Tiberius Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 Quote New York State officials finalized a deal on Thursday to legalize recreational marijuana in the state, paving the way for a potential $4.2 billion industry that could create tens of thousands of jobs and become one of the largest markets in the country. Following several failed attempts, lawmakers in Albany struck an agreement with Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to legalize cannabis for adults 21 and older, a move that officials hope will help end years of racially disproportionate policing that saw Black and Hispanic people arrested on low-level marijuana charges far more frequently than white people. The deal would allow delivery of the drug and permit club-like lounges or “consumption sites” where marijuana, but not alcohol, could be consumed, according to details obtained by The New York Times. It would also allow a person to cultivate up to six marijuana plants at home, indoors or outdoors, for personal use. If approved, the first sales of legal marijuana are likely more than a year away: Officials must first face the daunting task of writing the complex rules that will control a highly regulated market, from the regulation of wholesalers and dispensaries, to the allocation of cultivating and retail licenses, to the creation of new taxes and a five-member control board that would oversee the industry. The deal was crafted with an intense focus on making amends in communities impacted by the decades-long war on drugs. Millions of dollars in tax revenue from cannabis sales would be reinvested in minority communities each year, and a sizable portion of business licenses would be reserved for minority business owners. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/25/nyregion/ny-legalize-marijuana.html?action=click&module=Top Stories&pgtype=Homepage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSOL Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 Yay! The price of an ⅛ just went up by $20 dollars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted March 25, 2021 Author Share Posted March 25, 2021 1 minute ago, I am the egg man said: A state for slackers wanting handouts just got more inviting. Slackers? NY State sure generates more economic output than a lot of those Red States Hello West Virginia! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Egg Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 A state for slackers wanting handouts just got more inviting. 1 minute ago, Tiberius said: Slackers? NY State sure generates more economic output than a lot of those Red States Hello West Virginia! Picking on Joe Biden's favorite Klan friends state? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted March 25, 2021 Author Share Posted March 25, 2021 8 minutes ago, I am the egg man said: A state for slackers wanting handouts just got more inviting. Picking on Joe Biden's favorite Klan friends state? That's Trump's number one state. More popular there than any other state. Klan? Ya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 25 minutes ago, I am the egg man said: A state for slackers wanting handouts just got more inviting. Picking on Joe Biden's favorite Klan friends state? 4th highest number of welfare recipients, trying to knock California out of the one seed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
716er Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 34 minutes ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said: 4th highest number of welfare recipients, trying to knock California out of the one seed. Why wouldn't you rank per capita? https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/welfare-recipients-by-state Top 10 New Mexico (21,368 per 100k) West Virginia (17,388 per 100k) Louisiana (17,388 per 100k) Mississippi (14,849 per 100k) Alabama (14,568 per 100k) Oklahoma (14,525 per 100k) Illinois (14,153 per 100k) Rhode Island (13,904 per 100k) Pennsylvania (13,623 per 100k) Oregon (13,617 per 100k) Also finally - nice work, NYS 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backintheday544 Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 2 minutes ago, 716er said: Why wouldn't you rank per capita? https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/welfare-recipients-by-state Top 10 New Mexico (21,368 per 100k) West Virginia (17,388 per 100k) Louisiana (17,388 per 100k) Mississippi (14,849 per 100k) Alabama (14,568 per 100k) Oklahoma (14,525 per 100k) Illinois (14,153 per 100k) Rhode Island (13,904 per 100k) Pennsylvania (13,623 per 100k) Oregon (13,617 per 100k) Also finally - nice work, NYS Its almost as if states with much larger populations would have more people on welfare since you know they have more people. that’s why he didn’t want to look at per capita and how the red states are a drain on the American taxpayer. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
716er Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 Just now, Backintheday544 said: Its almost as if states with much larger populations would have more people on welfare since you know they have more people. that’s why he didn’t want to look at per capita and how the red states are a drain on the American taxpayer. Stop it, you do know it's the woke leftists with the agenda, right? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 8 minutes ago, 716er said: Why wouldn't you rank per capita? https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/welfare-recipients-by-state Top 10 New Mexico (21,368 per 100k) West Virginia (17,388 per 100k) Louisiana (17,388 per 100k) Mississippi (14,849 per 100k) Alabama (14,568 per 100k) Oklahoma (14,525 per 100k) Illinois (14,153 per 100k) Rhode Island (13,904 per 100k) Pennsylvania (13,623 per 100k) Oregon (13,617 per 100k) Also finally - nice work, NYS Depends. If you’re looking at total cost, the absolute count matters right? Rate has its own merit too. legalizing and taxing dope is actually a great thing. I wish the government did more consumption tax stuff and targeted recreation and especially things some people may consider bad habits. Work is a good habit. Taxing that is BS. I’m surprised no one is calling the idea racist yet since pot possession laws were called that, but we will see. 13 minutes ago, Backintheday544 said: Its almost as if states with much larger populations would have more people on welfare since you know they have more people. that’s why he didn’t want to look at per capita and how the red states are a drain on the American taxpayer. what is more indicative of the drain per state, total dollars of welfare consumed by the state, or per capita? In my view the states with the most people on welfare cost the most money to support. its irrelevant what color state it’s respective flock of sheep make it. Texas and Florida are the second and third biggest drain. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backintheday544 Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 14 minutes ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said: Depends. If you’re looking at total cost, the absolute count matters right? Rate has its own merit too. legalizing and taxing dope is actually a great thing. I wish the government did more consumption tax stuff and targeted recreation and especially things some people may consider bad habits. Work is a good habit. Taxing that is BS. I’m surprised no one is calling the idea racist yet since pot possession laws were called that, but we will see. what is more indicative of the drain per state, total dollars of welfare consumed by the state, or per capita? In my view the states with the most people on welfare cost the most money to support. its irrelevant what color state it’s respective flock of sheep make it. Texas and Florida are the second and third biggest drain. The per capita matters because it shows the efficiency of policies to keep people off welfare. Which state most likely has poor policies, a state where 25 percent of the state is on welfare or a state where 10 percent is on welfare? If you look at overall spending without taking into account population size it tells you absolutely nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 Just now, Backintheday544 said: The per capita matters because it shows the efficiency of policies to keep people off welfare. Which state most likely has poor policies, a state where 25 percent of the state is on welfare or a state where 10 percent is on welfare? If you look at overall spending without taking into account population size it tells you absolutely nothing. Dollars per capita work? https://www.foxbusiness.com/features/states-that-spend-the-most-on-welfare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 What are you guys? Stoned? This topic went off the rails quickly. I live in CA and all the tax revenue promised from the legalization of week was going to solve all our problems. Good luck NY. Kind of how are lottery $$ was going to make our schools golden. Hmmmm, how did that work out?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backintheday544 Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said: Dollars per capita work? https://www.foxbusiness.com/features/states-that-spend-the-most-on-welfare I prefer people per capita. Dollar per capita is subject to cost of living issues. People per capita basically says if we take a cross section of 100 people in each state, what percent is receiving welfare. Those numbers are: New Mexico (21,368 per 100k) West Virginia (17,388 per 100k) Louisiana (17,388 per 100k) Mississippi (14,849 per 100k) Alabama (14,568 per 100k) Oklahoma (14,525 per 100k) Illinois (14,153 per 100k) Rhode Island (13,904 per 100k) Pennsylvania (13,623 per 100k) Oregon (13,617 per 100k) NY is just outside the top 10. CA is around 10 percent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Deek Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 2 hours ago, Chef Jim said: Kind of how are lottery $$ was going to make our schools golden. Hmmmm, how did that work out?? FYI: People mistakenly think the lottery money can be used for salaries and buildings. It cannot. It does supply a source of funding, but only a small piece, and cannot be relied upon for long term debt or on-going expenses. Think about it: teachers salaries can't have their paycheck rise and fall each week with the number of people buying lottery tickets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TH3 Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 3 hours ago, 716er said: Why wouldn't you rank per capita? https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/welfare-recipients-by-state Top 10 New Mexico (21,368 per 100k) West Virginia (17,388 per 100k) Louisiana (17,388 per 100k) Mississippi (14,849 per 100k) Alabama (14,568 per 100k) Oklahoma (14,525 per 100k) Illinois (14,153 per 100k) Rhode Island (13,904 per 100k) Pennsylvania (13,623 per 100k) Oregon (13,617 per 100k) Also finally - nice work, NYS Feel the burn 29 2 hours ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said: Dollars per capita work? https://www.foxbusiness.com/features/states-that-spend-the-most-on-welfare LOL Ya...when I want unfiltered data...I go to Foxnews which is quoting a clickbait site.... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Egg Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 4 hours ago, Tiberius said: That's Trump's number one state. More popular there than any other state. Klan? Ya Yeah, Joe never associated with racist Klan politicians. .....and neither does Kamala: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/27/harris-attacks-bidens-record-on-busing-and-working-with-segregationists.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpberr Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 Cigs, booze, casinos, pot. Legalized prostitution is the next frontier. In the post pandemic and present underfunded pension world, states will need every dollar they can find. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogblitz Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 4 hours ago, TSOL said: Yay! The price of an ⅛ just went up by $20 dollars! In my state once the growers got humming along and stores opened up, the price went down from pre legalization. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T master Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Finally they vail of ignorants when it comes to pot is being removed but you can bet it's all about the money ! i just wonder how many politicians in NYS are investors in the new business opportunities ? Could this be all part of AOC's New Green Deal 😜 ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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