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For federal workers in legalized states, will they be able to use?
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there is still a lot of cash on site due to the presence of an ATM though, and in the cash registers. the primary problem is that weed shops are incredibly attractive robbery targets due to being one of the few businesses in 2024 that handle large amounts of cash.
I think the ATM isn't actually dispensing cash. You're doing an ATM transaction for a certain amount of money, but what you're actually getting is weed. It's not just "You can buy with cash, and we conveniently have an ATM available to get cash if you didn't go to your bank."
I have heard from a very reliable source that the ATMs in most weed shops on the Eastside of Seattle dispense cash because you're going to be required to pay with cash at the counter. There are allegedly a few exceptions, but the majority of shops accept only cash and the ATM dispenses bills.
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Serious question: Do you feel just as strongly about alcohol, nicotine, gambling and sugar? Those all have an enormous societal costs as well.
People complain about being sent to jail for weed as if this they are suffering a political persecution, but people can get in legal trouble for drinking alcohol in public places or illegally producing or selling it as well. In some European countries, if both parents are caught drinking alcohol at the same time, even just beer, they'll be stripped of their parental rights. Imagine if that would be a law in America for people who smoke weed. This would be called a genocide or something along the lines of political persecution, some absolutely laughable arguments.
Cigarettes are straightforward evil and harmful. The usage of tobacco is extremely idiotic, it was normalised and promoted by the tobacco companies for profit, despite all the known negative effects.
Gambling must be strictly forbidden. It's pure evil and it's only harming both people and society. In America, gambling isn't freely available to people, same as in many other countries. Try to run a casino in your back yard and get to enjoy the company of some handsome guys in blue. Is it oppression?
Sugar should be limited, same as many other harmful components used in the food production. Excessive usage of sugar leads to obesity which again, is bad for everyone. European countries pretty much do some really good job in this regard.
I'm really annoyed by the hypocrisy of people who so eagerly try to promote and normalise weed as if this is going to help everyone. It wouldn't. I really wouldn't want to see my children smoking it, offered by some chavs who would be friends of their friends I would not approve because of their low behaviour. Weed is same bad as alcohol, nicotine, gambling and sugar you mentioned. It slows down intellectual development of children and degrades the intellect of adults as well. Yes, weed can be a good antidepressant or a pain-relieving medication - if consumed for a short period of time and strictly when it's necessary. This whole hysteria with legalisation of weed reminds me of tobacco companies aggressively promoting cigarettes through the media back in the previous century or modern pharma peddling opioids.
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there is still a lot of cash on site due to the presence of an ATM though, and in the cash registers. the primary problem is that weed shops are incredibly attractive robbery targets due to being one of the few businesses in 2024 that handle large amounts of cash.
Often enough, it isn’t an actual ATM. You pay at the counter like you usually would using a card or an NFC payment method (e.g., Apple Pay), but the payment reader processes it as an ATM withdrawal transaction (hence an extra transaction fee of a few dollars). There is no physical cash involved at any point in this (at least not on the dispensary premises).
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Often enough, it isn’t an actual ATM. You pay at the counter like you usually would using a card or an NFC payment method (e.g., Apple Pay), but the payment reader processes it as an ATM withdrawal transaction (hence an extra transaction fee of a few dollars). There is no physical cash involved at any point in this (at least not on the dispensary premises).
Maybe this is a state by state thing? I have never observed this in WA.
The AP article has one critical thing wrong: "The DEA’s proposal, which still must be reviewed by the White House Office of Management and Budget, would recognize the medical uses of cannabis and acknowledge it has less potential for abuse than some of the nation’s most dangerous drugs. However, it would not legalize marijuana outright for recreational use." It is in fact because they were ordered to do so by the US…
That is completely false:
"an estimated 458 deaths due to acute liver failure each year"
Weed being illegal on a federal level has had some interesting effects. Because of these laws, all legal weed has to be grown, processed, and retailed within a single state. So much industry and local employment has been created by the legal barriers in place. It’s probably still a net positive to release the federal restriction, but I hope all these small/mid sized businesses don’t get gulped up by big tobacco or ot…
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A panel of judges appointed and confirmed by elected officials. An electoral plurality did want it repealed. And based on current polls, there is not a majority who think it's important enough to change it back. Even if there's an opinion poll saying most people want abortion rights, that's effectively moot if they don't vote that way.
> based on current polls Citation needed. Current polls indicate that "[t]wo-thirds of the public, including majorities of Democrats (86%) and independents (67%), support a law guaranteeing a federal right to abortion." Source: https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/poll-finding/kff-he... > Even if there's an opinion poll [...] that's effectively moot if they don't vote that way. Weirdly, your own argument is rende…
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> I hope all these small/mid sized businesses don’t get gulped up by big tobacco or other mega corps Why not? Laws of scale would drive the price down while improving the profit margins, both clients and investors would win.
There are more people involved than just clients and investors. I think some inefficiencies are important, especially when scoped to "who can do this thing the cheapest?"
To add a bit, the importance of some inefficiencies are lost when viewed strictly through an investor lens. E.g., investigative journalism is expensive and largely inefficient regarding the profitability of a newspaper. Redundant inventory/equipment is largely inefficient until low-probability events effect supply. Small businesses may be inefficient but provide economic stability to a non-urban center etc. etc.