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Cannabis

Warren DeMontague

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2. "there are a lot of people who don't actually have a medical need." yeah, and it's legal

Reply to MaggieD (Reply #1)

Tue Apr 21, 2015, 05:37 PM

Apr 2015

for recreational use, in WA.

This is a solution in search of a "problem" that isn't, actually, one.

Edited to add: The legislative fix that might make more sense would be to bring WA's taxation scheme on rec. mj more in line with something reasonable, especially now that neighboring states (hello, Oregon) are bringing legalization on line with more reasonable taxation.

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Drastic Changes Are Coming to Washington State's Medical Marijuana Industry [View all] jtuck004 Apr 2015 OP

After reading the article, I don't see a problem with this.... MaggieD Apr 2015 #1

"there are a lot of people who don't actually have a medical need." yeah, and it's legal Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #2

It is a problem... MaggieD Apr 2015 #5

I agree with all you've written, still some of the stuff I've read about the WA pot taxes in Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #6

I think the excise tax is 25%.... MaggieD Apr 2015 #7

I wonder how many of the businesses have home delivery. . B Calm Apr 2015 #3

Lots MaggieD Apr 2015 #4

There is a major fucking problen getting the CBD rich strains and oils eridani Apr 2015 #8

The medical sellers deliver MaggieD Apr 2015 #10

You didn't read the OP--medical sellers are about to be eliminated in WA eridani Apr 2015 #11

Yes I did read it MaggieD Apr 2015 #12

if you lived here, you'd actually have a clue about how many medical users there are eridani Apr 2015 #14

I do live here MaggieD Apr 2015 #16

Do you need high CBD strains? Where the bloody hell are medical users supposed to get them? eridani Apr 2015 #17

They can get them MaggieD Apr 2015 #25

No--it merely guts the list of possibilities n/t eridani Apr 2015 #27

Okay, you can believe the sky is falling if you want MaggieD Apr 2015 #30

Every organization of medical MJ patients says otherwise n/t eridani Apr 2015 #31

Not the people I know MaggieD Apr 2015 #32

The way to get medical pot adequately tested is to legally require such testing-- eridani Apr 2015 #33

You are woefully ignorant AgingAmerican Apr 2015 #18

And again the medical sellers are top of the list... MaggieD Apr 2015 #24

"Recreational stores don't give a shit about anything but THC" is nowhere near true. tridim Apr 2015 #13

Do you shop for MJ at WA recreational stores? I do. eridani Apr 2015 #15

Huh, what? AgingAmerican Apr 2015 #19

I lived in Denver for 12 years. tridim Apr 2015 #20

Irrelevent AgingAmerican Apr 2015 #21

"nor do you know anything about using marijuana as medicine"... tridim Apr 2015 #22

You know nothing about Wa State AgingAmerican Apr 2015 #23

I do MaggieD Apr 2015 #26

I wasn't replying to you AgingAmerican Apr 2015 #28

Yes I do MaggieD Apr 2015 #29

They're trying the same fredamae Apr 2015 #9