Massachusetts Marijuana Legalization Hearing, State House, 10.14.2009

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[superherbsmoker]

Fuck paying $300-$500 an ounce, if you smoke an once a month you'd be paying thousands a year for a plant that you could grow.

After paying for lights, nutrients, etc... it would pay for itself in less than a year and you could grow all you want for a fraction of the cost.

That's one reason it won't get legalized, because anyone can grow it, they are so fucking corrupt it makes me sick, God gave us the MJ plant, and the government keeps it illegal because industries make to much profit!

[MikeCANN]

Fuck paying $300-500 an ounce? That's what I pay now. If this passes? I'll be free to grow my own with no tax. Know what you are talking about before you go off. Tax commercial sales, let individuals grow for themselves tax free. Everybody makes out..And don't be a defeatist. It can and will happen.

[superherbsmoker]

I would love for it to be legal and to grow it own my own.

But what about the big pharma, the drug cartels, cotton companies, the oil industry, paper industry, the alcohol companies, the private jails, they all make billions keeping it illegal!!

They are what influence the politicians decisions, they want to keep it illegal to make profits, if we all grow it, they will lose billions in profits.

I hope I'm wrong and it's legalized soon, but it might never happen because of the above reasons!

[MikeCANN]

Most of them don't care but for the DA's in MA from my experience with Question 2 decrim. If you look at who funded our opposition? The police and District Attorneys. That's not much to overcome when you have the broad public support we do. And now the money from the medical dispensary businesses throwing into campaigns. There's what you think and what I know. California, legalizes this year through the ballot, has a right to grow your own. This is what's important and to be fought for.

[Legalize420Freedom]

everyone can do their part right now. go to citizentube right here on youtube and vote for your favorite questions. as of right now marijuana legalization is # 1 under "jobs and economy" as well as about 20 other cannabis related questions on the front pages of other topics. take about 10 minutes of your time and help our cause. lets make sure these questions stay at the top so that they can get answered this time. lets let obama know that we are serious about this topic.

[mntnman444]

Cigarettes are taxed obscenely...but I can still buy 20 for less than $7.Legal marijuana should be no different....Stroup is out of his fucking mind suggesting the govt should rape it's citizens like this.

[Nakor420ish]

@MikeCANN I love what you are doing. I live in MA and pray for this to help me with medical problems I have. But I must say that $300-$500 and ounce, (though generally accurate) is far too much and is only so high do to prohibition. I would HOPE that legal competition in the market would drive the price far lower. I would not ENCOURAGE the lawmakers to tax it THAT high. I would not be able to afford that, and I NEED it.

[naturesuphoria]

Youtube has so many pages its crazy! Thought I would say hey after viewing your page.

[SputnikMedia]

There are many of us who can't find a dealer . I've been dry for over a year because I moved to NJ and I cant find anyone who sells it. So yeah I would buy it at any fucking price . Also I would pay top dollar for it just so i dont have to worry about cops busting in my door shooting my dog and terrorizing my family.

[abdullazeidan]

@GNAA9000 but this is the thing , you either buy it from dealers for less than half the price or u deal with the goverment which will rip u off for over half the price , i guess thats the price we have to pay if its legalised right?

fuck babylon ... a system so corrupt , satan feared it.

[ViXX886]

@smartzazi mids

[MrMartinbpjr816]

I can get the kush for 225 an ounce. But I have been writing the President about this issue due to the fact of the increase of the incenses that people are smoking. Legalization would provide jobs as well as tax revenue it is stupid not to do it.