@marksheppard, I think most states will follow suit, this is how the laws will be changed at the federal level, the States will make their own cannabis laws and force the Fed Gov't to follow suit. Of course we are starting to see many law suits against the federal gov't and Jeff Session, hopefully that will make them change their minds and stop pursuing a failed policy of the "War on Drugs".
You looking at NYS? The Democratic governor Cumo has been anti for years... This year he said we should study the viability of legal cannabis in NYS, only after the Republican candidate for Governor in NYS was like let's legalize. I think we will be a long ways off from legalization. Jeff Session has already told everyone he really likes the civil asset forfeiture and he doesn't want to get rid of it.
Who is this Jeff Sessions character, how can one little man have so much control...
Of course he wants cannabis to remain illegal, so he can come in an steal the wealth via civil asset forfeiture laws, even take the wealth created by entrepreneurs who even enter the space legally based on State law. Operating a Canna-Business in the US just became more risky, even if you can make a good profit after paying state taxes, the federal gov't will come in and take away whatever is left over.
Cannabis just needs to be made completely legal for anyone, anywhere. Then people can continue to distribute it the way they have been, but without fear of being locked in a cage. There are already people who have strong bonds with their growers in illegal or grey markets, and have for years and sometimes even generations. Why does everything have to be so by-the-books and sterile?
@marksheppard, I think most states will follow suit, this is how the laws will be changed at the federal level, the States will make their own cannabis laws and force the Fed Gov't to follow suit. Of course we are starting to see many law suits against the federal gov't and Jeff Session, hopefully that will make them change their minds and stop pursuing a failed policy of the "War on Drugs".
You looking at NYS? The Democratic governor Cumo has been anti for years... This year he said we should study the viability of legal cannabis in NYS, only after the Republican candidate for Governor in NYS was like let's legalize. I think we will be a long ways off from legalization. Jeff Session has already told everyone he really likes the civil asset forfeiture and he doesn't want to get rid of it.
Who is this Jeff Sessions character, how can one little man have so much control...
Of course he wants cannabis to remain illegal, so he can come in an steal the wealth via civil asset forfeiture laws, even take the wealth created by entrepreneurs who even enter the space legally based on State law. Operating a Canna-Business in the US just became more risky, even if you can make a good profit after paying state taxes, the federal gov't will come in and take away whatever is left over.
Cannabis just needs to be made completely legal for anyone, anywhere. Then people can continue to distribute it the way they have been, but without fear of being locked in a cage. There are already people who have strong bonds with their growers in illegal or grey markets, and have for years and sometimes even generations. Why does everything have to be so by-the-books and sterile?
Agreed, but we unfortunately live in a Statist world, where gov't needs to control everything and have a law for it... especially cannabis.
Yeah, that's essentially how it worked with alcohol prohibition. It's loooooong overdue.