This makes me mad too and it is all about money. Cannabis is a medicine but it isn’t perfected yet. Marijuana is a recreational product, it allows you to relax but doesn’t leave the hangover that alcohol does. There is a lot of money in pharmaceuticals, liquor, beer and wine. Cannabis is the combination of those 2 industries and they are scared. It is going to be legal, just not today. Reply
Unfortunately these tactics will be employed by law enforcement agencies that are afraid they won’t be able to persecute local citizens anymore for financial gain. They receive grants from the federal government (sheriff’s departments) based on the amount of people they throw away to the system. In California this is what happens on a daily basis and is the main reason why I moved; it has and always will be a penitentiary state where people only represent dollar signs. Just a side note: I would rather deal with the crooked politicians of Colorado then the corrupted officials in Washington state. I was told 3 years ago to start paying taxes for my dispensary (which I did both state, federal and L&I), and three years later told to stop doing business. “Thanks for the money, now get lost.” These are the ways that the governments of each state are gearing up to monopolize this industry! Reply