So you think if weed is legal, about the same number would smoke weed as currently drink alcohol?

 

I do, would sort of be brother/sister products and be preference.

In theory though, the state highway patrol or any state or federal agent could still arrest you for possession in Cincinnati...since it is still illegal in Ohio and the US.

 

The Hamilton County prosecution just became a lot busier.

I think everyone that currently smokes, currently smokes cigarettes and/or cigars, and people who consume alcohol would all smoke weed if it were legal. The frequency would be another debate.

 

 

That's a gray area though. Just because it's legal doesn't mean that employers give the green light as well.

In theory yeah but what would be their reasoning for arrest? If I am in Cincy with 7 grams in my pocket why would they want to arrest me?

 

They wouldn't arrest in the past so I doubt they would now, but they may cite for it. Believe me I've heard plenty of people say "But in Cincinnati they just give you a ticket."

 

In regards to people that smoke weed I'd say 25% at most but that population is rather unique. A large portion of that 25% is teens and twenty somethings, also predominently lower income with of course some middle and upper class mixed in.

 

From my personal experience smoking marijuana is much more widely accepted in minority communities. Why? I don't know, but that's just the reality of our current situation.

That’s interesting to me. I’d love to know what they ended up doing and why they were cash only. Cash feels damn near obsolete sometimes.

 

Surprised you hadn't heard that. It was shady out there for a while. Lots of dispensers had to have armed security due to the amount of cash on hand at any given time.

 

I'm not sure what has changed or if it has much.

Surprised you hadn't heard that. It was shady out there for a while. Lots of dispensers had to have armed security due to the amount of cash on hand at any given time.

 

I'm not sure what has changed or if it has much.

 

I’m watching a documentary on Netflix called Murder Mountain and it is showing me different things about the legalization process that I had no clue about. One of the storylines is showing the process of someone in California that is going legit and the process it takes. The guy just got his permit so I need to finish it to see how he handles his money.

 

The documentary takes place in Humboldt County, California and it is wild how much marijuana in America comes from there. It is wild how that even though California is legal now there aren’t many folks up there thrilled about it going legal. A lot of them say they will stay illegal because they’ll still make way more money.

They wouldn't arrest in the past so I doubt they would now, but they may cite for it. Believe me I've heard plenty of people say "But in Cincinnati they just give you a ticket."

 

In regards to people that smoke weed I'd say 25% at most but that population is rather unique. A large portion of that 25% is teens and twenty somethings, also predominently lower income with of course some middle and upper class mixed in.

 

From my personal experience smoking marijuana is much more widely accepted in minority communities. Why? I don't know, but that's just the reality of our current situation.

 

In my experiences it is more widely accepted in the minority communities. It is definitely becoming more mainstream but my own personal experiences and introduction to marijuana came from friends in high school and college.

 

If I had to guess why I would say that because of all the things believed to have caused harm to minority communities marijuana is far from one of the issues causing harm.

 

In my experiences marijuana has done more to bring different people together than divide us. The world would be a much better place if everyone came home from work and took a couple of pulls of a small amount of weed to cap off the day. I’ll always debate that it is better for your body than alcohol.

I think everyone that currently smokes, currently smokes cigarettes and/or cigars, and people who consume alcohol would all smoke weed if it were legal. The frequency would be another debate.

 

I doubt that nothing approaching everyone that drinks, would automatically start smoking weed if it was legal.

 

Everyone isn't out here just praying for it to be legal so they can smoke. Marijuana just isn't everyone's thing, many try it once and never again. Others have been around it and have no interest in starting.

 

Will more people try/use it, sure. Just because it is more convenient to do so, many will now do it. Just like when a dry area goes wet, there will be some that drink daily that maybe only drank sparingly in the past due to the ready availability.

I doubt that nothing approaching everyone that drinks, would automatically start smoking weed if it was legal.

 

Everyone isn't out here just praying for it to be legal so they can smoke. Marijuana just isn't everyone's thing, many try it once and never again. Others have been around it and have no interest in starting.

 

Will more people try/use it, sure. Just because it is more convenient to do so, many will now do it. Just like when a dry area goes wet, there will be some that drink daily that maybe only drank sparingly in the past due to the ready availability.

 

When I read responses like this I can't help but think most opinions are too focused on "smoking" marijuana.

 

When legal, marijuana is readily available in edible forms that treat/help all kinds of conditions and as the mindset changes from "smoking" to pretty much a pill that will treat about any issue you have I believe the usage will skyrocket.

Sellers were having issues with banks? How did they solve those issues? Go overseas or out of state?

 

It was a cash only business, not sure if it has changed yet or not. 60 minutes had a story on it a year back or so.

 

I think there are still banking issues with the cannabis business. Banks are federally regulated and cannabis is still illegal on the federal level. I am pretty sure many banks will not have anything to do with a business involved with cannabis.

I think there are still banking issues with the cannabis business. Banks are federally regulated and cannabis is still illegal on the federal level. I am pretty sure many banks will not have anything to do with a business involved with cannabis.

 

In my limited research on this issue it seems like efforts are being done to make banks feasible in the future. Just has to go through the process. The first step was completed but things are moving slowly.

 

Colorado recently passed the 1 billion mark in revenue due to marijuana sales. They legalized in 2014 and have made over 6.5 billion dollars since then with 1 billion of that being state profit.

 

In 2017 legal marijuana brought in 8 billion in sales nationwide. By 2025 legal marijuana is projected to bring in at least 25 billion per year.

When I read responses like this I can't help but think most opinions are too focused on "smoking" marijuana.

 

When legal, marijuana is readily available in edible forms that treat/help all kinds of conditions and as the mindset changes from "smoking" to pretty much a pill that will treat about any issue you have I believe the usage will skyrocket.

 

If you expand past smoking I would agree. However aren't the active medicinal properties already available in a non THC pill form? There doesn't seem to be a rush to those.

 

There are definite medical uses for marijuana that will help it become more prevalent. I think most of the increase will come from smoking it recreationally and not from medicinal gummy bears.

When I read responses like this I can't help but think most opinions are too focused on "smoking" marijuana.

 

When legal, marijuana is readily available in edible forms that treat/help all kinds of conditions and as the mindset changes from "smoking" to pretty much a pill that will treat about any issue you have I believe the usage will skyrocket.

 

I still think skyrocket is a strong word, even with edibles being part of the equation. I think the occasional user/try it a few times may skyrocket, but weed really isn’t for everyone. Not everyone who tries it is going to like it. Especially edibles. I have a relative who is an ER nurse in a large metro area where edibles are legal, and she’s seen a spike in THC od’s. Mind you, no ones dying, but lots of folks are having bad experiences. I guess what happens is because people don’t get “high” right away, they consume too much, too quickly.

 

Weed and it’s affects just aren’t for everyone.

If you expand past smoking I would agree. However aren't the active medicinal properties already available in a non THC pill form? There doesn't seem to be a rush to those.

 

Yes there is. That’s called CBD and that business is skyrocketing.

Yes there is. That’s called CBD and that business is skyrocketing.

 

Before CBD there was a pill form that could be doctor prescribed, Marinol. It had medicinal value but didn't get the user high.