LocalGrowGuy
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Looking back at your post I agree and you are right. This administration told their base that they would leave marijuana as a state's rights issue, not very surprising to see what happened yesterday with sessions appointment. I've always had my red card and I don't mind being on that list, but I would be sharting myself if I was a rec shop now.I never said medical was our savior. I was emphasizing that medical (at least in Cali where we have been going. Since mid 90s) are too far developed for Sessions to begin to undo.
I know that most cats in this game; producers, consumers and distributors are in it for rec reasons. I for one, have always believed in the medicinal benefits of quality grown herb as well as intentionally produced medicinals.
I believe that most of the market is saturated with poorly produced product and by product to satiate the masses. Yes there is money in that.
There is also money in quality produced medicine. Everything has its challenges, rec is now up against big AG and medical big pharma. The way I see it, is there is more opportunity in specialty niche markets and that's where you'll find me.
Howver, the point I was trying to make that you seemed to misinterpret, is that Sessions is more likely to try to go after to states with newly passsd Rec legislation... and then back to pretending that yes ALL this shit is medicine when we know better than that.
I think you are right that the medical side of the industry would be much, much more difficult to 'undo', claiming to undo recreational pot because of opiate addiction increases is ludicrous, but most of that base probably don't make a distinction about which illegal drugs people use, since 'good people don't use marijuana.'. If that's their stance then recreational is fucked.
Even making significant changes that could be reversed later by policy or court decision would still have a massive impact on the recreational side, and I think that's something this administration is happy to see.