Cannabis is legal

[Lumby Lager]

Originally Posted by Sliver

I imagine for pot smokers it would be nice not to be risking fines, criminal records, jail, and the resulting reduced employment opportunities and lowered social status that comes with legal trouble.

Exactly this for me as well as ease of access. I don’t smoke a lot so for me when it is legal I will appreciate the fact that I can stop at a shop on my way to the golf course and buy a $5 big joint to share with 3 other buddies. As far as Captain Yooh and taxes go, if paying taxes for easier access means better social programs, roads, healthcare, less expensive post secondary education or daycare then I will be glad that I made a contribution. Let’s hope the money is used wisely.

[Zevo]

Originally Posted by CaptainYooh

Whoever is changing the thread title for the third or fourth time, sure is.


Anyway, thanks for your response. You like the ease of access that would come with legalization. I get it. A friend of mine in Baltimore does exactly what you like to do - smoking a joint every night after dinner, alone. He's been doing it for the past 20 years; seemingly, without any issues or difficulties. What's the problem that's being solved for you guys on July 1? Is it the fact that you'd be paying taxes on it from now on?

On the coast we have been buying in dispensaries, recreationally, for over a year(GST included) and the prices are comparable to what I was paying before, sometimes cheaper. So no problems are being solved. It's just better. More selection, consistently higher quality, and way more convenient...there are even sales.

I just hope it doesn't change much once it's actually legal.

[Lumby Lager]

Originally Posted by Zevo

On the coast we have been buying in dispensaries, recreationally, for over a year(GST included) and the prices are comparable to what I was paying before, sometimes cheaper. So no problems are being solved. It's just better. More selection, consistently higher quality, and way more convenient...there are even sales.

I just hope it doesn't change much once it's actually legal.

The same thing has been going on in Vernon as well. We have 16 dispensaries and 12 of them are run quite professionally with great product and selection. The municipal government has been very easy to work with for them as well in approaching the legalization as long as they respect the existing bylaws for business and operate with a high standard of social responsibility regarding the sale of products. I purchased a gram of a decent Sativa for $7 a few days ago on sale.

[N-E-B]

Originally Posted by Aleks

Guess you have concerns about home brewers as well then

IF they don't know what they're doing then yeah, I would. I'm not worried about the stoners who do this anyways, I'd be worried about people who don't know what they're doing.

[Lumby Lager]

Originally Posted by N-E-B

IF they don't know what they're doing then yeah, I would. I'm not worried about the stoners who do this anyways, I'd be worried about people who don't know what they're doing.

So you are worried about someone you don’t know smoking a lousy after dinner mint?

[N-E-B]

Originally Posted by Lumby Lager

So you are worried about someone you don’t know smoking a lousy after dinner mint?

Talking about growing it, not smoking it. Smoke away, I don't care.

[Lumby Lager]

Originally Posted by N-E-B

Talking about growing it, not smoking it. Smoke away, I don't care.

Why are you worried someone is growing their own pot when it is for their use, it is a plant.

[N-E-B]

Originally Posted by Lumby Lager

Why are you worried someone is growing their own pot when it is for their use, it is a plant.

I don't really care what they do with the plant, I'd be more concerned about structural damage to the house (mold, electrical fires, etc) from people who don't know what they're doing. My original comment really had nothing to do with smoking or selling pot. I'm pro-legalization (though personally I'm not a user).

If I'm misinformed on the risks of growing marijuana in your home then feel free to point out where I'm wrong, I'm more than willing to admit that I was wrong.

[Scroopy Noopers]

Originally Posted by N-E-B

I don't really care what they do with the plant, I'd be more concerned about structural damage to the house (mold, electrical fires, etc) from people who don't know what they're doing. My original comment really had nothing to do with smoking or selling pot. I'm pro-legalization (though personally I'm not a user).

If I'm misinformed on the risks of growing marijuana in your home then feel free to point out where I'm wrong, I'm more than willing to admit that I was wrong.

Well first of all the majority of people will grow them outside... like you would tomatoes.

[N-E-B]

Originally Posted by Scroopy Noopers

Well first of all the majority of people will grow them outside... like you would tomatoes.

Would that work in the winter months? I've always assumed that up here they were grown inside regardless of legality due to our climate.

[Scroopy Noopers]

Originally Posted by N-E-B

Would that work in the winter months? I've always assumed that up here they were grown inside regardless of legality due to our climate.

You don’t need to grow it year round. Grow it in the normal growing season and yield what you need.

I sure as hell won’t be rigging up anything inside... honestly never even occurred to me. Going to grow it with my veggies.

[Sliver]

I'm sitting on my couch and in my immediate vicinity I'm growing five plants (not weed; like house plants you buy at Home Depot). What's the problem? You don't have to set up a sketchy hydroponics operation. Throw an led grow light in an ikea desk lamp and go. What's so scary about that?

[Scroopy Noopers]

Originally Posted by Sliver

I'm sitting on my couch and in my immediate vicinity I'm growing five plants (not weed; like house plants you buy at Home Depot). What's the problem? You don't have to set up a sketchy hydroponics operation. Throw an led grow light in an ikea desk lamp and go. What's so scary about that?

I actually don’t know anything about growing them inside... just assumed you couldn’t (without a bit of rigging). But yeah I guess you could. They actually smell quite nice fresh, but can get quite large.

[Flames_Gimp]

Originally Posted by N-E-B

I don't really care what they do with the plant, I'd be more concerned about structural damage to the house (mold, electrical fires, etc) from people who don't know what they're doing. My original comment really had nothing to do with smoking or selling pot. I'm pro-legalization (though personally I'm not a user).

If I'm misinformed on the risks of growing marijuana in your home then feel free to point out where I'm wrong, I'm more than willing to admit that I was wrong.

But even if it did cause damage (Which it won't), What's it to you? People can do whatever they want in their own home.

Better make indoor hot tubs, saunas, aquariums and poorly installed shower stalls illegal then lol

[Flames_Gimp]

What's happening is a comparison between a person growing a few plants and .....

illegal grow houses with 2000 plants crammed in, holes cut in the structure from basement to attic, a hole cored through the foundation and power tapped before the meter, no de-humidification, no ventilation, hose bibs and hoses in every room, no concern for the house whatsoever...

[N-E-B]

Originally Posted by Flames_Gimp

But even if it did cause damage (Which it won't), What's it you? People can do whatever they want in their own home.

Better make indoor hot tubs, saunas, aquariums and poorly installed shower stalls illegal then lol

Hypothetically as someone looking to buy a home it would matter, just as all the other things you listed would likely influence someone's decision to buy a home.

But pretty much every concern I had was already addressed in this thread.

[Zevo]

When it's legal, hidden grow ops in houses(big enough to cause damage) will virtually be a thing of the past. I mean are they an issue now? The 3 or 4 plants people will be able to grow won't wreck a house and will still yield a pretty substantial amount.

For what it's worth, an Ikea desk lamp with an led grow light won't grow you ####. You might get a few buds as good as the columbian gold we used smoke in the 70's and 80's but that's about it.

[CliffFletcher]

A friend of mine is a real estate appraiser, and he knocks a lot off the value of a house - 10s of thousands - if there was a grow up.

[Sliver]

How many plants does it take to be labelled a grow up? Or is that term used when there is mold/humidity damage? We need to define some terms at this point because it's clear that the it everybody is talking about the same thing.

When legalized, why the fata would anyone ruin a $400k house to grow weed versus renting a warehouse in the industrial park for $3000/month to do the same? That concern makes no sense.

[GoinAllTheWay]

Originally Posted by N-E-B

If I'm misinformed on the risks of growing marijuana in your home then feel free to point out where I'm wrong, I'm more than willing to admit that I was wrong.

Your assuming growing a plant = a growop. That's not the case, what damages the houses is excessive humidity from growing like a few dozen plants as opposed to the handful a private user would grow. On top of that, growops usually illegally modify electrical and water supplies which causes further damage. Basically growops are trying to turn homes into a greenhouse (snicker) and a typical house isn't designed to deal with that kind of humidity.

Growing a few pot plants is no different to growing/having a few plants in your house that you likely already have anyways. There is nothing inherently dangerous about growing a pot plant in your home.