I saw that yesterday. On the whole, it's a good thing... I suppose. But coming from a guy who has been living in a legal state for 15+ years now, much of the time I long for the old days. There's just so much gene pool dilution happening, thoughtless "breeding" being done by people who should not be doing it... and the money. The money doesn't go to the guys growing the weed, they generally struggle in the legal market. Companies with big bank accounts take over everything, the laws get written in their favor, and the guys who paved the way for this to happen are left in the dust. Yet the consumers are often paying even more, at retail level.
The gene pool issue is a real one. Herb today, on average, is considerably worse than it was 20 years ago. It may look prettier, and have flashier names, but it isn't better (excluding the cheap mexi brick stuff). Many legendary strains have been lost to the drug war, and people moving on to the next "hype" strain. Most of the stuff on the market today is just boring to me, flat highs with a low ceiling. Meh.
I'm just really torn about it. I get that it improves access to lots of people who didn't have connections to get decent herb. And not having to fear arrest for growing the plants is indeed priceless. I'll never fully get over my fear of helicopters though! To this day it makes my heart skip a beat, for just a second.
If things were done in a genuinely equitable way, and a thoughtful way, everything would be fantastic. But money rules all at the end of the day, in our society. And that brings a ton of problems with it.
The gene pool issue is a real one. Herb today, on average, is considerably worse than it was 20 years ago. It may look prettier, and have flashier names, but it isn't better (excluding the cheap mexi brick stuff). Many legendary strains have been lost to the drug war, and people moving on to the next "hype" strain. Most of the stuff on the market today is just boring to me, flat highs with a low ceiling. Meh.
I'm just really torn about it. I get that it improves access to lots of people who didn't have connections to get decent herb. And not having to fear arrest for growing the plants is indeed priceless. I'll never fully get over my fear of helicopters though! To this day it makes my heart skip a beat, for just a second.
If things were done in a genuinely equitable way, and a thoughtful way, everything would be fantastic. But money rules all at the end of the day, in our society. And that brings a ton of problems with it.