Let’s Party Like It’s 1933
January 14th, 2009 by Perry
Comparing the economic and social parallels that Obama and Roosevelt shared in their first 100 days in office, The Free Press recently published an article on why social conditions are right to repeal another prohibition — this one against marijuana.
In a 2005 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services survey, more than 97 million Americans admitted to having tried marijuana at least once.
Not to mention the fact that Reagan, Bush II, Clinton and Obama all smoked, it was cultivated by our founding fathers and, perhaps most importantly — our country could really use the money spent on prosecuting and incarcerating elsewhere, since it’s about to top the trillion-dollar mark in its deficit.
The writers also note the boost in psyche, confidence in government and economy as well as financial gains from the last time a prohibition was lifted… in 1933.
Could Marijuana Help Cure an Ailing Economy?
December 11th, 2008 by Perry
Since 2000, medical marijuana has been used in the state of Colorado with the passage of Amendment 20.
Noting a number of businesses struggling in the region with layoffs and cutbacks, Fort Collins article ‘The Dope on Dope‘ says that medical marijuana is one sector that continues to thrive.
Despite a recent $1.15 million-dollar raid, the largest in the area, growers, distributors and customers continue to do business completely unimpeded with almost no noticeable disruption in supply.
High Times senior editor David Bienenstock gave simple reasoning for the market’s resiliency:
For a lot of people who have lost a job, the idea of growing their own job is extremely attractive…
Depending on where they live there are various risks, but when people are forced out of the main economy, they will enter the gray economy.
He also posited that medical marijuana is likely to be one of the last things to go when people are asked to scale back their budgets. I wouldn’t be surprised if that were true.
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime… Sack
October 1st, 2008 by Perry
Pay for the bank bailout with the legalization of weed?
Imagining an economy based on weed… “Yeah, man, I’ll get you back with loan payment, like, Tuesday and shit.” Could be scary. But it might just be crazy enough to work. Can’t hurt to give it a shot.
