Quote Originally Posted by GrenadaRoger View Post
Quote Originally Posted by sonatine View Post
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/9...uch-weed-vgtrn


as predicted, california has 8 times as much marijuana than it could conceivably sell. koch brothers are going to start buying up farms soon, just like washington.
sounds like the goldrush mania that is typical of any new industry (i e, automobiles, hand calculators, personal computers, online poker sites)...then comes the shakeout where the weak companies are forced out and the industry consolidates

imho the worst thing for the public is for the government to restrict entry/production via licensing/quotas--that leads to existing producers getting excess profits (economic rent seeking) and their corrupting politicians to preserve their profits

let market forces run their normal course

the prevailing theory is that the koch brothers and their ilk are creating deliberately exploitable weaknesses in the market, so that early adapter growers cant afford to stay in the market and are forced to sell their licenses, equipment, and land to "big marijuana" for pennies on the dollar.


honestly its quite fucking brilliant.


also its not really a theory considering its exactly what happened in washington. but every state after has made minor variations in the laws without really closing the door on the 'big marijuana' end game.