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How One of the Reddest States Became the Nation’s Hottest Weed Market
Politico ^ | 11/27/2020 | PAUL DEMKO

Posted on 12/23/2020 8:16:42 AM PST by NobleFree

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To: a fool in paradise
You don’t have to be convicted to be denied such a license.

There are whiskey distillers who were in possession of stills with which they experimented before legalization. When they stepped forward to secure the paperwork they faced hassles.

"Hassles" are not denial. Your story seems to be getting flexible.

41 posted on 12/23/2020 9:00:27 AM PST by NobleFree ("law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual")
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To: a fool in paradise
So explain the comparison of marijuana users to gun owners?

I suspect the point was to contrast the conservative virtue of gun ownership with the allegedly nonconervative activity of marijuana use.

42 posted on 12/23/2020 9:02:21 AM PST by NobleFree ("law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual")
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To: NobleFree

My first guess was OK! I had an inside tip.

Just a few years ago, while working at a resort in the Sierra mountains, a hiker from Oklahoma dropped by to resupply. He remarked how redneck OK was, and gave an example. He said that if police stopped you in your vehicle, and found rolling papers and no tobacco present, they would arrest you for possession of drug paraphernalia.

Fast forward: I received a call from a friend that is currently working in OKC, OK, looking for carpenter help. He is constructing a commercial marijuana grow in a large warehouse renting for $12,000 a month plus utilities. At the time of the call he had just finished repairing a leak in the overhead watering system and was fast at work assembling the light system. He inquired whether I would be interested in assembling the table system. I’m thinking about going after Christmas, and then slingshot to the Trump Rally on Jan 6th. Win - win?


43 posted on 12/23/2020 9:05:41 AM PST by freepersup (“Those who conceal crimes are preparing to commit new ones.” ~Vuk Draskovic~)
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To: rarestia
Oklahoma proper may not be a dictatorship, but as we march toward tyranny, at least our betters will let us get high while they run roughshod over our rights.

So at the very least you seem to be saying that the Trump-loving voters of Oklahoma have been hoodwinked by tyranny - which is a low opinion of them. If that's not your point, what is?

44 posted on 12/23/2020 9:06:19 AM PST by NobleFree ("law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual")
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To: NobleFree

The pot store where I usually shop is owned and run by conservatives. They offer senior and military discounts and have an incredible selection - picked up some 30% THC Indica yesterday, along with some wicked dab chunks and 3 packs of edibles for the Mrs. Christmas stocking. Merry Christmas, Noble Free.


45 posted on 12/23/2020 9:07:34 AM PST by dainbramaged (Windage and Elevation)
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To: NobleFree

Ahem, put the pipe down a damn minute.
BAKER said he had been growing since age 13.


46 posted on 12/23/2020 9:08:06 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Who built the cages, Joe?)
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To: a fool in paradise
This exchange has been about minors in general - see your post #31. Put down the bottle.
47 posted on 12/23/2020 9:11:25 AM PST by NobleFree ("law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual")
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To: dainbramaged

Same here but stocked up on super lemon haze og 34.8%. They have great discount days for flower and I can picked up an oz top shelf like this for $200. OK really did it right and help small businesses like no other.


48 posted on 12/23/2020 9:11:50 AM PST by NWFree
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To: a fool in paradise

I don’t like how the line is blurred between possible medical uses for marijuana and “recreational” uses. This allows for addiction to marijuana under the guise of medicine. Maybe the weed should be legal like alcohol. Then if legitimate medical uses for marijuana are known - suppose it helps glaucoma or helps manage chronic pain safer than other drugs - then a doctor could help a patient manage their use. I don’t think the current situation is ethical. Quack doctors encourage people to self-medicate and they make a big profit doing so. There isn’t seen a difference between someone who gets addicted over a false medical pretense and someone with a real problem like chronic pain who maybe could be helped in a non-addictive way. Americans seem to go to extremes - either prohibition or a system that encourages addiction.


49 posted on 12/23/2020 9:12:04 AM PST by Wilhelm Tell (True or False? This is not a tag line.)
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To: NobleFree

Your job sucks.

Your marriage is on the rocks.

Your kids are in trouble.

You buy some weed and smoke it.

You feel better for awhile.

The next day......

Your job still sucks.

Your marriage is still on the rocks.

Your kids are still in trouble.

Your dealer is richer.


50 posted on 12/23/2020 9:13:33 AM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
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To: NobleFree

There’s a dispensary on every street corner. That’s no joke.


51 posted on 12/23/2020 9:14:39 AM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie (All I know is The I read in the papers.)
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To: Wilhelm Tell
Maybe the weed should be legal like alcohol.

That would be a better solution - but conservatives reject the utopianism of making the best the enemy of the good.

52 posted on 12/23/2020 9:16:03 AM PST by NobleFree ("law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual")
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To: blueunicorn6
Alcohol sales work the same way.
53 posted on 12/23/2020 9:16:43 AM PST by NobleFree ("law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual")
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To: NobleFree

“Turns out rednecks love to smoke weed.”
Money quote...


54 posted on 12/23/2020 9:17:27 AM PST by glasseye ("If you don't fire that prosecutor, you ain't black." -Joe Biden)
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To: dainbramaged

Indica = in da’ couch.

Sativa = clean da’ house.


55 posted on 12/23/2020 9:17:52 AM PST by freepersup (“Those who conceal crimes are preparing to commit new ones.” ~Vuk Draskovic~)
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To: NobleFree
"True conservatives recognize the proper limits of government."

Well now, that's quite profound.. But I got'a say, I have seen DAMN FEW politicians of late that would recognize ANYTHING but the color of money.! They couldn't care less about the limits of anything, including the constitution of the United States... Which, I'm almost sure you know, is based on a Republic (rule of law) type of government and NOT a Democracy, ruled by the majority... Yes.?

56 posted on 12/23/2020 9:18:31 AM PST by unread (A REPUBLIC..! If you can keep it....)
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie
There’s a dispensary on every street corner. That’s no joke.

The market will equilibrate - less able sellers will be outcompeted until supply doesn't exceed demand. That's part of the genius of economic liberty.

57 posted on 12/23/2020 9:18:33 AM PST by NobleFree ("law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual")
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To: unread
I have seen DAMN FEW politicians of late that would recognize ANYTHING but the color of money.! They couldn't care less about the limits of anything, including the constitution of the United States...

Ditto; nowadays when pols do the right thing for the wrong reason, we need to take the win.

Which, I'm almost sure you know, is based on a Republic (rule of law) type of government and NOT a Democracy, ruled by the majority... Yes.?

Of course - and that Constitution grants the feds no authority over within-state marijuana matters.

58 posted on 12/23/2020 9:20:44 AM PST by NobleFree ("law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual")
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

it’s insane. You can’t drive one mile in Edmond and North OKC without seeing them. My son’s house by Mathis brothers is surrounded by them. Even across the street from each other.


59 posted on 12/23/2020 9:20:48 AM PST by okkev68
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To: a fool in paradise

So what the hell is your point, that a 13 yr old was growing pot, wow I had a cousin around that age The 70’s the grew pot in his bedroom


60 posted on 12/23/2020 9:20:49 AM PST by markman46 (engage brain before using keyboard!!!at )
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