1. Forum
  2. Usenet
  3. SOC.CULTURE.USA

  • Colorado Weed Market Collapsing

    From 26xh.0717@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jun 10 02:49:50 2024
    XPost: talk.politics.misc, talk.politics.drugs, alt.politics.usa
    XPost: alt.elections

    https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/06/09/colorado-weed-market-00157118

    On Jan. 1, 2014, Iraq War veteran Sean Azzariti made
    headlines worldwide as the first person in the U.S. to
    buy legal weed.

    More than 10 years later, 3D Cannabis, the dispensary
    in Denver’s Elyria-Swansea neighborhood where the historic
    purchase was made, displays a makeshift sign announcing
    it is “temporarily closed.” The windows and doors on the
    side of the building have been boarded up. Plastic bags,
    discarded coffee cups and other trash collect in the
    corners of the abandoned parking lot.

    The dismal state of the historic site is a fitting
    symbol of the plight of Colorado’s cannabis market.
    What once was a success story has now left a trail
    of failed businesses and cash-strapped entrepreneurs
    in its wake. Regulatory burdens, an oversaturated
    market and increasing competition from nearby states
    have all landed major blows, leaving other states
    with newer marijuana markets scrambling to avoid
    the same mistakes.

    . . .

    The thick regs, the prices, they were sort-of intended
    to protect and sanely regulate - but they would up being
    the DOOM of the trade.

    Illegal sources can supply better to more for less.

    Out-of-State providers can undercut.

    For anti-dope crusaders ... weed is the LEAST of the
    problems these days. Seems like EVERYTHING is saturated
    with Fentanyl/Tranq or WORSE and can be had CHEAP on
    the streets. The govt has FAR more important practical
    and political concerns and won't/can't cope. The
    Mexican cartels have OVERWHELMED any "system".

    And that's the state of things.

    Not SHIT that can be done about it. We will have
    to wait and see what the next gen feels about it
    all. Might be better, might be worse ...

    If worse ... well ... do you prefer Russian,
    Iranian or Chinese dictators ? NOT kidding.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From 26xh.0717@21:1/5 to Danart on Tue Jun 11 02:38:41 2024
    XPost: talk.politics.misc, talk.politics.drugs, soc.culture
    XPost: alt.politics.usa

    On 6/10/24 5:47 AM, Danart wrote:

    > 26xh.0717 wrote:
    > https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/06/09/colorado-weed-market-00157118
    >
    > On Jan. 1, 2014, Iraq War veteran Sean Azzariti made
    > headlines worldwide as the first person in the U.S. to
    > buy legal weed.
    >
    > More than 10 years later, 3D Cannabis, the dispensary
    > in Denver’s Elyria-Swansea neighborhood where the historic
    > purchase was made, displays a makeshift sign announcing
    > it is “temporarily closed.” The windows and doors on the
    > side of the building have been boarded up. Plastic bags,
    > discarded coffee cups and other trash collect in the
    > corners of the abandoned parking lot.
    >
    > The dismal state of the historic site is a fitting
    > symbol of the plight of Colorado’s cannabis market.
    > What once was a success story has now left a trail
    > of failed businesses and cash-strapped entrepreneurs
    > in its wake. Regulatory burdens, an oversaturated
    > market and increasing competition from nearby states
    > have all landed major blows, leaving other states
    > with newer marijuana markets scrambling to avoid
    > the same mistakes.
    >
    > .. . .
    >
    > The thick regs, the prices, they were sort-of intended
    > to protect and sanely regulate - but they would up being
    > the DOOM of the trade.
    >
    > Illegal sources can supply better to more for less.
    >
    > Out-of-State providers can undercut.
    >
    > For anti-dope crusaders ... weed is the LEAST of the
    > problems these days. Seems like EVERYTHING is saturated
    > with Fentanyl/Tranq or WORSE and can be had CHEAP on
    > the streets. The govt has FAR more important practical
    > and political concerns and won't/can't cope. The
    > Mexican cartels have OVERWHELMED any "system".
    >
    > And that's the state of things.
    >
    > Not SHIT that can be done about it. We will have
    > to wait and see what the next gen feels about it
    > all. Might be better, might be worse ...
    >
    > If worse ... well ... do you prefer Russian,
    > Iranian or Chinese dictators ? NOT kidding.

    People are
    depressed what you want them do burn money on something they could
    grow and process?

    If that were the end of it then we wouldn't have
    much of an issue.

    However The Law drives an ultra-lucrative illegal
    trade, and weed is just the lowest rung on the
    proverbial ladder. Yer friendly neighborhood
    dealer has *everything* - including lots of stuff
    that'll REALLY blow yer mind and make you his slave,
    or just dead. Plenty more where they came from.

    But 'legalization' also doesn't work well - as the
    US northwestern states found out.

    The problem is that x-percent just WANT to be blasted
    all of the time. They DO draw in a larger circle, alas
    now oft not so familiar with "boosted" products. The
    body counts rise, the number of street zombies rise.

    I think this is one of those 'human things' where there
    just IS NO "good solution". Not legal, not sociological,
    not psychological, not economic. We're just gonna have
    to put up with it. The details of HOW will vary over
    time and place, of course. Iran, they just execute
    dopers. Doesn't prevent MORE dopers though.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)