So, this has been on my mind for a while.
I'm probably one of the very few avid smokers that is opposed to legalisation. However, i support decriminalisation. I don't believe that cannabis corporations should exist. Small stores that aren't a franchise or a chain is OK with me.
First of all, it's called "weed" for a reason. It can grow anywhere, and prolifically. So, i don't really understand why people would buy legal weed, if there are no repercussions to growing your own. "But Psilo, where am i gonna get those dank-ass strains?" Which is another thing that kinda bothers me. The insane number of different strains. I understand that they have different effects, i am very familiar with them. But at what point does it feel like the same thing? I either get baked, or high. Does it really matter if it's Bubba Kush, Pineapple Express or some other ridiculous strain name?
"I don't have the "time" or "energy" to grow my own". I don't believe that for a second. Looking after a plant isn't hard. The only excuse that is sorta acceptable is if you live somewhere inhabitable and terrible like an apartment in New York. Even then, just do yourself a favour, and move outta New York/big cities. It'll do wonders for your health.
Secondly, the ridiculous amounts of confectionery and unhealthy foods being laden with THC. I don't get it. It's already there to smoke, or you can easily make your own edibles. Why the need to make gummi bears with THC?
Thirdly, the "weed" branded clothing. It really bugs me. Same as alcohol branded clothing. Why? Just why?
The thing that really infuriated me was something i glimpsed on the television at work. They were discussing the morality of "weed" branded leggings. For children. Would any alcoholic make their child wear a Jack Daniels t-shirt? Or Jim Beam pajamas? Does it really matter if your clothes are emblazoned with pot leaf designs? Just smoke the damn thing.
This sacred and medicinal plant has been exploited by greedy people, all over the world, but particularly in the US. A lot of the "mom and pop" stores in the US are suffering, because they can't compete with Corporate Cannabis.
This rampant capitalistic consumerism offends me on multiple fronts. Perhaps i'm just a frustrated Vedic guy, angry at the people who want to profit from cultural misappropriation and exploitation of something that is both spiritual and medicinal.
I have a feeling i will be in the minority with expressing this sentiment. Legal weed, i just don't buy it (no pun intended).
I'm probably one of the very few avid smokers that is opposed to legalisation. However, i support decriminalisation. I don't believe that cannabis corporations should exist. Small stores that aren't a franchise or a chain is OK with me.
First of all, it's called "weed" for a reason. It can grow anywhere, and prolifically. So, i don't really understand why people would buy legal weed, if there are no repercussions to growing your own. "But Psilo, where am i gonna get those dank-ass strains?" Which is another thing that kinda bothers me. The insane number of different strains. I understand that they have different effects, i am very familiar with them. But at what point does it feel like the same thing? I either get baked, or high. Does it really matter if it's Bubba Kush, Pineapple Express or some other ridiculous strain name?
"I don't have the "time" or "energy" to grow my own". I don't believe that for a second. Looking after a plant isn't hard. The only excuse that is sorta acceptable is if you live somewhere inhabitable and terrible like an apartment in New York. Even then, just do yourself a favour, and move outta New York/big cities. It'll do wonders for your health.
Secondly, the ridiculous amounts of confectionery and unhealthy foods being laden with THC. I don't get it. It's already there to smoke, or you can easily make your own edibles. Why the need to make gummi bears with THC?
Thirdly, the "weed" branded clothing. It really bugs me. Same as alcohol branded clothing. Why? Just why?
The thing that really infuriated me was something i glimpsed on the television at work. They were discussing the morality of "weed" branded leggings. For children. Would any alcoholic make their child wear a Jack Daniels t-shirt? Or Jim Beam pajamas? Does it really matter if your clothes are emblazoned with pot leaf designs? Just smoke the damn thing.
This sacred and medicinal plant has been exploited by greedy people, all over the world, but particularly in the US. A lot of the "mom and pop" stores in the US are suffering, because they can't compete with Corporate Cannabis.
This rampant capitalistic consumerism offends me on multiple fronts. Perhaps i'm just a frustrated Vedic guy, angry at the people who want to profit from cultural misappropriation and exploitation of something that is both spiritual and medicinal.
I have a feeling i will be in the minority with expressing this sentiment. Legal weed, i just don't buy it (no pun intended).