IMHO black eye for oregon
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Clusterfuck was the wrong word. Unintended consequences would be more appropriate. Starting with legalizing medical marijuana . . . people in states where medical marijuana was legalized started shipping large quantities of pot to states where it was not legal . . . Recipients shipped large quantities of cash back.
Both are subject to prosecution and/or forfeiture. Recipients of the pot were subject to prosecution for receipt of the pot by local authorities in a state where it was not legal. Recipients of the cash were subject to forfeiture of the cash. Remember, it is a federal violation to ship the proceeds via the U.S. Mail, UPS, FedEx, etc.
When legalized in a state, the shipping only increases.
I realize this is a minor blip when compared to it’s criminalization in all states.
What I’ve never understood is why people would stop growing and selling it illegally if it’s no longer a crime.
Why go to a state-run pot shop?
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That all makes sense, and it's an inherent flaw (sometimes feature) in our 50 sovereign states model. I think we'd agree that in this case the feds just need to legalize the damn thing.trublue said:Clusterfuck was the wrong word. Unintended consequences would be more appropriate. Starting with legalizing medical marijuana . . . people in states where medical marijuana was legalized started shipping large quantities of pot to states where it was not legal . . . Recipients shipped large quantities of cash back.
Both are subject to prosecution and/or forfeiture. Recipients of the pot were subject to prosecution for receipt of the pot by local authorities in a state where it was not legal. Recipients of the cash were subject to forfeiture of the cash. Remember, it is a federal violation to ship the proceeds via the U.S. Mail, UPS, FedEx, etc.
When legalized in a state, the shipping only increases.
I realize this is a minor blip when compared to it’s criminalization in all states.
What I’ve never understood is why people would stop growing and selling it illegally if it’s no longer a crime.
Why go to a state-run pot shop?
And perhaps other consumers have different approaches, but I love the pot shops (not state-run mind you). Even if taxes do create higher prices (not convinced they do with economies of scale), I'll gladly pay that for the convenience of overwhelming selection (with a pothead behind the counter to walk me through all 500 strains), as well as the huge increase in quality that comes with these shops. Now that I live in a state that hasn't yet developed their legalized retailer model, the convenience of pot shops has never been more apparent. -
In Oregon, you can legally grow 4 plants at a time. If I was a user, I'd go that route.trublue said:Clusterfuck was the wrong word. Unintended consequences would be more appropriate. Starting with legalizing medical marijuana . . . people in states where medical marijuana was legalized started shipping large quantities of pot to states where it was not legal . . . Recipients shipped large quantities of cash back.
Both are subject to prosecution and/or forfeiture. Recipients of the pot were subject to prosecution for receipt of the pot by local authorities in a state where it was not legal. Recipients of the cash were subject to forfeiture of the cash. Remember, it is a federal violation to ship the proceeds via the U.S. Mail, UPS, FedEx, etc.
When legalized in a state, the shipping only increases.
I realize this is a minor blip when compared to it’s criminalization in all states.
What I’ve never understood is why people would stop growing and selling it illegally if it’s no longer a crime.
Why go to a state-run pot shop? -
“State run” . . . My mistake.
