They misunderstood. We want legal weed, not government controlled weed

@apriljakimczuk-graham9661

Жыл бұрын

We are allowed to grow 4 plants per house. If that doesn't help idk what does.

@Mikee_RL

Жыл бұрын

@@apriljakimczuk-graham9661 6 were im at 6 mature and 12 babys

@SonnyGulla-ni6gk

Жыл бұрын

😊

@windowlicker_4207

Жыл бұрын

Grow it yourself like a big boy and there's zero government control. They can't control something they know nothing about 😉 you're welcome

@pauljohnson2372

Жыл бұрын

@Window Licker_420 grow your own in georgia and you'll be met with one of the strongest forms of government control

I LOL everytime i see an officer who thinks they’re making a difference wasting time and resources on weed

@King.DAVid.III2022

Жыл бұрын

Here in Louisville under oz, they dump out no ticket, which only helps the dealers 🤓

@BrianSmith-lo3mj

Жыл бұрын

@@King.DAVid.III2022 I'm just curious ... Are you talking about Louisville, KY? and what is oz?

@King.DAVid.III2022

Жыл бұрын

@@BrianSmith-lo3mj yes Louisville, last time they looked at it, said it's you lucky day we don't do anything for this threw it on the ground.

@King.DAVid.III2022

Жыл бұрын

@@BrianSmith-lo3mj once of flower, some call it a zip

@King.DAVid.III2022

Жыл бұрын

@@BrianSmith-lo3mj when they dump it only helps the dealer🤓, the Smoker must purchase another sac.😭

here in canada skeptics cried "the country is going to fall apart when weed is legalized" nothing has changed except my relationship with the cops. I no longer have to look over my shoulder.

@bestbyfar1118

Жыл бұрын

The black market is done I've watched so many big dealers quite not worth there time customers like to go every where

@annrodriguez2891

Жыл бұрын

A criminal no more!!!! Michigan Marijuana Madness

@Cheesemane

Жыл бұрын

@@bestbyfar1118 except the government weed is always bone dry and overpriced. nobody who smokes daily is going to those shops, you can't even see the weed before u purchase it... They prepackage bud a year in advance, its a joke.

@gabrielacard7050

Жыл бұрын

I know right . I’ve been growing my own now since it became federally legal here 🇨🇦

@friction5001

Жыл бұрын

@@bestbyfar1118 thats the same with fast food, theyre everywhere

Imagine taxing legal company’s so badly that you push them to illegal means smh

@ihatespam2807

Жыл бұрын

What do you mean? That's the American way, the rich rob the poor and the poor rob each other!

@PaulBaraz

Жыл бұрын

That s the brainchild of Commie Fornia's POS of Governor Gavin Gruesome!

@gasmangrowshow2231

Жыл бұрын

I lived that REALITY in oklahoma, just sold my grow and dispo

@dougmayberry9998

Жыл бұрын

But isn't that what demoKKKrats want to do across the board?

@dylanSkye

Жыл бұрын

EXACTLY THIS. THANK YOU! though; * It also applies to taxing citizens, or governors/presidents ignoring poverty.

NG: "black market marijuana Everyone else: The weed we've all been buying for years

@dertythegrower

Жыл бұрын

Nah, ive been growing legally for a while now, many states ha

@randomoverpopulatedworldid3286

Жыл бұрын

no $hit... National Geographic is not the same as when I was younger.

@Ria-sd2ex

Жыл бұрын

@@randomoverpopulatedworldid3286 Exactly😅

@powell4661

2 ай бұрын

Not even medical in my state.

When she was walking thru the plants she wanted to say “it smells. really good” 😂💯💯💯

i find it amazing hearing everyone who tried to get in the legal side talk about the same obstacles as everyone else. Not a coincidence

@newthrash1221

4 ай бұрын

They just don't want to pay taxes. They're not victims.

@lunarextracts

4 ай бұрын

@@newthrash1221 its more than taxes. the states as its more than just cali doing this put equity restrictions. bond restrictions. hundreds of thousands for license fees. and thats to even apply not be accepted

@ggwurld

3 ай бұрын

@@newthrash1221 It said in the documentary that its a lot of money to get licensed (like hundreds of thousands) and banks won’t give people loans because it’s not federally legal.

with only a $500 fine for growing, i don’t see where it justifies the effort of the raid

@user-xh5is8sd6p

Жыл бұрын

Because they take all your equipment and product

@dscwne9630

Жыл бұрын

They weigh it with the dirt on it too 🧐

@clowns8421

Жыл бұрын

All staged

@nicklewis6285

Жыл бұрын

quite simply, how do you punish the people who don't have a choice from those who are greedy and call it fair?

@shanerock762

Жыл бұрын

@@user-xh5is8sd6p and your money

If the government isn't making money. You can't make money.

CAN PEOPLE STOP CALLING IT A “BLACK MARKET” It’s called Traditional Market and we’re never going to stop.

@BobbyFigliola

Жыл бұрын

Whats up with a farmers market...they got green peppers...zucchini and a few stands offering erbage...why not ?? why not

@hepotiricly

Жыл бұрын

yep, thats the problem

@baggedtuned8569

Жыл бұрын

LOL oh yes it will. one state at a time. it shouldve never been illegal to start with. make your 401k now while you can bc its coming bud

@dualealiali1386

Жыл бұрын

I sell weed for living in Black Market, They might arrest a couple of dealers but they will never stop us from the hassle of selling weed black markets

@nikkibright3496

3 ай бұрын

Black market is what it is so deal with it... 😅

The fact that we get free videos on KZread by National Geographic is truly a gift. 👍👍👍

@trollon-u2124

Жыл бұрын

And about weed 👍👍👍

@ameliagraham7284

Жыл бұрын

I worked there 12 years, it gets better.

Every documentary I see this reporter in she's always in some insanely dangerous situations, mad respect to her for putting herself at risk to bring us these important stories. 👍👍👍

I live in Southern Humboldt County California, the heart of the Emerald triangle, and our economy is DEVASTATED by over regulation of the the cannabis farms here. It costs 600 bucks approx to grow a pound of weed, but they're only getting 450 AT MOST and paying huge regulatory fines and taxes with NO support. It's a disaster.

@buckdaman8493

Жыл бұрын

600 dollars to produce is a lot . Should cost $350 max $20 per seed/clone $100 in soil and fertilizer will easily yield you a plant that produces 1 pound. Still terrible margins but it’s not impossible

@randomoverpopulatedworldid3286

Жыл бұрын

and fyi ppl have been growing in state parks up there for decades. this video acting like it's brand new...

@buddah13

Жыл бұрын

it was a half hearted regulation to begin with, unless its taken seriously the underground will flurish

@charleskavoukjian3441

Жыл бұрын

So less government? More power to the citizens? In cali? 😂😂

@svntn

Жыл бұрын

@@buckdaman8493y’all are paying 20$ a seed??? we’re paying pennies for em’ over here😂

Watching the cops perform these raids is aggravating!!!!

@RichardHandle

Жыл бұрын

The gov wants TAXES so will do everything possible to keep you from buying it from the streets. They want you to goto a weed store so the gov can get their cut!!

@gobbledgoop8350

Жыл бұрын

so you like to smoke boof? Lol ok

@ppser818

Жыл бұрын

That's cause you want all the reefers for yourself, end of story.

@nahcuz710

Жыл бұрын

@@ppser818 nah it really just seems pointless when its supposed to be legal in California. Not to mention Mexico and Canada legalizing it too.

@AresMarrow

Жыл бұрын

​@@ppser818 just from you saying "reefers" you lost all validation

This is kind of a different comment but I wanted to say the sound engineer for this program did a great job. Good mixing and clarity. Music choices worked for the program as well. The suspense sounds were done appropriately and not repetitive. Good program as a whole too.

@doesjkav.5468

4 ай бұрын

hey do you perhaps know the name of some of the songs? i'm really in to some and i like them here but i have no clue how they are called.

It's a natural plant that has a lot of benefits and should be available to anyone hassle free

@sandrashevel2137

Жыл бұрын

Yes i agree

@friction5001

Жыл бұрын

has many benefits but can also make you a pot head if youre consistently smoking it at large amounts

@unknownplite

Жыл бұрын

@@friction5001 It’s way better than alcohol or nicotine. I don’t see why they should be legal while weed isn’t.

@jesuschrist7169

Жыл бұрын

Like opium...

@AresMarrow

Жыл бұрын

​@@jesuschrist7169 poppy plants are used for both heroine and morphine, that argument makes no sense. Could literally make the same argument about how no one should eat berries cause there are berries that are poisonous

It's not legalization the problem, it's regulations and taxation

@ivorytabs

2 ай бұрын

Without representation!

If only we took fentanyl and alcohol abuse as seriously as the fun green plant

@2147B

Жыл бұрын

Nah, open the borders and let it flood in! Seems to be working

@candacecraddock1592

Жыл бұрын

Believe it or not tobacco is up there on the more serious list. I took college classes in drug and alcohol counseling. Tobacco is on the list of worse than pot because stopping tobacco causes withdrawal symptoms in its users and quitters have to be medicated with a patch. Some people feel like they might die if they stop smoking it. The symptoms of an alcoholic user are actually the same as a heroin addict, staggering, slurred speech, and blackouts for example and some who wish to quit can go through withdrawal symptoms such as seizures. Marijuana was actually not considered serious at all from the medical standpoint because there are no withdrawal symptoms, if the user wishes to quit it is actually quite safe with no withdrawal symptoms when compared to the afore three other products.

@Museik2

Жыл бұрын

Fent ain't no problem no more It's the tranq and dope mix that's a new concern Drug dealers rather people use fent than tranq

@candacecraddock1592

Жыл бұрын

@@Museik2 All so called addicts defend their drug of choice when really similar biology goes on. Most so called addicted people suffer from undiagnosed skeletal problems or nutritional deficiency. A blood test is needed to diagnose deficiency and everyone should have one at least once a year. If a deficiency is found then the person can usually fix it on their own with an over the counter product.

@baggedtuned8569

Жыл бұрын

@@candacecraddock1592 after years of everyday use there is very much withdrawal when users stop.

So nobody's noticed that this is episode 4 of 20 in the playlist? Nice one, NatGeo

Imagine paying taxes for police to be confiscating people's plants

@ckite5424

Жыл бұрын

so dumb... so sad....Goverment again making ife harder on everyday citizens....

@lagtastik7

Жыл бұрын

Wild isn't it...all one big game

@FOATE

Жыл бұрын

And thus people still prefer buying from the black market 😂

I live in Canada & I couldn't be happier that we've legalized it. I've always used it for medical reasons & a lot of times it's been the only way I've found any relief from the pain. Over the past 20yrs buying through the black market, there have been numerous times where I've suddenly found myself in some pretty risky situations with some really sketchy people. The bikers especially scared me. Plus, it would always make me super paranoid to have to be constantly watching over my back for the cops. Never was there ever much of a selection (if any at all). Usually I would just end up buying whatever I could get, but not what was necessarily always what was good. Since times have changed, I now buy wholesale online. This way I can sit back & relax while I shop for the strain & strength that I need. The process could not be anymore efficient & it's a million times safer. In fact, the only interaction I need to ever have now, is at my front door when I sign to get my pkg. from the mailman (& I don't even have to get dressed for that).👌

@f1s2hg3

Жыл бұрын

Demand for medical Marijuana is the medicine high quality medicine for pain that the pill can’t relive. Because the pill is out of reach the government ruined my recovery by letting the opioid crisis happen and they profit!

@D-Fens_1632

Жыл бұрын

The black market has changed considerably from the days of meeting dudes in gas station parking lots and dealing with bikers. At least in the US. Most serious old school smokers prefer it. There is selection now and it's half the price.

@andrekoscianski

Жыл бұрын

The fact that the plant was a solution for your pain has nothing to do with teenagers who start using it and end up on c0caine. The 'let it be' attitude has proven wrong many times, with good people being destroyed by drug5s. The point is: people are different, and better to be safe than sorry. People get hurt, badly, by drug5. Around 15 days ago, a Canadian teenager was arrested for saying that there are two genders, but concerning drug5s, Canada is as I said, "let it be". Holy cow, is everybody tripping on 4cid there?

@sarahmaclellan1719

Жыл бұрын

@@andrekoscianski Nah, we're not all on acid up here, but shrooms have made a pretty big comeback. Just saying.

@apriljakimczuk-graham9661

Жыл бұрын

@@andrekoscianski that never happens. Do some research. TRAUMA is the gateway drug NOT WEED lol I love the argument when someone says this, they have NO IDEA what they are talking about. I would challenge you to research the cannabinoid system in human bodies and how many children benefit from it for their autism or seizures. Educate before saying such silly things you heard growing up, that was another lie to criminalize weed.

Mariana is by far the best investigative journalist ever!

@_RobBanks

Жыл бұрын

not even close;

WOW 😲, need more journalists like you. Great job.

Don't panic, it's organic.

@Scraggledust

Жыл бұрын

And GMO free😂

@jarrettbobbett5230

Жыл бұрын

@@Scraggledust But I'm Smoking GMO Cookies 😅

@justme8204

Жыл бұрын

Organic with chemicals ... 😒😒😒

@solraczevehc3761

Жыл бұрын

That’s why I grow my own. Have pounds 😅

@gomezduro4017

Жыл бұрын

2240$ lbs

The octopus ski mask at the end of the vid was so fire

We all stayed with our local dealer. It's cheaper and there's no reason to change. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it"

@baggedtuned8569

Жыл бұрын

sounds like youre that dealer. wouldnt want it being legal now would you

@baggedtuned8569

Жыл бұрын

its all very broken. only a dealer would make a statement like this

brilliant job done by the entire team to bring out the entire seed-to-sale process, very informative and eye-opening, thanks for creating 🙂

@Zeusandhispups

Жыл бұрын

ABSOLUTE GARBAGE!! Phony. Staged. Bad actors!! Every gives it two thumbs down

notice how well mannered the dudes were. its crazy

@Puggelicious

Жыл бұрын

its staged. calm down buddy

@Ryan88881

Жыл бұрын

@@Puggelicious Apparently you've never heard of journalism.

@Puggelicious

Жыл бұрын

@@Ryan88881 Apparently you’ve never heard of paid actors

@Ryan88881

Жыл бұрын

@@Puggelicious Also nice job not even waiting a full minute to like your own comment. More evidence of your cringey neurodivergence.

@VooDooley

Жыл бұрын

Notice how well mannered Tony Montana was? Until he wasn't...

The fact that we get free videos on KZread by National Geographic is truly a gift. 🤟

@TommyHoover

Жыл бұрын

Right! Free propaganda is awesome!

@Scraggledust

Жыл бұрын

🙌

@_J0N_TAFFER

Жыл бұрын

They get paid hundreds of thousands for views per video. Plus ad revenue which could be more, Your attention makes them money so they appreciate you

@randomoverpopulatedworldid3286

Жыл бұрын

I disagree. Disney owns over 70% of NatGeo now so it's basically propaganda.

@_J0N_TAFFER

Жыл бұрын

@@randomoverpopulatedworldid3286 Disney interviews people selling meth essentially

The fact that the cartels are so comfortable growing Marijuana inside the United States, in our national forest speaks volume. Especially about the war on drugs and the DEA! cartels wouldn't be so comfortable doing such if they weren't assured the DEA, HSI, FBI and CIA wouldn't stop them

@JohnGalt-vr3lx

Жыл бұрын

Don't know if u are aware, but CIA doesn't do operations in the USA. They have their lapdogs in the fbi. The fbi doesn't prioritize drugs. Not sure who hsi is. Dea does multiple operations in California state and federal lands. There are so many no go areas in wilderness areas in cali due to narco grows. The damage they leave behind is immense. Of course with the open border, the deported weed growers are back the same day

@nate_reatcz

Жыл бұрын

@@JohnGalt-vr3lx lmfaooooo the cia run operations in the u.s. foreign and domestic. They just keep it underwrap jut like they did in the 70s 80s

I knew a guy who used to deal in drugs.....he stopped. He said he was fed up with people waking him up at crazy hours and someone breaking into his house all the time. He's divorced and much happier now.

@perculated7666

Жыл бұрын

Yeah sounds like he wasn’t selling just weed lol

@Fried-Pig-Nipples

Жыл бұрын

@@perculated7666 agree, dont know too many potheads that cant wait until the next day. On top of that, when I had a "dude", he set the transaction time and we basically had no choice anyhow. If your pounding on doors at two in the morning, you really craving something else.

@TheBeStLifehomestead

Жыл бұрын

Is he happier from being divorced or because not selling drugs?

@dancalmpeaceful3903

Жыл бұрын

@@TheBeStLifehomestead I think BOTH actually.

@B01

Жыл бұрын

@@Fried-Pig-Nipples when I was younger I had someone doing that kinda nonsense for weed (I've always kept it green heh). Came out with a metal baseball bat after I saw them running towards my car parked outside my house after I told em no and they wouldn't leave. Was swinging the metal bat, banging my metal railing on porch screaming YOU SAID HOW MUCH?! "Bang the railing" HOW MUCH DID YOU NEED?! and when he started to run: WHERE YOU GOING? COME "BANG".. GET "BANG"... YOUR WEED "BANG"... never called again, after my stand your ground attack ready style episode on my property. 🤣🤣 Can't be getting like that over some dam herb

We must protect Mariana at all cost! Her documentaries must be treasured. Congratulations to all the team involved and thank you Natgeo for giving us these pieces of art for free!

@Zeusandhispups

Жыл бұрын

You call that art??? That is garbage. You should set your standards just a bit higher..

Marijuana should have never been illegal in the first place. You should be able to buy marijuana as easily as buying tomatoes at the grocery store.

@gadz701

Жыл бұрын

Ikr

@brianpeavey5002

Жыл бұрын

What are you suggesting more laws on the books? We see how that works.

@misterJ420

Жыл бұрын

@@Psyminds then put an age restriction on it like with alcohol duh

@trythinking6676

Жыл бұрын

They ought to reduce taxes. 15% for the city tax, 8.5 % for the state. The only reason I go to where I go is the cheap stuff...what they can't sell. 10$ eights.

@TheGoddessBast

Ай бұрын

​@@brianpeavey5002 That is a weird take! How do you get "more laws on the books" from "never should have been illegal in the first place"?

Legalize nationwide. Same as tobacco, tomatoes, squash ect. If I want to grow for personal consumption legal. If I don't want to grow, go to store. I can grow tobacco in garden for personal use. Legalizing is over due. Should have never been illegal.

Hardly surprising since this is the same thing that happened in states that taxed liquor really high and saw bootlegging liquor.

@josepal4568

Жыл бұрын

its like we don't learn SMH

that's wrong on so many levels specially since it was legal until the 30s

@juckbofiden4638

Жыл бұрын

Yup until the lumber industry realized that they're going to lose money because hemp grows faster and is stronger than trees. On a side I do love the original movie reefer madness.

@ap8riot931

Жыл бұрын

Anslinger had J. Edgar Hoover slide it into the bill written to ban machine guns. People voted to make it illegal without realizing they had. The government hasn't changed much. The infrastructure bill 1.7 trillion dollars has 12 billion earmarked for infrastructure. The balance is going to them and their donors.

They needa do the same tax on pharmaceutical companies

@peterlongprong7521

Жыл бұрын

Corporations control the US Government = they try to hide that under layers of veils

@fireluvr

Жыл бұрын

That would raise prices even more

@gaoxiaen1

Жыл бұрын

Taxes on Big Pharma (Oxycodone, Amphetamines, Valium and other benzos, Seconal, etc...!) should be increased dramatically. Taxes on a harmless plant should be eliminated.

@chandude3

Жыл бұрын

thats extremely dumb, the pharma companies would just off put that price back on the buyer

Instantly hooked into this series

It's sad watching state after state having to promise all this tax money to save every budget problem. Some for the veterans, some for the schools, some for senior services, some for law enforcement. We shouldn't be having to bribe these people to have back what never should have been taken away in the first place.

@irishamerican4558

Жыл бұрын

In my day it was sad watching the police chase pot smokers around like cockroaches. Makes me sick to think how a government has treated people for using a plant given to us by our creator.

@thatguy22441

Жыл бұрын

I concur. Frankly, what the government, at every echelon, is doing is not only ineffective, but, unconstitutional. The Founding Fathers must be rolling over in their graves.

@cheezeball6109

Жыл бұрын

Yeah lottery was supposed to help education, and schools, and school budgets are dead, and falling apart.....its all BS.

@DanKirchner5150

Жыл бұрын

the government knows whats good for you

@danielfiore8865

Жыл бұрын

@@DanKirchner5150 that's why I happily pay them.

It makes me wanna cry to see all that sweet green being taken and destroyed

@sharkyandbabyorchie6949

Жыл бұрын

They don’t destroy it they flip it.

@christopherforgette1251

Жыл бұрын

Lol probably. Good old federal government

@rootedorganically4911

Жыл бұрын

Don’t black market also means it could have pesticides legal weed gets tested

@loisthehedgehog7658

Жыл бұрын

@@rootedorganically4911 you’ve probably got more of a chance of getting heavy pesticides in weed that’s legally grown in massive quantities since most the time all they want is the profit and don’t exactly care about the quality of the product. Most people who aren’t legal and grow outdoors use far less chemicals if any at all.

@inimitableminimalist

Жыл бұрын

@@loisthehedgehog7658 the problem is there's no way to know. illegal growers have been using eagle-20, paclobutrazol, imacloprid, etc (all things that legal cannabis states prohibit.) BTW, If you've never heard of eagle-20 till now, you're in over your head in this discussion... Illegal business always attracts a lot of scumbags. I'm willing to believe most illegal growers don't use toxic chemicals. (I don't.) But the ones that do, do. And there's no way to know who your grower is on the illegal market.

Back in the day in Canada it was something like 1 out every 4 houses was a grow house. This was in the 90's before they went legal.

my favorite journalist!! Thank you Mariana!

great job nat geo!!

I love being able to go to a dispo and pick out what I need. Don't miss the waiting game and shadyness at all.

@N7Miker

3 ай бұрын

On god, drug dealers aren’t your friend.

Alcohol is the worst drug

This is by far one of her best works i wonder how can i donate money to her personal account she really went out her way doing a production so well produced.

@jjswigger8591

Жыл бұрын

she does this with all her episodes bro prob best

@jimbrown4456

Жыл бұрын

Send it to me I'll make sure she gets it 🤑

@toddoughty2043

Жыл бұрын

she might have an onlyfans

@snl1754

Жыл бұрын

she LöVES to smell some dope indeed. :)

@pierrea3094

Жыл бұрын

She’s paid 6 figures by Disney for doing this this isn’t independent journalism bud. Get it together

Besides the situation with weed the ending on this documentary was badass 😂🔥

I live in northern Michigan, 5-6 years ago when I moved up I and a lot of other people were doing really well, now with the dispensaries most of us small growers can barely make ends meet. I know several long time growers who've had to shut down their grows😢

@richpittman666

3 ай бұрын

same in cali u have 2 have a full time job and grow jus to pay the bills out here its became an expensive hobby at this point

I drove 800 miles once just to get some decent weed ✌

@shecaptain3444

Жыл бұрын

😎✌️💥

@jay-mk4yt

Жыл бұрын

salute!

@randyvaughn4046

Жыл бұрын

Same here. Will power

@baggedtuned8569

Жыл бұрын

@@jakestone35 LOL yea ok

@mikeyncali

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 you can just ups it now lol I have seen it lol 😂 too funny now

The problem isnt the weed ---its the money --just listen !!!

@ppser818

Жыл бұрын

No dude, it's the Weed too. End of story.

@YEP336

Жыл бұрын

@@ppser818 nope it is the human who always craves for more. real end of story :D

Amazing video thank you National Geographic and Marina!!!

‘Black market’ weed is normally so much fresher and well produced unlike some of the stuff that’s legal.

@bigwill6089

Жыл бұрын

Exactly! The legal stuff doesn't get me high at all

@freedominsteadof1984

10 ай бұрын

Lack of pesticides maybe? 😅

Ain’t no pounds going for 4K in Cali. Maybe on the east coast, but I’ve seen 1200-2500 in Cali for good outdoor to fire indoor. For about 22-25

@joelm6631

Жыл бұрын

Please, east coast is no more than Cali....sorry to disappoint

@chrisburns143

Жыл бұрын

@@joelm6631 disappoint??? Lol I had goofy’s like you paying 38 for outdoor from 07-10 in NY. I introduced bubba kush to NY

For sure, one of the best documentaries regarding the illegal marijuana market. Great production, and very well produced!!!! Parabéns Mariana e a toda a equipa de produção, excelente trabalho!!!!

@TommyHoover

Жыл бұрын

this is literally propaganda but go off.. esto es literalmente propaganda pero vete

@bongdonkey

Жыл бұрын

@@TommyHoover Theyre speaking Portuguese , not Espanol.

@bradhagemyer7722

Жыл бұрын

Why was this even made....? Thanks for nothing....

If the legislation for cannbis regulation was well written, black market would go away. It's the states that refuse to decriminalize it that are driving the black market (and associated loss of tax revenues as well as supporting human rights violations).

@assog5737

Жыл бұрын

Big business won't let that happen. You would not believe what it takes to become legal in California. It is totally ignorant. To tell you the truth I don't see how anybody who is legal is making any money. A few weeks ago I saw a report that said 98 percent of legal growers lost money last year.

@newfreenayshaun6651

Жыл бұрын

Dont forget the residual army of private growers for said market who refuse to go get a marketable career in a different field. Growing is too beneficial to just quit. I have root salve that heals. Use every part of this plant, good for everyone in one form or another. The roots are just as powerful as the rest of this organism with 1000 uses, and the enjoyment and appreciation that i receive from growing and giving my buds, roots, stems, twine, stalks, extracts, rosins, tinctures, salves, hash, candles, incense, brownies and butter is priceless. When the time comes that i can lawfully sell, then i will. Til then, i keep it to myself, give it away or compost it. To take this plant back, would to be to take my fresh air away and thats not environmentally healthy for an opposing govt. Tell mom I stay high!

Running around and causing violence over a plant. Enough is enough. Free the plant and the people it serves. 🙏🏽 overgrow the world 👏

What an amazing video Mariana look forward to part 2

It would be interesting to see some investigative documentaries on the illegal drug situation from the perspective of what the government could do, what it has and hasn't done, and how it uses, benefits from, and actually helps the illegal drug trade to flourish.

@mls01981

10 ай бұрын

This is a very thought-provoking comment! I'd imagine that the politicians who can change the laws see it in their best interest not to say or do anything, otherwise jeopardize their careers. They may think that federal legalization is a great idea or have some personal conservatism/religious slant that says drugs are bad (the end). Either way, neither will introduce laws to legalize drugs federally. Below that, everyone else is making a paycheck as a result and doesn't want to put themselves out of a job -- this includes lawyers who defend/prosecute offenders and draft laws/regulations, law enforcement who enforce the law, and the entire prison-industrial complex who houses inmates. How may people in this video who were chopping down illegal grows also use recreational marijuana? I'd assume a lot.

@TheMg49

10 ай бұрын

@@mls01981 Good points, thanks. Regarding the sort of investigative piece that I said would be interesting to see, my guess is that nothing of that sort would be allowed to progress very far. Aside from the money part of it, which influences all economic levels of society from lowest to highest, government uses the illicit narcotics trade to track terrorist activity, which is arguably a more serious potential danger to society than the problems of drug abuse, addiction, and overdose deaths. So, the drug problem, and everything that it entails, is considered regrettable but acceptable collateral damage. Anyway, I don't have any answers. Thankfully, I don't have any appetite for narcotics or alcohol. It's frustrating to see otherwise good people ruining their lives (and sometimes others' too) with drugs and alcohol, and not be able to do anything to change their minds or habits.

13:23 That dog🐕 looks high🍁🍁🍁 😂😂😂😂😂

@nckfrmthapnw

Жыл бұрын

He is keyed 🤣

Its novel to go to the stores, they are neat. But when you want value and economy, homegrown is still so proper. Thats the nice part about it, really.

Very educational

I can agree with you. Most of the indoor growers are Asian not just specifically Chinese.

Regulation and greedy tax and license laws are driving this.

@ameliagraham7284

Жыл бұрын

And evil Republicans not getting onboard on every level.

@gaoxiaen1

Жыл бұрын

@@ameliagraham7284 And cops afraid of investigating real crime, while losing union seniority.

I love her documentaries / docuseries

NO LEGALIZATION. Legalization always got laws to be bothered with. Here's one, NO LAWS for nor against these NATURE MADE PLANTS, have them be treated like growing an Apple tree or a Grape vine in My backyard. I always figured since the 90s, as it is legalized it wouldn't be better in fact worse. This documentary proves that.

@jk-474

Жыл бұрын

I just care that the law states we can use or grow without restriction, no caps on possession amounts, basically our legal rights protection. In this case they’re intervened far too much

@joewilson6566

Жыл бұрын

100 percent right ✅

@MemoGrafix

Жыл бұрын

@@joewilson6566 - For Sure

@richardvillanueva8786

Жыл бұрын

DECRIMINALIZATION

This dude is inspirational tbh I'd love to replicate what he's doin

@Editnamehere

Жыл бұрын

Okay simp

@cesarduran8438

Жыл бұрын

@@Editnamehere huh

@cesarduran8438

Жыл бұрын

@@Editnamehere huh

@cesarduran8438

Жыл бұрын

@@Editnamehere why u say that?

The black market may be doing well in Cali but not where states have recently legalized it. VT legalized it last year recreationally and now competition is very stiff and prices are driven way down. Some of us who where doing well the last decade are struggling to move product. Im hoping that changes. 95% of the dispensaries are owned by big companies who only want to profit. They don’t care about anything else. Loaded with chemicals from chelated heavy metals from nutes to hard insecticides and fungicides. Disgusting. My sun grown organic bud will prevail

@joelm6631

Жыл бұрын

Lmao your worried about your profit😂 meanwhile the quality is higher and costs are dropping...that's great for the customer....

@D-Fens_1632

Жыл бұрын

I think people miss that concept, everybody just thinks "oh, dispensary, tested, safe." But when you're dealing with mass produced stuff they want to flip as quickly as possible, just like our fast food and the unnatural things they do to what we eat to make it cheaper faster and tastier, they're gonna do the same with pot (on that nktr I'll smoke a black market bowl over a delta 8 9 10 hydroxy HHP-thc-v cart that is perfectly legal to sell and possess any day). Plus all black market pot isn't grown by illegals living in federal forest surviving on canned menudo and dumping chemical in rivers. It's often the same growers that sell to dispensaries and stuff that's just coming out the back doors of dispensaries. I think the risks of "contaminated" black market pot are real but extremely exaggerated.

@maneiloveyall3672

Жыл бұрын

Yep Quality over Quantity winning, we still getting 4k plus a lb. You gotta come with the 🔥 and exclusive in house. The garbage sells to garbage clients, Quality clients will be around forever

@ap8riot931

Жыл бұрын

California government known for destroying everything it touches got involved in the weed trade. So what do you think happened? Black market is cheaper and easier... I'm told. Growers have government people wandering 24/7 through their grows they paid $100,000 for a state permit. Then they taxed transport, the packaging, and the distribution which adds to the retail price. Who can afford to do all that? Organized crime.

@JamesThomas-pj2lx

Жыл бұрын

@@maneiloveyall3672 what region is paying "4k plus"?

In Michigan, the prices are very low right now. Dispensery price for oz is $50-100 to start. My daughter manages a Dispensery in Kalamazoo, and she was telling me how much the price has dropped so low! The black market is $150-200 to start for an oz. in my area. We are also allowed to grow 12 personal plants. I'm glad I have a green thumb!

@XxPeytonTurnerXx

Жыл бұрын

That's still not very low when you look at the big picture. the dispensary weed they sell at that price is typically garbage quality. In canada you can order "illegal" weed online for half the price of dispensary weed and it'll be better quality too. Not even on the dark web either. You can find quarter pounds of AAA grade for as low as $200.

@ericramirez6146

Жыл бұрын

How much is a whole pound?

@XxPeytonTurnerXx

Жыл бұрын

@@ericramirez6146 it all depends on quality really, you get what you pay for in most cases. P’s of mid grade and or outdoor stuff can get as low as $300 a P , especially if it’s popcorn nugs (small nugs). But for craft cannabis, it can get as expensive as $1600. That stuff is next level though and is made in small batches. The average for the vendor I use is about 500-800 for large nugs of AAA or popcorn nugs of AAAA. This is CAD btw, not USD. We just have so much of it in canada that it can be priced very cheap, and standards for quality are extremely high here compared to non-legal states.

@ericramirez6146

Жыл бұрын

@@XxPeytonTurnerXx ok. Thanx for the reply

@ericramirez6146

Жыл бұрын

@@XxPeytonTurnerXx what would be considered low grade in your opinion?

When was this documentary made? Seems to be a few years old.

@zachh8261

Жыл бұрын

When she said 2k-4k a pound i knew it must have been filmed a while ago

@Tonyvido

Жыл бұрын

Boomer scare campaign

@tomsmith4484

Жыл бұрын

More like 25 cents a gram

@rufusddufus4729

Жыл бұрын

300 to 1200 tops this seems very 2018-19

@andrewemrick

Жыл бұрын

You can see this is clearly made post pandemic start, but yes the numbers are off.

great job 🎉. come to oregon it’s lovely here.

Unbelieveable!

She resembles Rhea Seahorn I'm sure her looks help her to get into some of these places. She is very good at what she does, and brave.

So while people think there’s a crime wave happening our police are spending their time closing down people who grow weed, which is not actually illegal but is because of a technical issue.

@King.DAVid.III2022

Жыл бұрын

I've had one drug charge in my life and they gave me 3 years in prison, "cultivating over 5 plants with intent to sale" and the only thing on my record, I can pay $1000 to remove it, but I tell you,I'd rather go to jail for something GOD already gave me than something HE said not to do 🗡️🤓 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. Gen 1:29🗡️

@ap8riot931

Жыл бұрын

Busting grows and pot smokers is so much safer than confronting rapists, murderers and gang bangers... So...

Keep growin boys keep it flowin

The greater the cost differential between free and govt run markets is, the greater the incentive to operate in a free market. Profit vs risk.

Been legal in Canada for years. 1oz of AA $100. 1oz of AAA $150-$200

@Davanillaguerrilla

Жыл бұрын

A lot of the weed in NY was from Canada not long ago

@jayclay8991

Жыл бұрын

That bc bud

@2003pendevil

Жыл бұрын

actually 50$ an oz 700$ a lb in bc now

@Bryan-of5qd

Жыл бұрын

Cannada qc. Here , the only one where you cant grow your 4 plant outside, trust me i have try 🤷🏻‍♂️🤦‍♂️

@jayclay8991

Жыл бұрын

@@Bryan-of5qd indoor usually turns out better anyway less outside interference

The truth is for every legal drug their is a blackmarket. Very well done documentaries

If the customers all over would stand together and ban the big company's like cookies and the corps with huge ops and only support small farms product maybe they could change things

@LetArtsLive

Жыл бұрын

Yeah well the only place to get stuff from the Farms is the black market where I live

@Hoosierdaddyjones812

Жыл бұрын

@LetArtsLive make connections with others to help you out, I had friends in other places help me when I had no other choices. Drive a road trip for couple of days and see the country.

Respect.

the government taxing the plant is the issue. why pay up to 30percent tax at a store when you can go down the street. the government is always the problem

It’s not about a plant, it’s about the unclaimed tax revenue on said plants. Smoke and mirrors

good videos

I like all these docs.

Cannabis was legalized in Canada in 2018. The problem up here is government approved weed is of low quality, and is selling for ridiculous prices. You can get an eighth of good illegal weed for $25, yet a goverment strain not near as good sells for up to $55 🤷‍♂️

@rolsson1693

Жыл бұрын

Grow your own!

@gaoxiaen1

Жыл бұрын

Incompetent Gov'ts cant even sell dope. Yet an uneducated 12-year-old can manage it.

"This pound of weed is worth $2-4000". Any media or police bust they always inflate the value to silly numbers to be more dramatic. The only way that pound is worth $4000 is if you sell the whole thing by the gram lol Here in Canada top shelf will run you about $150 an oz and decent quality stuff can be had for $60, but I'd generally stay around $100. If you want a whole pound of anything you'd be hard pressed to spend more than $1000 unless you're just looking to throw money away.

@tomsmith4484

Жыл бұрын

I get decent oz for ten bucks, no joke

Lol its nice to see bob marley playing his guitar and looking down on that bag full of weed 🇯🇲(poster on the wall during the first police raid)

With these

all i know is nobody should be in prison for just a plant lol , pharmaceuticals doing it own thing

This should be expected. All high-demand products have a black market.

Oh loved the trap house on top of the car Park garage. So fun it was likened to Costco, plenty of parking, bulk purchases….ha ha ha LOL he wanted a date, I giggled. Great video and I appreciate everyone opening up to shed a light on what the government is doing to choke off individuals trying to enter the market.

I love how it highlights the bubbles of ethnic groups like Chinese nationals in sac, etc. idk the word for it. Great narrative too like it goes through the whole supply chain. I remember a prof describing the “little e structure” and this perfectly made me think of it

You only Love Once.. live your Life happily🙌🙌

@cunicularium5424

Жыл бұрын

Pretty sure you can love multiple times before you die

@alottathat1017

Жыл бұрын

One love

@st.claire7201

Жыл бұрын

Sweet picture

@ashathakurhappiness19

Жыл бұрын

@@st.claire7201 thnku

1/2 oz. of 23% THC indica, organic, legal, lab tested, taxed = $45 in Colorado. Thirty years ago 1/2 oz of (probably too moist) kind bud costed $200.

@screwthedeepstate5722

Жыл бұрын

I just went through Denver. The weed is absolutely horrible!! It's barely worth buying on CA and AZ, but CO is definitely sub par.

@whiskybooze

Жыл бұрын

1/2 oz of legal bud in illinois=$235 after taxes

@nickolaspoturica7389

Жыл бұрын

Paying $59+tax =$72 for an 0z in Michigan

@tylerdiedrich1947

Жыл бұрын

@@whiskybooze black market thriving im guessing

@ldg508

Жыл бұрын

@@nickolaspoturica7389 I don't know about that, $59 for a Oz, there's no way they would stay in business with those prices

I've got 30+ years of growing experience myself. I got really good at hiding outdoor plants!

@raymondjosephquiambao9821

Жыл бұрын

Hey

@raymondjosephquiambao9821

Жыл бұрын

Can i be your student? Do you have fb or ig? Planning to grow outdoor but no idea how to discreet

@seanscott

Жыл бұрын

@@raymondjosephquiambao9821 dont believe it. if youre not in a state where you can grow, dont bother... not worth the risk and he shouldnt be bragging

@GiantGrasses

Жыл бұрын

Plastic tomatoes

@jolindien971

Жыл бұрын

@@raymondjosephquiambao9821 plastic decoration flowers

the problem is not the plant or the users, the problem is people who want money out of a sacred plant.

Keep growing boys.

They bust into these places just like their busting some major drug dealer. For people who just don't have a license and aren't paying the taxes to the state government.

The cost of $2k-$4k a pound was five years to ten years ago. It's more like 2-4 hundred a pound and 8 hundred for indoor.

How y’all tv people be finding all these plugs n shii 😂😂😂

Mariana , I’m going to hit you up when I need something. You got all the connections 🎉