I agree it’s sell on news type scenario.

Difference between Tesla and this hype train is Tesla markets itself as a tech company that will lead innovation.

I’m not against legalization but I’m skeptical how this will have a positive effect on society as a whole. New product to market which will lead to more people consuming this product and tbh I can’t say that this will be a net positive for society. This is coming from someone who used to smoke weed daily for a good 2-3 years a long time ago and who knows what being a stoner looks like and the life style they lead.

This post was edited by ofthevoid on Jun 19 2018 11:15pm

The data coming out of Colorado is that hard drug use has fallen in favor of legal weed.

So that's a net positive I'd say.

Also not necessarily convinced more people will try it if it's legal considering how easily accessed it is now even though it's illegal. I don't partake and I still won't even if it becomes legal, and I don't know a single person that was able to convince me that the only reason they didn't do it is because it's illegal.

This post was edited by Thor123422 on Jun 19 2018 11:23pm

The emphasis of what i said is on the marketing.

This is a industry in its infancy. As companies look to grow revenue they will increase marketing funding. As this happens undoubtedly more consumers will be attracted. This isn't going to happen over night but might take multiple years if not decades to reach a saturated consumer base. Apple's demand on iPhones is exponentially higher compared to the first time they unveiled the iPhone, similar principle.

This post was edited by ofthevoid on Jun 19 2018 11:32pm

still won't save him next year

Whether or not it has a positive effect on society should be irrelevant to marijuana/cannabis legalization... alcohol is legal (and far worse than marijuana on a societal level), so marijuana legalization is long overdue.

Apple isnt really comparable since weed isnt a brand new product. The awareness is already there so im skeptical in how much use is going to increase even if/when there can be ad campaigns for the product. Hell it may even go down in usage as the taboo disappears and it becomes corporate, but especially once more studies on the negative effects of long term use start coming out.

If we were to somehow quantify the cost of alcohol use on society it would be enormous. Between alcohol related deaths, illnesses, relationship breakdowns & a million other things it impacts, it's astronomical. I don't say this as an argument against it being legal but it's something to be aware of. I don't think weed is as bad as alcohol but like i said the long term cost or benefit to society in my opinion will be a negative, similarly to alcohol.




Neither was tobacco or alcohol a new product but as they became more easily available and companies marketed them better the demand grew and grew.

This post was edited by ofthevoid on Jun 19 2018 11:49pm

I dont think its going to be significantly easier to get. You can get it now pretty easily no matter where you live.

Also alcohol and tobacco were in use and easily accessible way before any mass marketing or mass production. Those two are pretty fundamental to western society going back before even Jesus.

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