"Blacks being locked out of weed industry is why Decriminalization is bet..." Fri Apr-20-18 02:02 PM by Damali
When you decriminalize the sale of weed anyone can do it...it becomes like any other job or gig. the free market decides on who makes money or doesn't.
When you legalize it, the government regulates it, then also decides who gets to sell it. Those approved (read: mostly white people) get to sell, and those who don't (read: mostly black and brown folk) are still doing something illegal if they sell and can still be jailed
4. "secretive application process and ridiculous licensing fees" In response to Reply # 1
Maryland didn't have one vendor that is black owned when they issued the first licenses. Maryland, home of Baltimore, home of the Wire, and PG County, and nobody Black gets to sell or process weed? And I personally know someone who put in an app.
The cost to get the license, and the investment required just to qualify are prohibitive. You honestly need a quarter of a million dollars if you are going to do it.
My friend has an Air BnB and a white group rented it while they finished their application...they left a draft of it in the space. So I'm not talking out of my ass.
Not saying that we're locked-out, as I personally know a dude that has investments in CA dispensaries (partners are white guys tho), but it's just hard to jump in and try to take advantage of this new market when the cost of entry is so high.
>Not saying that we're locked-out, as I personally know a dude >that has investments in CA dispensaries (partners are white >guys tho), but it's just hard to jump in and try to take >advantage of this new market when the cost of entry is so >high.
yes, we are largely locked out. a few outliers who make it in doesn't erase that
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
21. "Thanks for the links." In response to Reply # 1
I feel some kinda way.... Not outrage.... Just *shrugs* I mean.... What did people expect? Out of ALLLLLL the weed you've consumed in your life time.... How much would you say was produced by Black folks?
28. "I see barriers that cater to the wealthy and connected...." In response to Reply # 27
There are plenty of wealthy and connected Black folks..... My take is that it's simply not an industry where the wealthy and connected Black folks want to move into......
But I don't really have my ear to the street on the matter....so there's that.
This just isn't something I think is worth putting the weight of The Movement behind.
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Mon Apr-23-18 11:57 AM
31. "gotta have loot and a few politicians in your corner" In response to Reply # 28
it's not impossible tho...
but you have to really want to do it and not just get high one afternoon and think about how cool it would be to own a dispensary.
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
20. "a transfer of wealth from black americans to white americans." In response to Reply # 0
its intentionally set up that way and been done on various fronts throughout history.
black people are so relieved to be able to smoke/possess it with less legal scrutiny that we miss how it will increase the extraction of black dollars from our community.
23. "Or push for legalize without the redic fees, hurdles etc." In response to Reply # 0 Fri Apr-20-18 09:12 PM by Jon
The masses are so thoroughly pounded into accepting different flavors of bullshit that we start to lose the ability to imagine what we'd truly want and push for that.
26. "RE: Blacks being locked out of weed industry is why Decriminalization is..." In response to Reply # 0
Got a few homies that got in it...
I dont know if it was race based as much as it was existing business friendly..
You needed friends on city council and really know all the submission dates to get shit in correctly
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