[darwin]

California: Oakland Votes to Allow Large-Scale Marijuana Farming - LINK

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Oakland has become the first city to authorize large-scale industrial cultivation
of marijuana. The City Council voted Tuesday in favor of a plan to license four factories
where marijuana would be grown and packaged for medical use. The facilities would
not be limited in size, but would be heavily taxed and regulated. Supporters of the measure
say it would create jobs and bring in millions of dollars to the city. Opponents say it will put
small growers out of business.

It has begun.

Small-time dealers with their little plastic baggies had better watch out - the government is moving in on your turf.

[lurker07]

If you can tax it, they'll authorize it.
A new day beings.

[1888]

what the US starts the rest will follow
happy daze

the only reason its illegal in the 1st place is due to US pressure

[Bosh]

Eco friendly .. Very Green

[Darkman]

medical

use

[Traktion]

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Opponents say it will put small growers out of business.

Who? Drug dealers?!

[darwin]

Darkman, on 29 July 2010 - 04:27 PM, said:

medical

use

Uh-huh, that's right, medical use.

[Minos]

lurker07, on 29 July 2010 - 04:10 PM, said:

If you can tax it, they'll authorize it.
A new day beings.

That and it'll keep the unemployed peaceful if they are stoned all day long. I imagine that's the real reason.

[singlemalt]

It's a funny ol' world!

I remember the western media condemning Zimbabwe on a daily basis for essentially 'printing money' and also knocking Guinea Bissau for been the world's first 'narco state'.

I think Africa were just ahead of the curve.

[sillybear2]

That along with the recent 'fiscal state of emergency', it looks like California is breaking bad.

[tomwatkins]

sillybear2, on 29 July 2010 - 12:19 PM, said:

That along with the recent 'fiscal state of emergency', it looks like California is breaking bad.

You are joking right? Get stoned in Oakland and then travel a little way to Napa and get stoned again. What's breaking bad about that? Oh and it's warm usually.


"If your going to San Fransisco, be sure to wear some flowers in your hair"..........................

This post has been edited by tomwatkins: 29 July 2010 - 04:28 PM

[South Lorne]

darwin, on 29 July 2010 - 04:08 PM, said:

California: Oakland Votes to Allow Large-Scale Marijuana Farming - LINK



It has begun.

Small-time dealers with their little plastic baggies had better watch out - the government is moving in on your turf.

...cowboy taliban....

[sillybear2]

tomwatkins, on 29 July 2010 - 05:26 PM, said:

You are joking right? Get stoned in Oakland and then travel a little way to Napa and get stoned again. What's breaking bad about that? Oh and it's warm usually.

It was a subtle reference to the TV series of that name, Cali seems to be doing that on the state level.

It's amazing that the legalised drug dealers in the form of Big Tobacco have basically been sued and legislated out of existence in the West, so revenue hungry state governments are tolerating and fostering new addictions they can tax. Remember, smoking a marlboro in public = bad, but easing your pain with 'officially' produced and taxed medicinal herbs = groovy, man.