A coalition of 22 state attorneys general is calling on Congress to address “the glaring vagueness” that has led to legal cannabis products being sold over the counter across the country — including sometimes from vending machines or online.
A letter dated March 20 addresses the consequences of Republican lawmakers’ choice to legalize hemp production in the 2018 omnibus Farm Bill — a decision that perhaps inadvertently led to a multibillion-dollar market in intoxicating cannabis products that are arguably federally legal.
Now, the attorneys general want Congress to shutter the market it helped create. In the new Farm Bill, they want the legislature to enshrine in statute the idea that intoxicating cannabis is not federally legal — contrary to what the law currently states.
They don’t want to raise taxes on the rich. Here’s a massive way to raise taxes that won’t affect the income of rich people unless they want to buy a shit ton of weed.
And yet they’re still against it.
They pretend like a 100% tax free nation is a possibility.
When Kansas under Brownback, (with full control of the statehouse), went all-in on supply side and it was a objective failure that really shoulda been the end of the idea that R’s had any savvy regarding improving the economy.
Magical thinkers do not respond well to concrete examples.
They pretend like a 100% tax free nation is a possibility.
Well sure there are, Haiti probably isn’t collecting any taxes right now, so they’ve got that going for them…
They pretend like a 100% tax free nation is a possibility.
They know this isn’t possible. They want no income tax for the wealthy and increased taxes on goods and services, which will mostly affect the working masses.
Then shouldn’t they want highly-taxed cannabis?
I think you’re giving them too much credit. They’re ideologues that think taxes = bad. They just don’t care so much when they hurt the poor because they think the poor deserve to have bad things happen to them.
To prove your point, Colorado has collected over $1.5 billion is cannabis tax since it was legalized. That’s just a single state, and not a huge one at that.
Here’s even republican/wealthy friendly article talking about it: https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthoban/2021/05/23/the-success-of-colorados-marijuana-tax-dollars/?sh=14e60c79529d
Illinois got even more. $1.6 billion in 2020 alone. That’s where I buy from, although I cross the border from Indiana.
Is it expensive because of the tax? Yes it is. But I’m fine with that because legalizing and taxing it should be the model everywhere and I’m happy to support it.
Wow, imagine Republicans getting worked up about the wording of a law being twisted in ways it was never intended when it was first drafted. That’s wild.
Even the worst Roman emperors knew not to fuck with what makes the crowd content. If those right wing motherfuckers think they can touch our bread and circuses without consequences, they will find out.
I get an ounce delivered to my mailbox on a monthly subscription and occasionally order extra when something goes on sale. I keep trying to share about legal weed on lemmy whenever the topic comes up, but i just get downvoted. I don’t know if people think it can’t be real or just want something to bitch about.
They’re probably tired of viral marketing teams pushing their shit
How do you get it delivered to your mailbox?
I just buy it online at 3tallpinesfarm.com or any other place that sells it online. They have a list of states they won’t ship to based on those state’s laws.
My subscription is from Hoku Seed Co. Several other places have started doing subscriptions also… I think flow gardens and maybe holy city. Other than hoku, I usually buy from flow or eight horses hemp. I use a dry herb vape mostly at home. When I want a pocket vape, I buy from secret garden.
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What do you think is different?
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My subscription is type 2 (thc+cbd) and i buy type 1 (high thc) when there’s a good strain on sale. Both are legally available at the links i shared. Not sure about gas station weed - i haven’t seen that.
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A good friend of mine was telling me the same thing as we were hitting my bong. I blew his mind when I told him we were smoking the very stuff he was claiming wasn’t real. He admitted he could not tell any difference at all and would not have known had I not told him. I had to show him the packaging because he thought I was kidding.
He couldn’t tell a difference because there is no functional difference the instant heat is applied to it. THCa is the natural precursor to THC in cannabis. It becomes regular old THC the instant heat is applied to it.
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I think the loophole is going to stay in place. The hemp lobby has exploded since 2018, and has done a lot to keep the loopholes from closing in even very Red states. In the real world money is what talks, and I think there’s too much money at this point to put the genie back in the bottle.
But that’s my two cents. I could be wrong. Hope I’m not.
Depends. Ideological movements can push past distributed money using targeted money aimed at those it puts in power that don’t care about the effects of their actions, even if usually only briefly. Like what led to prohibition of alcohol. If Trump gets into office and is given enough money by the ideologs, he’ll be perfectly happy to destroy the whole system for personal profit. And he doesn’t care if a whole section of the oligarchy falls apart, he just wants to be dictator for the rest of his life. And that’s not all that many years anymore.
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So many hemp products available these days. You can get hemp dog chews! My dog loves them! No, they don’t get her high.
I guess these AGs don’t want those businesses anymore.
Steal from the poor to give to the rich. They’re focusing on it again because they’re being told the money isn’t going to the correct people.
Wasn’t expecting soo many legal states.
The attorneys general of Indiana, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Commonwealth of Virginia, and Washington for any wondering.
Legalize all drugs you shitters
If someone wanted to purchase this legal weed, say, in South Carolina, is there a guide somewhere indicating what is legally available in that jurisdiction?
Asking for a friend…
I order mine online from a U.S. company called 3 Tall Pines that only sells to states where it’s legal. You can check to see if they ship to your state.
