View Full Version : "Big Marijuana lobby fights legalization efforts"
better-dead-than-fed
07-27-2013, 02:38 PM
Pot legalization activists are running into an unexpected and ironic opponent in their efforts to make cannabis legal: Big Marijuana.
Medical marijuana is a billion-dollar industry — legal in 18 states, including California, Nevada, Oregon and Maine — and like any entrenched business, it’s fighting to keep what it has and shut competitors out. Dispensary owners, trade associations and groups representing the industry are deeply concerned — and in some cases actively fighting — ballot initiatives and legislation that could wreck their business model.
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http://www.politico.com/story/2013/07/big-marijuana-lobby-fights-legalization-efforts-94816.html
Sola_Fide
07-27-2013, 02:43 PM
This is why none of us should be encouraged by medical marijuana legislation. It is a direct obstacle to freedom.
phill4paul
07-27-2013, 02:55 PM
Decriminalization > Legalization.
liberty2897
07-27-2013, 03:01 PM
This ad was going to be shown to NASCAR fans,
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/07/25/nascar-brickyard-400-pro-marijuana-legalization-ad--marijuana-policy-project/2587511/
but ...
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/07/26/marijuana-ad-nascar-indianapolis/2591313/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7H8Cz9woC2A
James Madison
07-27-2013, 03:14 PM
Unlike tobacco, marijuana is easy to grow with minimal effort. You would have to ban its private cultivation, which is their plan.
This ad was going to be shown to NASCAR fans,
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/07/25/nascar-brickyard-400-pro-marijuana-legalization-ad--marijuana-policy-project/2587511/
but ...
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/07/26/marijuana-ad-nascar-indianapolis/2591313/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7H8Cz9woC2A
quote from 2nd article:
"We in no way support marijuana at family events," the spokesman said. "We didn't expect this ad to be interpreted the way it did. We don't want anything to do with it anymore."
Yet NASCAR races probably have more beer-drinking per square mile than anywhere on earth, and not a word about that... I guess 'cuz alcohol is so "family friendly" compared to cannabis :rolleyes:
paulbot24
07-27-2013, 05:06 PM
Perhaps if they were already receiving precious tax money on it, it wouldn't be an issue. No chemical is deemed safe by the state unless they are getting their tithe or it is already promised to them in writing upon their approval. It is all about the tithe.
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