the border between organized crime and government doesn't exist.
all the large-scale operations that are getting busted probably didn't pay their bribe.
here is a post from somewhere else that spoke to me - credit to the original author.
all the large-scale operations that are getting busted probably didn't pay their bribe.
here is a post from somewhere else that spoke to me - credit to the original author.
Analysis & A Call to Arms: Why the boom of PERSONAL GROWS will lead to legalization
as you might have noticed, in certain matters involving large amounts of money, public opinion is usually ignored by those elected to represent it.
the cause of this in case of the neverending fight for marijuana legalization is in my opinion the following:
corruption is systemic.
wherever you look, any country you choose, every institution there has problems with corruption.
from parliaments and unions to local city councils, anyone who has influence that might further someone else's plans is willing to use that power for financial gain.
it's just a question of how much.
and if you happen to encounter someone with a backbone, there's always blackmail...
regardless of how you think about the actual severity of the problem, you can't deny the fact that corruption is rampant.
so, usually the best way to start off in search for answers is the question the police ALWAYS use when investigating a crime. CUI BONO? WHO BENEFITS?
in the case of marijuana prohibition, the most obvious beneficiary is organized crime.
let's face it - unless you have a really short connection to a small-scale grower, some or most of your money spent on weed will flow into the coffers of organized crime.
a large city consumes tons of marijuana every day - the very logistics behind supplying it alone demand a well put together ORGANIZATION!
and since corruption is ILLEGAL, it naturally attracts organized CRIME as a way of doing their business.
as long as there are huge profit margins in the illegal sale of marijuana, pressure will be exerted upon the appropriate people to KEEP IT ILLEGAL.
i'm sure there are plenty of growers even on this forum who would rather have weed stay illegal, since they make more money than they could otherwise.
and this is where the huge boom of small, personal grows (homebox, etc.) that has started a few years ago, comes in.
HELLO PERSONAL GROWERS!!!
many of you have started growing for your personal stash and maybe a few good friends. and so did i a couple of years ago! like you, i was sick of shaky hook-ups and the feeling of panic you get when looking at a fast dwindling stash.
and while the weed was occasionally excellent, often it was mediocre.
anything that has to be grown illegally and large scale for big markets has to be fast and huge. and most fast flowering and high yielding strains just aren't the upper levels of awesomeness that is smoking marijuana!!
add to that the insane practices that have surfaced in recent years - adding glas powder, lead spray and other shit to the weed to make it heavier/look better!
and don't forget all that money that goes to crime.org - frankly i couldn't ignore the fact that i was giving about a hundred smackers a month to them.
so i started growing in a homebox and i haven't looked back! before, i didn't even have a cactus in my place, but while i made/make mistakes, i managed to raise enough green gold for almost a year and the weed is AWESOME! it's easily as good as some very decent weed in amsterdam!
now i have enough weed to give to my close friends for free. they don't have to buy from shady sources anymore. (or at least less)
DOUBLE WHAMMY!
anyway, to get to the point:
MARIJUANA WILL NOT BE LEGAL UNTIL IT IS NOT PROFITABLE ANYMORE TO KEEP IT ILLEGAL!!!
EVERY GRAM/OUNCE YOU GROW YOURSELF OR GIVE AWAY TO FRIENDS IS A DIRECT HIT AGAINST ORGANIZED CRIME AND A STEP TOWARDS LEGALIZATION!
IF YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT STARTING TO GROW - DO IT NOW!!! IT'S AWESOME!
IF THERE ARE A HUGE NUMBER OF SMALL SCALE GROWERS SUPPORTING THEM AND THEIR FRIENDS, PROFITS FOR ORGANIZED CRIME WILL FALL, PRESSURE ON THE CORRUPT OFFICIALS WILL WEAKEN AND PUBLIC OPINION (SUPPORTED BY THE LEGALIZATION MOVEMENTS) WILL MAKE MARIJUANA LEGAL!!!
(sorry for shouting)
so before i overstepour attention span even more - in closing here are some slightly adapted wise words:
(if you don't get that reference - go watch "Network" NOW!)
peace and love 
