Interesting...possible class war over ganja in Jamaica
The Westmorland Ganja Growers Association...too much. :cool:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZqcnPN7sz8
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Needless to say my family and I are monitoring this issue very closely.
Cap
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This has been one of the main issues regarding the legalization of ganja here.
Last year, when we were discussing this issue with some politico friends in Kingston, being able to protect the small farming interests especially in Westmoreland from the larger commercial producers was a topic that was weighing heavily in the discussion. It will be interesting to see how this plays out...
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Same thing happening here - now that medical marijuana is "legal" according to laws of man, guess who's buying up the dispensary and grow licenses? Our state representatives! We must keep politicians and corporations out of the ganja business and promote "boutique" grows. Herb don't need no license!
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goldilocks
Same thing happening here - now that medical marijuana is "legal" according to laws of man, guess who's buying up the dispensary and grow licenses? Our state representatives! We must keep politicians and corporations out of the ganja business and promote "boutique" grows. Herb don't need no license!
Just wait until Monsanto or DuPont gets involved. Think it's ugly now?
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TAH
Just wait until Monsanto or DuPont gets involved. Think it's ugly now?
Monsanto is generally associated with GMO's. I cannot see the Rasta men being pleased about GMO herb.
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Rob
This has been one of the main issues regarding the legalization of ganja here.
Last year, when we were discussing this issue with some politico friends in Kingston, being able to protect the small farming interests especially in Westmoreland from the larger commercial producers was a topic that was weighing heavily in the discussion. It will be interesting to see how this plays out...
We're doing the farm layout this month. Moringa, Bamboo, heritage Cane, Pimento etc.
I think I'll reserve 3 or 4 squares .... maybe ganja will be just another cash crop like carrots, cabbage, onion.......who knows?
Cap
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Hussyband
Monsanto is generally associated with GMO's. I cannot see the Rasta men being pleased about GMO herb.
I'm talking about big picture, not just Jamaica. If there is money to be made, they will eventually get involved. There is a very large pharmaceutical company in the UK that has been quietly filing patents on very particular cannabinoid ratio's, which brings up some very interesting ethical questions...
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TAH
I'm talking about big picture, not just Jamaica. If there is money to be made, they will eventually get involved. There is a very large pharmaceutical company in the UK that has been quietly filing patents on very particular cannabinoid ratio's, which brings up some very interesting ethical questions...
Whether or not this is baloney, I am not sure... Our media here makes me wonder constantly... Apparently though, there is a shortage of (legal) pot in Washington state, as the process to become licensed is so onerous. It makes me wonder when I see the article as was posted in the gleaner, and your commentary regarding the UK, if it is just a foregone conclusion that big business will take over. I don't partake, but I am well aware of the many industrial uses available for hemp on a generalized basis, let alone the recreational and medicinal values of ganja. If there is money to be made, the corporations will find a way to take it.
I don't think there will be a class war, I think that corporations will just have their way as always seems to be the case. Kinda sad, really.
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Hussyband
Whether or not this is baloney, I am not sure... Our media here makes me wonder constantly... Apparently though, there is a shortage of (legal) pot in Washington state, as the process to become licensed is so onerous. It makes me wonder when I see the article as was posted in the gleaner, and your commentary regarding the UK, if it is just a foregone conclusion that big business will take over. I don't partake, but I am well aware of the many industrial uses available for hemp on a generalized basis, let alone the recreational and medicinal values of ganja. If there is money to be made, the corporations will find a way to take it.
I don't think there will be a class war, I think that corporations will just have their way as always seems to be the case. Kinda sad, really.
I agree with that. There are lots of theories floating around about what's actually happening behind the scenes, but things always tend to end the same way when big money is involved. It's very sad. If we (the collective "we")could, we'd find a way to monetize breathing.
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I was listening to Gleaner (Power 106) radio this morning and a guy called in to the talk show He asked this question...
"You carry less than 2 oz it na criminal but if you reap de two oz you go to jail....so who fi grow de 2 oz?"
The moderator of the show said "it might have to do with the size of the ganja field......."
This will be very interesting as it plays out....
Cap
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This will be an interesting process....as the old song says and it is still relevant...the times, they be a changing.
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yetta
This will be an interesting process....as the old song says and it is still relevant...the times, they be a changing.
Or an even older song
"Them that's got shall get, them that's not shall lose.
So the bible says and it still is news"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_1LfT1MvzI