Your mind is literally blown

[Wheezer]

I think flom is literally Cuban.  Made with eggs, milk, sugar, etc.

Now this is a curious resource.

(Et al.)

[Tank]

Laptop science a gnome can believe in...

http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2009/02/americans-growing-kinder-to-bud.html



And maybe even an Apex, too.

People are starting to see the dollar signs.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/02/23/state/n133531S47.DTL&tsp=1

Under Ammiano's proposal, which has been endorsed by some law enforcement officials, pot would be taxed at a rate of $50 per ounce and bring an estimated $1 billion into state coffers.

[Philberto]

Laptop science a gnome can believe in...

http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2009/02/americans-growing-kinder-to-bud.html



And maybe even an Apex, too.

People are starting to see the dollar signs.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/02/23/state/n133531S47.DTL&tsp=1

Under Ammiano's proposal, which has been endorsed by some law enforcement officials, pot would be taxed at a rate of $50 per ounce and bring an estimated $1 billion into state coffers.

Forgive me as I have never dabbled in the realm of pot, but $50 an ounce? Isn't that higher than the normal going rate? And if so, wouldn't the ultimate price (to the consumer) be in the range of $75-100 an ounce? I would assume prices that increase that much would drive down the demand. Forgive me if I'm wrong though. My conservative *morals* keep me away from it.

[powen01]

Laptop science a gnome can believe in...

http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2009/02/americans-growing-kinder-to-bud.html



And maybe even an Apex, too.

People are starting to see the dollar signs.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/02/23/state/n133531S47.DTL&tsp=1

Under Ammiano's proposal, which has been endorsed by some law enforcement officials, pot would be taxed at a rate of $50 per ounce and bring an estimated $1 billion into state coffers.

Forgive me as I have never dabbled in the realm of pot, but $50 an ounce? Isn't that higher than the normal going rate? And if so, wouldn't the ultimate price (to the consumer) be in the range of $75-100 an ounce? I would assume prices that increase that much would drive down the demand. Forgive me if I'm wrong though. My conservative *morals* keep me away from it.

Make it too expensive for the market, and nobody will buy it.  They'll just go back to the same dealers as before; it would be a black market.  If they keep the price more in line with consumer expectations, they would make a lot of money off of it AND reap the potential benefit of lowered police costs, etc. 

[Wheezer]

Forgive me as I have never dabbled in the realm of pot, but $50 an ounce? Isn't that higher than the normal going rate?

That depends on whether you get the rusty nail.

[Simmer]

Re: that graph

Now, that is change that I can believe in.

[MAD]

Laptop science a gnome can believe in...

http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2009/02/americans-growing-kinder-to-bud.html



And maybe even an Apex, too.

People are starting to see the dollar signs.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/02/23/state/n133531S47.DTL&tsp=1

Under Ammiano's proposal, which has been endorsed by some law enforcement officials, pot would be taxed at a rate of $50 per ounce and bring an estimated $1 billion into state coffers.

Forgive me as I have never dabbled in the realm of pot, but $50 an ounce? Isn't that higher than the normal going rate? And if so, wouldn't the ultimate price (to the consumer) be in the range of $75-100 an ounce? I would assume prices that increase that much would drive down the demand. Forgive me if I'm wrong though. My conservative *morals* keep me away from it.

If 50 bucks for an ounce is high, it'd be because it would be some real low quality schwag.

[Wheezer]

This is a comedy routine along the lines of "how many joints are in a lid," right?

[Pre]

If 50 bucks for an ounce is high, it'd be because it would be some real low quality schwag.

Depends heavily on where you are in the country.

[Canadouche]

I live in a country where it's fairly hard to buy weed ... because those who use it tend to grow their own supply. 

[Wheezer]

I live in a country where it's fairly hard to buy weed ... because those who use it tend to grow their own supply. 

This reminds me of a story involving the Windsor border crossing, a large box, and a Mercury Lynx (which was really a tough little car).

[MAD]

If 50 bucks for an ounce is high, it'd be because it would be some real low quality schwag.

Depends heavily on where you are in the country.

Where in the country is an ounce of grass fifty bones?  1950landia?

Also, I think there's a miscommunication here anyway.  The suggestion as cited by the article was a tax of $50 per ounce, not a purchase price.  Assuming an ounce of ordinary weed is, say, $250, then you're looking at a 20% tax.  Seems kind of high, but I'm sure most people would gladly pay that in exchange for the freedom to freely blaze up.  

I've long felt the government has been passing on a tremendous revenue stream here.  Combined with the decrease in expense for arresting, prosecuting and jailing said non-violent offenders--or, rather, reallocating those resources to more threatening societal dangers--and this would seem like the biggest no-brainer in the history of Earth.

[MAD]

I live in a country where it's fairly hard to buy weed ... because those who use it tend to grow their own supply. 

This reminds me of a story involving the Windsor border crossing, a large box, and a Mercury Lynx (which was really a tough little car).

But no hydroponic lamp?

[Wheezer]

I live in a country where it's fairly hard to buy weed ... because those who use it tend to grow their own supply. 

This reminds me of a story involving the Windsor border crossing, a large box, and a Mercury Lynx (which was really a tough little car).

But no hydroponic lamp?

It was a goodwill mission.

[ChuckD]

If 50 bucks for an ounce is high, it'd be because it would be some real low quality schwag.

Depends heavily on where you are in the country.

Where in the country is an ounce of grass fifty bones?  1950landia?

Also, I think there's a miscommunication here anyway.  The suggestion as cited by the article was a tax of $50 per ounce, not a purchase price.  Assuming an ounce of ordinary weed is, say, $250, then you're looking at a 20% tax.  Seems kind of high, but I'm sure most people would gladly pay that in exchange for the freedom to freely blaze up.  

I've long felt the government has been passing on a tremendous revenue stream here.  Combined with the decrease in expense for arresting, prosecuting and jailing said non-violent offenders--or, rather, reallocating those resources to more threatening societal dangers--and this would seem like the biggest no-brainer in the history of Earth.

$250 still seems a bit low. $40-50 for an eighth of mid-grade was pretty standard last time I bought a sack (although that was a while back). That would put the figure around $350, so the tax would be about 14%. Of course, the price of a bag might also drop through the floor without the need to be so discrete about growing or consuming.