Submitted by Character_Mall_1966 t3_yywwp1 in nyc
nychuman t1_iwx40eu wrote
Reply to comment by Shawn_NYC in Why is a Michigan resident blocking 63 New York dispensary licenses? by Character_Mall_1966
The use and possession of cannabis is already legal…
The issue is being able to buy it recreationally from licensed dispensaries.
TetraCubane t1_iwygzqu wrote
Requiring licenses is the problem. No need to create more bureaucracy.
If people want to grow at home or in a building or farm and then sell it wholesale or sell it on street corners without licenses, they should be allowed to.
nychuman t1_iwz923t wrote
That’s a terrible idea.
You want to be able to control the quality to a certain standard and collect taxes from sales. That was the whole god damned point of legalizing the stuff…
TetraCubane t1_iwz9bui wrote
No, the whole of legalizing was so people can grow, sell, possess, use the stuff without going to prison. I don’t care if the state makes money.
nychuman t1_iwz9jm9 wrote
Uh, the plant was already decriminalized and prison time was a thing of the past for a long time.
Legalization is obviously a better step in that regard, but as far as the political reasoning for actually passing the law in NY, quality control and taxation were at the top of the list.
TetraCubane t1_iwzdpvp wrote
You can have quality control without a ridiculous licensing division.
If it was simple registration, where you sign up, an inspector comes by before you open and you have to send samples in, etc fine. The problem is the ridiculous amounts of money they want. It shouldn't cost more than $50 to get a license to grow, sell, deliver, etc.
brownredgreen t1_ix08304 wrote
It is a good idea to attempt to prohibit the sale of drugs to children.
Liquor licenses can be revoked.
Marijuana licenses should operate the same way.
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