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Originally Posted by MAStudent
I will be for legalization when they write the bills a little differently.
There is no doubt it is everywhere around here.
People smoke it in front of the bar facing the srteet around here. Its not like there's some big secret. They have pictures and logos of it on their hats, shirts, and jackets. Weed is part of the culture in a lot of California.
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I see this poster was/is from California. Me and my pot growing/smoking friends were for the legalization effort but really didn't like the wording of the bill produced by the guy Richard Lee? from Oaksterdam University (Oakland's pot growing and distribution school). I like the guy, but his bill was poorly written. Plus, all the folks in the Emerald Triangle (Humboldt and neighbors), the weed capital of the world, hated the bill because they would be screwed if they started mass producing pot in warehouses in Oakland. After timber industry slowed, pot is just about the only way those folks make a living.
But pot is highly legal in California, and from what I've seen, Oregon is lenient. For 100 dollars and a two hour wait, I was able to get my medical card and go to the dispensaries (there are TONS, in just about every city and even small towns usually have one) as well as grow up to 6 plants. Plus, around that time, Obama's stance on it was hands-off as long as we're going by state laws. But he reversed that position and got all draconian again. Haven't really seen the effect of that because I didn't grow in the 2011 season. But I plan on doing it this April-October and hoping for the best.
I'm down for legalization, but I hope to get one more successful grow in before the market is flooded with cheap weed. I have a feeling that well grown bud will still command a decent price and a following, but folks are going to have to keep ties with their old connects and not go down to the government bud store to make sure they don't get skunked.
It's great to go to bars in California that are chill enough to let us smoke weed on the back patio with the cig. smokers. I miss that immensely. Nothing like not having to sneak out and around the block. Can sit and drink and smoke at the same time. Beautiful.