Posted on 08/14/2018 6:19:55 PM PDT by Mariner
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The nation's largest legal marijuana market is struggling.
Illicit sales continue to thrive. A shaky supply chain has customers looking at barren shelves in some shops. There are testing problems. And a proposal to allow home marijuana deliveries in cities that have banned pot sales could lead to a courtroom fight.
A Los Angeles hearing Tuesday provided a window into the state's emerging cannabis economy, in which early enthusiasm for broad legal sales has been followed by anxiety and frustration across a swath of the industry.
The state's top marijuana regulator, Lori Ajax, said after the hearing that the state remains in a challenging transition period as it attempts to transform what was once a largely illegal market into a multibillion-dollar, regulated economy.
"Unfortunately, there is confusion out there," Ajax said.
California kicked off broad legal sales on Jan. 1, and since then temporary rules have governed sales, growing and manufacturing of everything from pot-spiked munchies to infused lotions and balms. The state is now considering changes to those rules, though it's likely to take months before any revisions go into effect.
At the hearing, dozens of marijuana business owners, industry lawyers, activists and consumers each got 90 seconds to tell Ajax what needed to be done to create a more orderly, fair and, hopefully, prosperous marketplace.
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The cartels, unencumbered by bureaucracy, have created a very efficient supply and distribution system. Something the central planners can learn from.
“There have been Brown-Outs around Modesto”
I was born and raised in Modesto.
Prices have collapsed
Central planners, by definition, are unable to learn. :)
Is there anything that California CAN’T screw up?
NO. There is nothing that CA can’t screw up.
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“Everybody must get stoned.” ~ Bob Dylan
“The cartels, unencumbered by bureaucracy, have created a very efficient supply and distribution system. Something the central planners can learn from.”
Actually, the cartels are just as bad, even worse than the central planners.
The people who built the industry out of the gate are the small family farms, the boutique businesses.
The cartels create boom and bust. Chemicals. Pollution. Guns and killings. Destruction of the land.
I am related to several people in the business in this state. They want to hunt and summarily kill all the cartel growers.
I’ve never been to Modesto, but have heard that it’s a beautiful area, and still not over populated yet.
I’ve heard two mention a growing gang problem, but I don’t know how big a problem.
We don’t need federal drug laws reformed, and we don’t need them repealed.
We need them declared unconstitutional because the feds have no authority to regulate intra-state sales.
“as it attempts to transform what was once a largely illegal market into a multibillion-dollar, regulated economy.”
Fools.
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I know of 7 counties in California where you can legally buy pot seeds or seedlings. The requirements for a grow in my county is it must be outside in a locked greenhouse. Meaning just about zero legal grows; anyone who has a locked greenhouse is producing far in excess of the six legal plants. Additionally, you have to get a permit, register your address, etc, etc, etc - mind you, these records would make it illegal for any firearms to be possessed at that address. (presence of narcotics, a violation of federal law...)
Since regulated pot sales are nearly flat since the first day, I’d expect they’d continue to be nearly flat when the ‘harvest’ comes in. The few who are legally growing at home aren’t going to the regulated pot sellers in the first place.
The “strength” of the weed is a dumb point, IMHO. People used to roll up huge amounts and smoke it like cigarettes. Now people “vape” tiny doses — same effect, just a lot easier on the lungs.
I think this article is making a mountain out of a mole hill. I’ve visited a number of pot shops over the last couple of months (looking for pure CBD actually), and there’s plenty of buds at all of them. The supply chain is going to be inherently funky until it’s legalized on the federal level, but it’s working pretty well. The reason that illicit hasn’t been eliminated yes is both because of parts of the supply chain are still illegal, and as a result the price hasn’t dropped very far yet.
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Keeping up my medical note, and going to a medical co-op. I can get my CBD with no issues, mostly. Except that last screw up where she misheard me and gave me some brainzinger stuff.
I’d be VERY CAREFUL about consuming any raw flower sourced in the fire areas.
Soaked in anti-fire chems.
I don’t use the stuff.
Family in Sonoma county has not been hit by fires.
Yet.
But it’s the time of year they are all sleeping outside with shotguns and dogs. It’s a long pull to the first week of October.
Of note: They all like little dogs. Great ears and noses, make big noise. Hard to shoot and easy to feed.
Jack Russell terriers are preferred.
And those friggin’ Poodles.
“Except that last screw up where she misheard me and gave me some brainzinger stuff.”
I hear that can be quite miserable. A completely wasted day.
And a half bottle of whiskey to calm down.
LOL....I hate little dogs.
Littlest dog I think I could stand would be like a weener dog. And only because I’d name him Gus.
Little Gus the weener dog....walking around stepping on his ears.
Hope they stay safe. Fire season this year was super predictable. ;)
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