Reefer Madness – The Movie Musical<\/i><\/a>, picture chirpy, upbeat Mary Lane as she might have been 10 years later (had Demon Weed not destroyed her, of course). That was the person who’d organized this once-unthinkable event. She had also researched and was designated to answer all the general business-related questions. <\/p>\nAnd she was so pleased<\/i>. You could just see how excited she was. Not only because the meeting drew a great crowd (which it did) but because — wow! — cannabis is going to kick economic backside!<\/p>\n
Lots and lots of good information, all based on questions submitted ahead of time by area residents. Questions covered everything from the tax implications of cannabis legalization to air-quality issues at processing plants to how to get a job with a grower to whether the feds are likely to raid to how many retail stores we could eventually expect to see. A number of people wanted to know if they’d be able to take tours of grows and processing plants (like winery tours).<\/p>\n
With all the Authoritah on the panel, I expected an overload of negativism, a lot of “Anslinger lite.” But surprisingly not. The school principle and the sheriff basically shrugged and said they didn’t see much impact at all and weren’t the slightest bit worried. When every panelist was given a chance to answer a question about “how do we tell our children?” (as if people hadn’t had to tell their children about drugs ever before) they all said the same thing they’d have said 10 years ago — but refreshingly without the D.A.R.E.-style threats: “Be involved with your kids. Talk to them. Educate yourself so you can educate them.”<\/p>\n
Only the one police chief seemed concerned, and his big thing (repeated a couple of times) was that kids might<\/i> get ahold of cannabis edibles that “look like Gummi Bears” or drinkables that “look just like soda.” (A legitimate concern, of course, but he seemed rather over-attached to it.)<\/p>\n
Everybody else appeared completely down with the new pot order. A good time was had by all and great information was exchanged. The audience — ranging in age from early 20s to doddering — seemed as upbeat and open-minded as Ms EDC.<\/p>\n
Even that one cop wasn’t a total downer. After the environmental regulator answered an involved question about odors from grows and processing plants, the cop waved for possession of the microphone.<\/p>\n
When the mic was handed to him, he said, “It smells a lot better to me than all the seafood plants we have around here.”<\/p>\n
The room burst into laughter and applause.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It’s a fascinating and amazing thing that the last two elections have given the U.S. (among other less desirable things) a strip of cannabis legalization that runs from southern Oregon alllllll the way out to the tip of the Aleutian islands, within spitting distance of Russia. I can’t imagine there are going to be too many “Mr. Doobees” stores out there on the islands. But in a vast stretch where once ruled the hysteria of Harry J. Anslinger, a new legal business is taking shape. Now all we need is for British Columbia to join us and the north coast<\/p>\n
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