But did you see any commercials for Super Skunk during the Super Bowl last night? I was assuming that scale producers would turn it into a commodity. It would certainly be interesting to see pot futures trading on the CBOT. But that’s a valid point, it might stay differentiated. I suppose it would depend a lot on if it ended up being sold more as a finished good, or as as in input for foodstuffs.
UndergradCFA Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I’m not saying that small growers couldn’t supply > the product, but just like small corn and wheat > and cattle farmers get pushed out when big > industry takes over production, they would, too. > > Scale producers would more easily be able to > re-allocate existing farmlands than acquire more > land. They would figure out how to make it work > within a few years. > > But farmland isn’t the only reason this would be > inflationary. Think of the distribution costs. > Transportation, warehousing, etc. Demand would go > up across the board. People often argue that pot > is so widely available that demand wouldn’t > increase if it were to be legalized, but I > disagree. Availability isn’t the point. > Advertising by scale producers or even smaller > companies following a monopolistic competition > strategy could significantly increase demand. You > think potheads wouldn’t respond favorably to > counter displays for pot brownies in gas stations? > I would strongly disagree. > > And yes, if pot was legalized, the government > would have to pardon anyone who was jailed for > possession, growing, distributing, etc. That > would just mean that overnight, a million people > would be added to the workforce, and unemployment > would jump a few points overnight. > > That’s the case against legalization - > stagflation! > > And people still compare pot to alcohol and > tobacco, but they just aren’t the same thing. > > Tobacco and alcohol stimulate the economy - > especially the healthcare sector. They kill you. > But by the time that you die of cirrhosis or lung > cancer, the number of years that you will likely > remain in the workforce is small. > > Yet what argument do potheads make in favor of > legalization? That is doesn’t make you sick! So > legalization would artificially increase GDP > (because we’d start counting an existing source of > commerce) in the short run, but would have no > long-term positive effect. So keeping people in jail is how we keep unemployment low and we should continue to allow alcohol and tobbaco because they stimulate the healthcare sector? Stupid potheads.
UndergradCFA Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I’m not saying that small growers couldn’t supply > the product, but just like small corn and wheat > and cattle farmers get pushed out when big > industry takes over production, they would, too. > > Scale producers would more easily be able to > re-allocate existing farmlands than acquire more > land. They would figure out how to make it work > within a few years. > > But farmland isn’t the only reason this would be > inflationary. Think of the distribution costs. > Transportation, warehousing, etc. Demand would go > up across the board. People often argue that pot > is so widely available that demand wouldn’t > increase if it were to be legalized, but I > disagree. Availability isn’t the point. > Advertising by scale producers or even smaller > companies following a monopolistic competition > strategy could significantly increase demand. You > think potheads wouldn’t respond favorably to > counter displays for pot brownies in gas stations? > I would strongly disagree. > > And yes, if pot was legalized, the government > would have to pardon anyone who was jailed for > possession, growing, distributing, etc. That > would just mean that overnight, a million people > would be added to the workforce, and unemployment > would jump a few points overnight. > > That’s the case against legalization - > stagflation! > > And people still compare pot to alcohol and > tobacco, but they just aren’t the same thing. > > Tobacco and alcohol stimulate the economy - > especially the healthcare sector. They kill you. > But by the time that you die of cirrhosis or lung > cancer, the number of years that you will likely > remain in the workforce is small. > > Yet what argument do potheads make in favor of > legalization? That is doesn’t make you sick! So > legalization would artificially increase GDP > (because we’d start counting an existing source of > commerce) in the short run, but would have no > long-term positive effect. If I wasn’t swamped I’d write a long post about how absurd this argument is.
If it were legal, maybe we could get it cheaper from Canada, like all the other drugs?
SeanC Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > supersharpshooter Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I know a guy who went from 6 figures out of > > undergrad to assembling BBQ’s for $8.25/hr with > > the help of crack. Cautionary tale. > > > I know a few people thats happened to. > > drugs are bad mmkay That’s because you live in Vancouver right? Everyone is a crackhead there!! 
TheAliMan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > SeanC Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > supersharpshooter Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > I know a guy who went from 6 figures out of > > > undergrad to assembling BBQ’s for $8.25/hr > with > > > the help of crack. Cautionary tale. > > > > > > I know a few people thats happened to. > > > > drugs are bad mmkay > > > That’s because you live in Vancouver right? > Everyone is a crackhead there!! think of the other side of this though - surely there are a number of people that have gone from assembling BBQs for $8 to 6 figures? Granted - this is mostly the dealers but its worth noting…
TheAliMan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > SeanC Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > supersharpshooter Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > I know a guy who went from 6 figures out of > > > undergrad to assembling BBQ’s for $8.25/hr > with > > > the help of crack. Cautionary tale. > > > > > > I know a few people thats happened to. > > > > drugs are bad mmkay > > > That’s because you live in Vancouver right? > Everyone is a crackhead there!! hey even smackheads can’t stand -30 weather. we get the all the dregs of canada living here
RITALIN This guy stayed so focused on task at hand, he had no clie the fire alarm was blaring for 10 minutes while pepople were rushing past his office. Classic fake story. But seriously, there were some people I know who were studying to be an MD and they would pop this stuff and stay focused on studying, wouldnt move for like 6 hours. hhhhmmmmmm that WOULD be good for CFA studying…