Subj : Re: Break-it-then-fix-it- To : AARON THOMAS From : Mike Powell Date : Thu Apr 03 2025 14:35:00 > MP> > illegally (caused a problem) and now Democrats have allocated $5 illio > MP> > dollars to crack down on illegal sales (fix a problem they created.) > MP> Weren't all sales illegal, and therefore a problem, before they egalized > MP> it? Not sure about NY but here illegal sales have always been illegal > MP> and have always been a problem with money allocated to combat it. > Don't you mean "drugs" in general though? Or do they have a focused approach > marijuana enforcement? Marijuana in particular because it can be grown here. Other drugs were also enforced against. Also, other elicit drugs were not taxable, where Marijuana was (and still is). > MP> The whole purpose of legalizing it in most states was to make money on > MP> taxes (if they didn't already have one like us), license fees, and > MP> application fees, which here I think are not refundable if your > MP> appication is rejected. > That's a good point and that should be made clear to everyone, but it's being > promoted as "We're no longer putting black people in jail for marijuana" > instead of "We're doing this to put more money and power at Democrats' > disposal." It isn't just Democrats disposal. Here, while our governor is a Democrat, it was the Republican-lead legislature that eventually made it legal. They like money, too. > Weed has always been a part of culture in New York. For anyone to say "We're > going to crack down on illegal sales," they're omitting the fact nobody has > ever been able to crack down on illegal sales before, and they're delusional > they think that they're going to start now. Could be, but it was a part of some culture here also. Going back to what I said above, it has always been grown here. It grows wild if you let it, just like any other weed. * SLMR 2.1a * ...a host of holy horrors to direct our aimless dance... --- SBBSecho 3.20-Linux * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105) .