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SF suspends cannabis tax to help dispensaries compete with drug dealers

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Re: SF suspends cannabis tax to help dispensaries compete with drug dealers

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Post by kortilla »

mandmandam wrote: post #55
thaumasiotes wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Legalization was sold to politicians with the promise of high taxes. We knew that poor users would be priced out of the market, that legal weed would be a privilege enjoyed by the rich Poor users seem to enjoy a lot of legal alcohol. Taxes on that are high too, and it's even easier to make your own alcohol than to make your own weed.

> it's even easier to make your own alcohol than to make your own weed. It sure as fuck isn't. There are parts of the world where putting some free seeds in the ground is sufficient.

People make alcohol in prison toilets. That’s not really far from “throw seeds in the ground”.

Re: SF suspends cannabis tax to help dispensaries compete with drug dealers

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Post by Thorentis »

junon wrote: post #68
darthrupert wrote: post #43

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50% is worth the diminshed crime, and nobody should consume cannabis daily.

> nobody should consume cannabis daily Based on... what? Your opinion? Your parents? Your god? Because it's certainly not based on fact.

Not based on fact? Which facts are those? Certainly not these ones I'm guessing?

https://www.uq.edu.au/news/article/2021/01/long-term-study-r...

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https:/...

Re: SF suspends cannabis tax to help dispensaries compete with drug dealers

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Post by katbyte »

darthrupert wrote: post #43
bryans wrote: post #24

In most recreational states, cannabis is taxed heavily at every step in the supply chain, so the highest quality still ends up being very expensive -- upward of $400/oz. The black market has the exact same quality at the wholesale price, typically 40-60% less than retail, with the added bonus of not having the government involved. For a daily or heavy smoker, a ~50% discount is a massive amount of money.

50% is worth the diminshed crime, and nobody should consume cannabis daily.

Nobody should really consume alcohol daily, yet a lot of people sure do.

Re: SF suspends cannabis tax to help dispensaries compete with drug dealers

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Post by ramraj07 »

primitivesuave wrote: post #70

I love that these small businesses are keeping more of their hard-earned money, but I don’t really think this will have any noticeable effect on their sales. As someone who exclusively purchases cannabis flower, I will only use the dispensaries when my trusted guy is out, and for only the smallest possible quantity until my guy is back up. A majority of dispensary customers are looking for cannabis-infused beverages,…

Could you elaborate further on why you’d stick to your guy?

Re: SF suspends cannabis tax to help dispensaries compete with drug dealers

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Post by danieldisu »

Thorentis wrote: post #72

Well I guess the "but the tax revenue could go to health care" thing didn't work out so well did it?

Well, I'm sure that even without that tax, the government will still receive more money than before plus all the money not spent in prisons, law enforcement and all that jazz.

I think this also should be something that other governments should take into account when taxing the newly legalized cannabis business, if you tax it too heavily from day one you may be pushing clients both clients and producers to the black market.

Re: SF suspends cannabis tax to help dispensaries compete with drug dealers

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Post by ramraj07 »

thaumasiotes wrote: post #35
klyrs wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is something pot activists have complained about from the get-go. Legalization was sold to politicians with the promise of high taxes. We knew that poor users would be priced out of the market, that legal weed would be a privilege enjoyed by the rich, that dealers with criminal records would be shut out of the legal market.

> Legalization was sold to politicians with the promise of high taxes. We knew that poor users would be priced out of the market, that legal weed would be a privilege enjoyed by the rich Poor users seem to enjoy a lot of legal alcohol. Taxes on that are high too, and it's even easier to make your own alcohol than to make your own weed.

Sure, you can make alcohol yourself. Then you discover some batteries increase the kick. Then you realize a drop of methanol just takes it to insane levels. Then 2 drops kill or blind you.

Re: SF suspends cannabis tax to help dispensaries compete with drug dealers

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Post by curryst »

kortilla wrote: post #71
mandmandam wrote: post #55

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> it's even easier to make your own alcohol than to make your own weed. It sure as fuck isn't. There are parts of the world where putting some free seeds in the ground is sufficient.

People make alcohol in prison toilets. That’s not really far from “throw seeds in the ground”.

It's also not really safe to drink. Probably unlikely to kill you, but you're not going to get any assurances E. coli isn't in there.

It's pretty hard to mess up growing weed bad enough to hurt someone, unless you poison yourself with pesticides on accident (which aren't really necessary at least at the personal scale). If something bad happens, it's almost always to the plant.

Re: SF suspends cannabis tax to help dispensaries compete with drug dealers

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Post by hypertele-Xii »

bryans wrote: post #65
mandmandam wrote: post #52

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> nobody should consume cannabis daily. Only a sith etc.. You do know there are low THC strains available? And that there are people who self medicate with cannabis for scores of reasons? What exactly are you scared is going to happen to these people? An increased risk of bronchitis? Some people would consider that a great trade for reduction of chronic pain, nausea, or seizures.

I smoke every day, but I've also come close to dying from it[0] on a number of occasions. There are definitely potential risks, but with that said, I completely agree with your points. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabinoid_hyperemesis_syndro...

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