Vote NO to legalize cannabis....Or else

[Jhhnn]

So lets get this straight... in a nutshell you would condone a person going to jail for a vegetable garden?

Gawd. I have stated to the contrary, not that you're capable of even reading the words on the page through your distortional information filters.

Again, what part of this is inaccurate? what of it do you take issue with?

* Amendment 64 cannot be overturned against the will of the people because the people would have to vote in favor of overturning it*

 

[monsoon]

You are acting/insinuating that CO >must be< like the fucked up place you live because you and others are being targeted for growing food in your front yard. (?) Is that what yer ranting/trying to toss in our laps..that because YOU live in a stupid as fuck place...EVERYWHERE must be a stupid-as-fuck place? Wrong. It's just you/where you are at that is so fucked up. We don't have that stupidity here. Ours is different (LOL)

I can't grow a garden in my front yard either. no laws...but I live in a community with covenants...you know..rules and all that bad stuff nobody wants to live by. I don't like all the rules, but I do like that there aren't trashy houses with old dead gardens and old cars and shit all over...like those MAGNETIZED trailer parks where all the junk migrates to. As a result, my home has risen in value steadily for 25 years.

Either way..once again....it seems the MINDSETS behind where we live are completely different. (sounds like a republican state/town..but I digress) And having a garden and a city ordinance against a garden is nothing like a constitutional amendment when it comes to RIGHTS. No comparison. WE CAN HAVE POT GARDENS HERE. Get it?

No..it isn't perfect....but from you own definition/spelling out of the BS you are dealing with...we are MILES ahead of the situation you are facing and they have no merit/business being compared.

I hope it works out for you. If not....you could always move here like everyone else did.

 

[shaggyballs]

You are acting/insinuating that CO >must be< like the fucked up place you live because you and others are being targeted for growing food in your front yard. (?) Is that what yer ranting/trying to toss in our laps..that because YOU live in a stupid as fuck place...EVERYWHERE must be a stupid-as-fuck place?

No this is not what I am stating at all ...not One bit (just so we are clear)

This what I stated already you did not seem to get it so I reposted it for ya!

I am not trying to compare anything to CO.

That is my reality....People just ignore it and say poor sucker....glad it is not like that here!!!!! YET!!
I agree Co. may be great....why are other legal states so screwed up??
They jumped into legalization head first too fast.
Why did they not copy CO.
Maybe a money thing....did ya notice,NO HOME GROWING!!
Hmm

So do you think ....hey! lets legalize now...while things are so F##ked up..... ya that makes more sense than getting it right???
Some may take the first deal offered....while I suggest you wait for what you want.

You guys are all hung up on defending CO.
You need to see what is happening outside CO.
I have not found fault with CO.
I simply state keep your eyes open!!
As the new laws written will influence the future of CO.
Unless you truly believe CO. can stand as the only state in the union to still allow home growing.
When every other state has long outlawed home growing!
Remember when the south did not want to let go of slavery?(Freedom for all)
The Government just let the states that wanted to stay slavery states do so...RIGHT???.....so they will allow CO. to be the only state where home growing will be allowed cause you can't change it without the vote of the people ...LOL

Do you really believe this to be true??? LOL

Wrong. It's just you/where you are at that is so fucked up. We don't have that stupidity here. Ours is different (LOL)

I have said this before and I will say it again ....there are people living in states where legalization has failed to meet their expectations!
This is the problem a real one for them!
But you folks do not seem to think about what others are facing??All I keep hearing is CO. is the greatest place on earth.
Ok I will give ya that one,But what about the rest of the world why have the good folks of CO. turned their back on the rest of the country?
We are happy with our current laws screw the rest of the world I got mine!



I can't grow a garden in my front yard either. no laws...but I live in a community with covenants...you know..rules and all that bad stuff nobody wants to live by. I don't like all the rules, but I do like that there aren't trashy houses with old dead gardens and old cars and shit all over...like those MAGNETIZED trailer parks where all the junk migrates to. As a result, my home has risen in value steadily for 25 years.

So do you think it is wrong to go to jail for vegetables in the front yard?


Either way..once again....it seems the MINDSETS behind where we live are completely different. (sounds like a republican state/town..but I digress) And having a garden and a city ordinance against a garden is nothing like a constitutional amendment when it comes to RIGHTS. No comparison. WE CAN HAVE POT GARDENS HERE. Get it?

Ya I get it....But anyone who thinks this is not subject to change is extremely incorrect!!

Others living in legal states are not as lucky...who care I got mine!!

No..it isn't perfect....but from you own definition/spelling out of the BS you are dealing with...we are MILES ahead of the situation you are facing and they have no merit/business being compared.

I simply say to that if they can do it here ....why not there.....oh ya! that CO. Bubble I forgot....it keeps the rest of the world out I forgot???

So do you think we are ready to legalize here?
What about the other f##ked up places. are they ready?
Ya! for a f##ked up type of legalization!
That is just my point some places do not have their sh#t together yet!
But most seem to say push it through regardless!
Poorly written laws are acceptable just make it legal right!

I hope it works out for you. If not....you could always move here like everyone else did.

So do you feel it is wrong to go to jail for growing vegetables in the wrong place ,why did you not say so?(it is OK if it bring the value of your house down right)

Do you feel any form of legalization is good enough as long as we get our foot in the door?
Or should we be smart and examine the facts first ( this is all I propose)
Don't jump the first deal thrown at ya!
And I am being fought tooth and nail all the way.
This is not logical behavior is it??

Shag

 

[shaggyballs]

Gawd. I have stated to the contrary, not that you're capable of even reading the words on the page through your distortional information filters.

Again, what part of this is inaccurate? what of it do you take issue with?

Oh you mean permanent like our constitutional right to freedom of speech and our permanent right to bare arms.

Both of which are under attack at this very moment.

Gawd. I have stated the same thing over and over, not that you're capable of even reading the words on the page through your distortional information filters.

CO. is not bullet proof from change!
This is a real fact and you will never admit it!
Co. will be effected by the laws in states around it!
I have said this over and over only to fall on deaf ears!

And Jhhnn your best argument was to trash libertarians(must be a personal political thing)
You have called me countless names and thrown out countless untrue accusations.(you would do well to run for PREZ.)
I am not of the libertarian party as you have repeatedly accused me of being countless times.( just to set ya straight on that one)

I have grown very tired of your personal attacks.
Your picking and choosing what you want to discuss.
One can not have a proper debate with a person with a closed mind, you have not once tried to understand the bad situation others are currently going through....very unsympathetic to your fellow man.

You just live in your colorodotopia, and to hell with the rest of the country...why should I care about those people I have mine!
If you ask me that is why America is so screwed up.

I preach awareness.....And how can you find fault with that????

Oh and jhhnn if you believe that Monsanto is fake like the boogie-man as you have stated many times....then you are in for a real eyeopener someday..LOL

 

[shaggyballs]

Is it not obvious to everyone where this is headed? Why are the dominoes falling so fast for medical marijuana, and yet edibles are under heavy fire? Why is a THC to CBD ratio considered unique novel and useful permitting patents and copyrights. It is rumored that genetic modification has been successfully applied to cannabis so that clones can't be made and viable seeds won't be generated. It's the very same strategy that has been applied to soy beans, corn , sugar beets, etc placing 90% of world control in the hands of one company. Genetic control coupled w enforcement through civil lawsuits for copyright infringement and IMF loan compliance in poorer countries also criminal penalties will lead to plea deals disclosing identity of bigger growers will be the effective mechanisms eliminating grower diversity. Every one I hope is aware of push in EU for laws eliminating buy sell or trade of seeds of all plants unless on list and then royalty must be paid. The toll bells are ringing and every step in this game recently has made consolidation and homogenization all the easier. I am sure that big seed companies and distribution web sites have been approached re: buyout and we won't know until damage is done. The whole Iraguay fiasco is only trial run for bigger fish to poison. If you don't see this playing out then start paying attention cause private prisons will replace possessors with growers and they are setting us up for failure now.

Point of last ramble was that the powers that be love creating consumers while eliminating all but a few producers. Legalization will not include personal growing unless personal growers form better lobby. I hope so but we are talking about a bunch of stoners. Hmmm

There will be a very fundamental difference in that there has not been a profit motive for big business to pressure govt to enforce. When legal and big busines sees big profits enforcement of grow laws will be out on overdrive and the civil and criminal penalties will be severe enough to deter. The pot will be genetically marked and black market product will be obvious. A million dollar fine coupled with 10 year prison sentence would shut down many growers. You need look no further than farmers at home to see how easy enforcement can be when big business chases big profit. There has been like two civil lawsuits filed a day by Monsanto against farmers in the US for copyright infringement over last two years and Monsamto is 177 - 0 in those suits and the farmers are left bankrupt. Game over

If your hope solely to smoke a joint without getting hassled by the man, then we are on the right course. If you hope to grow your own or buy a seed or have access to all the strains that now exist, your future is bleak. A STRATEGY NEEDS TO BE FORMULATED NOW. If not, cannabis will be in the exact same situation as corn and soy beans. If they can do it to those crops they can do it to cannabis and are doing it. FYI Jhhh, doctrine of federal preemption applies and fed trumps state law when fed rules exist in area. Would require Us constitutional amendment or argument that it is covered under constitution already. Does anyone have info that such an argument has been successful? Situation in Canada is crazy scary. Progressive to repressive almost overnight. Research who the players are that have been okayed to provide cannabis. Research Uraguay and ask why limit of 10!grams per week? Who are the parties helping with Uraguay experiment and now Canada. The dominoes are falling quickly. Also research which big breeders have already sold their catalogues to big business and why no disclosure to public? It's not enough to say legalize! Devils on the details

I'm sorry to keep posting but I'm frustrated with this issue and how successful the big money machine has been in placating people w white noise. Re: statement that people will continue to grow illegally. The rules have changed when people were permitted to buy it legally. Do you understand the significance of this point? Its the crux of why there will be enforcement, not only criminally but also civilly. A several billion maybe hundreds if billion dollar market that had no recognized structure was opened to them. Suddenly Monsanto,DuPont, Pfizer, etc were given incentive to eliminate competition, especially personal and illegal growers. They also want as many potential consumers as possible. Their strategy to control supply has at least three components, all of which they used with devastating efficiency with corn, soy beans, sugar beets, etc. Between 90-100% of production of those crops worldwide is controlled by just a few companies. I think we can all agree that if such control can be placed on staple crops the world depends on to live they can likely do it to a nonstaple plant like cannabis. There are very few varieties of corn left and that number is shrinking. Here is how it happened

Food for thought.

 

[shaggyballs]

Canada - Government Threatens To Share Medicinal Marijuana Patient Information
Health Canada has warned it will share with law enforcement the private information of citizens in lawful possession of medicinal marijuana unless they comply with a new order within six weeks’ time. Today (March 14), the federal government posted a notice online stating that medicinal-marijuana licence holders are required to destroy all marijuana they have and provide written notice stating that they “no longer possess marijuana (dried marijuana, plants or seeds) obtained under the old program”.

“If participants do not comply with the requirement to notify Health Canada, the Department will notify law enforcement,” the release states. Licence holders have until April 30, 2014, to meet the terms of the order. Another Health Canada website provides vague details on the consequences of not complying with the new directive. "The Department will take compliance and enforcement action," it states. "This includes informing law enforcement of your failure to notify Health Canada as required under section 259.3 of the MMPR. In addition, the Department will continue to cooperate with police, and provide information needed to protect public safety, as appropriate." A “notification form” is available for download on the Health Canada website. There are more than 16,500 British Columbians licensed to possess medicinal marijuana. When the Conservatives’ new Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulation takes effect on April 1, licence holders will only be allowed to purchase dried cannabis via mail order.

The Health Canada directive issued today—on a Friday afternoon when government officials know media outlets are least likely to report it—contradicts information included in a September 2013 briefing note prepared for B.C. Attorney General and Minister of Justice Suzanne Anton. “Health Canada, citing privacy concerns, does not intend to disclose the addresses of former licensed grow operations once they are no longer permitted to legally grow marijuana,” that memo states. It’s unclear what has changed that has led Health Canada to believe it can turn over the information of citizens licensed to possess medicinal marijuana without violating individuals’ privacy.

For months, Health Canada has refused the Georgia Straight’s repeated requests for an interview on the topic of the new rules governing medicinal marijuana. A message left today requesting clarification on the March 14 notice was not returned. In a media release, Sensible B.C. campaign director Dana Larsen called for demonstrations against the Health Canada order. “Patients across Canada registered with Health Canada in good faith, to protect themselves against arrest for cultivating their own medicine,” Larsen said in the release. “Now they are being threatened with police action if they don’t destroy their perfectly good medication.”

Again I challenge anyone to show real world proof legalization will not take rights away from the people and give more power to the government

Read the post people!!
Stay informed !
Get the facts!
Just cause you do not like what I say does not make it False!
Real world facts are before you yet you just look away???

This is what legalization brought to canada.

I know it wont happen here.....NAW!

This was written by a Canadian National

Canada's whole medicinal cannabis market is already underground. Very few dispensaries even stay busy in today's age. There only trying to squash the whole Pimp My License bullshit that every Canadian with a card has been taking advantage of for years. Man every local 81 chapter in Canada has openly said they will under cut any medicinal market price set forth. Anyone that's really doing anything here in Canada is not really too worried what health canada's decision is in september, we were all doing this long before they made it legal. The government agencies don't give a fuck about anyone but them selves why do you think they market pain killers to the masses before cannabis, government officials don't go home and eat morphine they all go home and smoke cannabis or drink alcohol. They will do there best to try and control the cannabis industry but they will fail mark my words. I personally know over 100 mmar/mmpr patients not one buys from Health Canada or dispensaries. Every patient I know has personally told me they will just go back underground to produce on their own or back to the streets. Its gonna be interesting to say the least...

So lets make it legal so we can go back underground and be criminals again

Stay aware!!
Or suffer the consequence.

 

[shaggyballs]

If anyone thinks cannabis is being legalized out of compassion you are sorely mistaken. It is being done for money, human nature hasn't suddenly evolved. But let it be legalized, just don't think you've won anything but a place in another queue.

Keep your seeds, mothers and grow skills tuned, you're going to need them if you value real quality weed grown for love and not for money.

Guerrilla is a frame of mind that never really dies except in submission to another frame of mind.

Surrender? Fuck that ... not to what amounts to another form of control.

And this

 

[shaggyballs]

Hush, a 25% tax on recreational weed is a fine every time you buy it. Under decrim you only pay the fine if you get caught with it which could be never.

If it was just normal sales tax I'd say what ever, but the cannabis tax is ridiculously over priced and their way of saying it's still bad and we don't want you to do it so they will slap you with a huge tax as punishment.

It's all about money, it has nothing to do with them actually caring about weed, its because states are broke and need tax revenue to cover all of their poor spending habits. And I am so sick of people saying you must be a greedy persons bla bla bla if you dont agree with this legalization model, that is so ridiculous we are all entitled to our own opinion just like we have to listen to your cheerleading for exorbiant taxes. My opinion comes not out of greed, I just think they are sticking the screws to cannabis users, when cannabis is way less bad for you than cigarettes, prescription drugs and alcohol.

They should be promoting cannabis as a healthy alternative and take people off of alcohol and cigarettes which are the two greatest killers in our society.

Cannabis is also a no calorie way to relax unlike calorie loaded alcohol which Im sure contributes to our obesity epidemic.

Something to think about.

 

[shaggyballs]

You see I am really in favor of legalization (done correctly)
My real goal here was to raise awareness to what is really going on in the world!
No more loss of control,less regulation.no crazy taxes....I think some tax is OK....25% is a little high in my book!




My message is simple Be aware of what is happening behind the scene.

Do your research before forming your opinion!
Keep big business out of the cannabis business!

Let it not be run in the name of profit... but by the people and for the people.

Please stay informed!
I do not ask you to listen to what I say.
I merely suggest you look deep to find the real truth!
Then examine the evidence for yourself !
Get into deep thought and say to yourself ...Could they really do that to us if they wanted to?

It would seem we all really have the same goals.
But I am more suspicious of government lies and corporate greed than most.
But I am probably more informed on the subject than most.

Things sound great in CO. now!
Will they stay the same.....can you keep mega mart out!
Only time will tell!
I truly hope all goes well for legalization!
But I am very skeptical to say the least!

My opinion means nothing!
People are in distress because of legalization is what is vitally important!

You seem to be stuck on what I think!
The focus of this post was supposed to be about the trials of real world people struggling with the problems of legalization.
shag

 

[shaggyballs]

If legalization is modeled after beer I am ALL FOR IT
Everyone can get it anywhere cheap and high quality at the right price...competition is good for the market.
Government wont like that they hate competition!
And you can make your own if you do not like what is being offered!
YA YA YA lets legalize that way!
But unfortunately that is a bit of a fantasy.
Is it realistic to think they will let us get to that point(I personally doubt it)

Legalization is currently about money and power when that changes we have a small chance at what we all really want!

Till legalization is:
Of the People, by the People, for the People

Not money and power I am out..As any REAL Freedom fighter would be!

When you have given up all your freedom as we have started to do already....Maybe someone will say we should not have given up our right to freedom for greed and power!
More government control and less freedom to do what we wish is best for everyone right!

If you think it is not about control...then why did I have to give up my right to own a gun just to get my medicine legally?

Another good point.

 

[shaggyballs]

i'm not happy about wash states lcb control.

law enforcement got their way, treasury got their way, addiction centers got their way.

medical is thrown under that bus.

home grows will now be targets as they are directly competing with state tax income.

that's you and me.

legality is somewhat of a misnomer here.

I will attend the rally and voice my disappointment on june 19 in Olympia knowing the chances are small of having an impact on the visions of dollar signs.

"Dear Governer Inslee,

I have health issues which cannabis has helped tremendously. After surviving several surgeries I became addicted to the pain pills and suffered further.
Six years ago I relocated to Washinton and utilized our states medical marijuana laws to find relief. Cannabis allowed the discontinuance of those narcotic poisons.

I am fixed income senior and have qualified for Apple Health but have yet to use it.

Removing my rights under RCW61.5 to produce my own medicine will make me either a criminal, or will force me back into the health care system I just managed to escape.

were this to happen, I foresee huge expense to the state with testing, x-rays, MRIs, treatment modalities, and drugs.

This is the reality of my situation. I'm sure you can understand i'm not alone or unique in finding myself at odds with attempts by the state to provide cannabis to recreational users at the expense of the medical marijuana patients.

The medical marijuana patients should come first, then recreational users can be pandered to.

Sincerely xxxxxxx x xxxx.

cc. state legislators, state senator"

someone living the legal life!

 

[shaggyballs]

Ya know I got to thinkin'
I know that is hard to believe but true!!

I think we are all on the same page!
Only some are willing to tolerate more than others!

Never let go of your freedom it is harder to get back than virginity!

True that!

 

[shaggyballs]

@Jhhnn
See we are on the same side!
We just have different views on the best way(for the people) to get there safely!

Do it like beer and it will be satisfactory to me!
shag

I did try to find a way to agree with you Jhhnn!

 

[shaggyballs]

1 No guns for med patients here!
2 Drones flying in visible site here!People are saying they are looking in windows)
3 The Right to Privacy here(cameras everywhere...everywhere!
4 Freedom to smoke where you want(I am a non smoker)
5 Democrats in the Senate want to take away your right to free speech.Send you to free speech zones away from All the action.
6 Patriot Act(this one is crazy if you know what it really means!)
7 Ban on small vegetable gardens in MI.
Assault on the First Amendment.

At least, that’s what Senator Ted Cruz wrote on Sunday in a Wall Street Journal op-ed that explained the left’s “assault on the First Amendment.”
http://www.capitolhilldaily.com/2014/06/amendment-may-limit-free-speech/

Marijuana users may not possess a firearm or ammunition. They may not hold federal security
clearances. Federal contractors and private employers may be free to refuse to hire them and to fire them. If fired, they may be
ineligible for unemployment compensation. They may be denied federally assisted housing.

All gone!
Just to name a few!

You are giving up your rights as we speak..stand up for them!

 

[shaggyballs]

Let's take a look at some real history here, and reflect...

Actually, home made liquor has been outlawed since the days of Washington; he was largely responsible in putting it into action. It just could not be tolerated that people were making a product, and selling it, profiting, and without paying anyone else for it. The government; starving, and in it's early infancy, already started flexing it's muscle by taking from some, and giving to others. Needless to say, the art of legalized theft has never stopped since. Who are the real money-grubbing thugs?

another good point

 

[shaggyballs]

I voted for I-502 allowing recreational with promises of not touching medical.

in secret, they designed the rules for 502, and in doing so decided to change parameters of RCW61.5 reducing possession of processed cannabis from 24 oz to 1 oz, and eliminating personal grows completely.

that knife in the back was twisted. for tax revenue.

CO has the proper and right way, and we were lead to believe that Washington would follow Colorados example, till the lawyers played 3 card monti with our hard gained rights.

i'd like to see class action lawsuits against the .gov for violating our natural rights, but i'd settle for removing cannabis from scheduling altogether.

we should have the right to produce whatever we decide fits our need, especially since it's been medicine for eons.

Something like this can never happen in CO. ...Can it?

 

[shaggyballs]

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacobsullum/2014/03/03/5-reasons-washingtons-proposed-medical-marijuana-restrictions-have-patients-worried/


It looks increasingly likely that Washington’s legislature will approve new restrictions on medical marijuana by the end of its current session a week from Thursday. The two leading bills both involve mandatory registration of patients, sharp reductions in the limits on possession and home cultivation, and elimination of “collective gardens,” including hundreds of dispensaries operating under that label. The general thrust of the bills is to ban the untaxed, unregulated outlets that otherwise would compete with state-licensed pot shops, which are supposed to become the main source of medical marijuana. Patients have several concerns about that plan:

 

[shaggyballs]

Washington House Overwhelmingly Approves Ban On Medical Marijuana Dispensaries


Last night the Washington House of Representatives approved a bill that would abolish medical marijuana dispensaries, a.k.a. “collective gardens,” and impose new restrictions on patients who use cannabis for symptom relief. H.B. 2149, which passed by a vote of 67 to 29, would thereby eliminate some of the unregulated competition for the state-licensed pot stores that are expected to start opening this summer under I-502, the legalization initiative that Washington voters approved in November 2012. Supporters of the bill, which was introduced by Rep. Eileen Cody (D-West Seattle), hope that banning dispensaries will help maximize tax revenue and mollify the feds.

The bill requires patients to buy their cannabis from the same stores that serve recreational customers, which would be the only legal sellers of medical marijuana as of May 1, 2015, when the provision allowing collective gardens would be repealed. Patients could continue to grow marijuana for their own use, but the maximum number of plants would be reduced from 15 to six (three of them flowering). The ceiling on possession by patients would be cut from 24 ounces to three. The bill instructs the state Department of Health, together with the Washington State Liquor Control Board (which is charged with regulating marijuana growers, processors, and retailers), to produce a report by November 15, 2019, on the question of whether it is appropriate to continue allowing home cultivation.

Cody’s legislation would create a “patient recognition” system that would allow cardholders to buy up to three ounces at a time (as opposed to one ounce for recreational customers), avoid paying sales taxes (a privilege addressed in a separate bill), and claim immunity from arrest for possession or cultivation within the limits set by law. Currently there is no central record of qualified patients. Patients with doctor’s recommendations have an affirmative defense against marijuana charges, meaning they can still be arrested, although not convicted. H.B. 2149 would eliminate that affirmative defense, effectively requiring qualified patients to register with the state if they want to be recognized as such.

...

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacobsu...proves-ban-on-medical-marijuana-dispensaries/

More real world proof you asked for

 

[shaggyballs]

Legal Weed in Washington State Has Been Completely Screwed Up
By Jason Toon
March 10, 2014 | 9:15 am

https://news.vice.com/article/legal-weed-in-washington-state-has-been-completely-screwed-up

On February 18, the state House of Representatives voted 67-29 to pass HB 2149, eliminating medical marijuana as Washington knows it. Based on recommendations from a group of state agencies, the bill would require all patients to register with the state, creating a central record of qualified patients. All current medical authorizations would be cancelled, requiring patients to return to their doctors and get new recommendations. HB 2149 would also limit the number of plants a patient may grow to six (vs. 15 under the current law), and the number of ounces of cannabis a patient may possess at one time to three (vs. 24 oz. currently). Home cultivation would be eliminated completely by 2020, and medical dispensaries would close by May 1, 2015.

MMJ activists say HB 2149 is proof that I-502 supporters were lying when they said legalizing the recreational market would not eliminate the medical market. They now fear patients will be forced into a recreational market that has little interest or ability to serve their medical needs........

...."We have to make 502 successful, no matter how fucked-up it is," Cooley says. "Because if we can't, the federal government is going to say, 'We gave it a chance. It doesn't work.'”

yes, things have changed.

think about that.

 

[shaggyballs]

Any and every citizen needs to make sure they help write the law in their state or country (canada) for medical or recreational cannabis to prevent the state legislature from taking away your right to grow your own at home.
Everyone already knows the corporations have the representatives in their pocket and don't care about medical patients rights. As a mater of fact they only want your money and want to make sure they prevent you from doing anything that would take the advantage away from them.

And the other important thing is to prevent only state run locations from being able to operate in your state. A number of states only allow a number of locations to operate under guidelines effectivly setting up a monopoly in their state run cannabis grows. Do not let this happens in your state or watch all the profit go into some millionaires pockets already in bed with the representatives and not into your pocket or your neighbors.
They simply price you out and your so excited about legal weed you didn't see them bending you over and running away with the treasure chest.

Just remember:
1. They are not setting this up for your benefit.
2. They don't give a rats azz about your medical neccessities.
3. They want all the profit for themselfs and their cronies.
4. If they could own it all and stop any competition from the black market or elsewhere that is exactly want they will do.

HMM