. Who is out there trying to protect an industry with 4 times as many jobs?