More musings from pondering on what form a legalized marijuana market will take. We hear all the time that the alcohol prohibition failed and was repealed. But that is only true for legal alcohol, there is still a "prohibition" on illegal alcohol. None of us is allowed to just brew up a batch in our bathtub and sell it off the back of a truck. That would be illegal. I believe the face of a legalized marijuana market will be very similar. Marijuana produced and sold by certified businesses will be legal but the current prohibition will continue against illegal marijuana smuggled in from Mexico or grown in grow houses and sold by illegal dealers. And while the current prohibition against illegal alcohol serves to keep our communities safe from bootleggers and our bars safe from pressure to sell illegal alcohol, the prohibition against illegal marijuana will keep us safe from drug dealers and our "coffeeshops" safe from pressure to sell illegal weed. Of course it has the exact opposite effect in the absence of legal marijuana. Without legal marijuana in the market consumers have nowhere to turn but the illegal dealers. However it is something to consider because so many people call for legalization and an end to the prohibition without acknowledging that the prohibition against illegal marijuana can never be ended. Just as the prohibition against illegal alcohol can never be ended. The collateral damage caused by the post-legalization prohibition of illegal marijuana will be significantly reduced from what we see today because personal use will no longer be criminalized and the growing of marijuana for personal use will also not be a crime just as the making of homebrew is not a crime today. In the light of this I believe the causalities caused by the enforcement of the prohibition on illegal marijuana will be no more than the causalities caused today by the enforcement of the prohibition on illegal alcohol.
does he do it legally? My thought was if there was no rules on alcohol sales at all we'd now be having bootleggers forcing bars to sell their product. To avoid this you need a liquor license to sell booze and it'll be taken away from you if you break the rules.
Yes. I believe a legalized marijuana market would be very much the same man. That's how it needs to be too. But don't post threads with titles like that lol you might give people the wrong idea and crush some hope haha. But ya man, that is how it's gonna be when it comes around. Pretty sure.
lol I know what you mean man, but right now reformists and prohibitionists are standing toe to toe unwilling to accept that the other side's argument has any validity at all To make progress on getting legal marijuana accepted by society we have to start accepting what's good in each other's position and acknowledge what's flawed. We have to market our argument to the nonsmokers in society, when we get them onboard we'll get marijuana legalized. Just calling for "legalization" and an end to the prohibition simply scares people, they think we're saying that drug dealers should be legal and smuggling weed in from Mexico by the narco-cartels should be legal. We've got to make our message clearer and do a better job at getting it across.
That is definitely true. We do have to reach a compromise, but remember with some people, especially in the south (I know from living here all my life) no matter how clear your message is they will not listen.
ehh. cant you brew your own beer though? legally. just need a license to sell it right? anywho i wouldnt mind if weed was like that wouldnt be able to legally make money of homegrown, but wouldnt have to pay for store bought.... kinda levels it out. or just make all weed and alcohol 100% legal. probably many flaws in my little idea but, it works for me, in my head. o yeah and the age damn well should be 18. "And while the current prohibition against illegal alcohol serves to keep our communities safe from bootleggers and our bars safe from pressure to sell illegal alcohol" if it was 100% legal there would be no pressure to sell Illegal alcohol or weed. it would be legal.
