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Originally Posted by Fuzz
Ya, but wheat isn't taxed at 70%. People brew their own beer for many reasons. Quality, hobby, avoiding taxes...I'd imagine weed would be the same.
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Yeah, I've never heard anyone say they brew their own beer to avoid liquor taxes. If you drink so much that liquor taxes are a significant drain on you, you need help.
People will grow their own for sure, but without any personal experience there, my understanding is that it is difficult to grow and maintain if you want any significant yield. It will most certainly be for hobby or desired quality/strain. This isn't like growing basil on your windowsill. Guy who want's a joint/week isn't going to be setting up and taking care of plants in their house. They'll eat the few dollars of tax on their one joint instead, just like the vast majority of us do with booze.
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Originally Posted by puffnstuff
What are the current rules in regards to driving under the influence of the weed? What would or should be the rules?
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It's definitely, and should remain, illegal. The problem is there isn't a great road-side system for determining if someone is IN FACT stoned. Obviously you can look to red-eyes, speech, etc.. but none of that proves someone was stoned. This is part of the benefits of legalization as well. More research into how to test it, and at what THC concentration is someone "stoned".
It should probably be zero-tolerance though, at least until there's more research into how it affects your driving and what levels are acceptable. Maybe we should just nip it in the bud (no pun intended) and not let it get to a point of being acceptable at all, like it is with booze.