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@norhidayahhyi4sj511

Жыл бұрын

L

@expensivetaste2900

Жыл бұрын

Can I have a bag where do I collect it from ?❤

@F4Insight-uq6nt

10 ай бұрын

It's obviously not going to do away because Legal Weed costs double the price or more!!

@ddouglas3687

9 ай бұрын

California leads the way in stupid as usual. I suggest EVERYONE begin growing their own! How can the State dictate to the People what the People want to do!?! The greatest medicinal plant is illegal!?! Let that sink in people. Disobey!

@ninrotladiferencia1845

8 ай бұрын

You got cocaine?

If my neighbor sells it cheaper than the dispensary, then I'm getting it from my neighbor. It's that simple.

@LadyAvN

2 жыл бұрын

They love supply and demand until they can't cash in on it.

@johnnaugle5762

2 жыл бұрын

Yup, it's called basic economics

@itskeagan3004

2 жыл бұрын

And until THEY care about my health I’ll trust my caretaker…looks like it’s a caretaker/buddy system for me ;)

@icemeoutlikeelsa

2 жыл бұрын

you didn't watch the video, that's not the problem

@saucyrevenge

2 жыл бұрын

It’s business. Nothing personal.

As someone who lives in a state that still enforces cannabis prohibition. I want to thank all of those black market growers all across the USA for providing us with high quality cannabis.

@TheFlubber33

2 жыл бұрын

As someone in a legal state with insane prices I also thank

@jeffjuliano1886

2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome

@Eusantdac

2 жыл бұрын

Thank Canada too : P

@jeffjuliano1886

2 жыл бұрын

@@Eusantdac do you remember beasters back in the 90s bc hydro before the California boom

@TheCrookedCoop

2 жыл бұрын

You can thank Northern California...

Hurt my heart seeing all those beautiful plants get cut up and thrown away 😞

@xpmrnoshit903

Ай бұрын

Bruh😢

Thank you for your service to all the clandestine farmers.

“Using hijacked water?” Meanwhile letting Nestlé and other companies raid the states water reserves what a clown show

@johnnymcblaze

2 жыл бұрын

Congradulations! You are now on a list! When the water riots start, you will be singled out as an "agitator" and pacified. Good luck!

@forrestcason3584

2 жыл бұрын

💯 You ain’t lying!

@vvvv-lu8zi

2 жыл бұрын

Perfect comment

@davidg6489

2 жыл бұрын

Difference is yea their both stealing but nestle steals CLEAN water to use these mf might pick it up from. Some drain ditch to be quick

@thishandleisnotavailable

2 жыл бұрын

Ikr. Filtered tap water... what a Fing joke. Idiots still pay $1 a bottle for it. Buy a goddamn Brita

True legalization is when the common citizen can grow their own. Anything other than that is state manipulation for corporate business interests.

@Phillyfresh209

2 жыл бұрын

Grow AND sell their own 😎👍

@sadhu7191

2 жыл бұрын

Wh6s are bud not selling amd its dry? Cause you hate small business mr suit man

@JustTheTip556

2 жыл бұрын

You're allowed to grow your own but not sell it. The government doesn't get their tax out of you if you sell it and that's why they're going after people that sell. Such a shame

@JustTheTip556

2 жыл бұрын

@@dariusvlogs3634 Fed ^

@JustTheTip556

2 жыл бұрын

@@dariusvlogs3634 I really doubt anyone is going to tell you anything unless you personally know someone already inside the business

Psychedelics saved me from years of uncontrollable depression, anxiety and illicit pill addiction. Imagine carrying heavy chains for over a decade and then all of a sudden that burden is gone. Believe it or not in a couple years they'll be all over for treatment of mental health related issues.

@brendanfisher9686

10 ай бұрын

Please does anyone know where I can get them? I put so much on my plate and it really affects my stress and anxiety levels, I would love to try shrooms

@AsaTillby

10 ай бұрын

Yes, dr.raymyco

@maryjohnny9920

10 ай бұрын

dr.ray is the best, he's been my go to for anything psychedelics.

@acostasantiago3340

10 ай бұрын

@@AsaTillby Is he on instagrm?

@michealdavid7066

10 ай бұрын

DMT was the best trip I had. It was an amazing experience.

I would love to see a comparison between the damage this "illigal black market weed boom" causes compared to other legal much more damaging companies

@OhiChicken

6 ай бұрын

I've got a growing resentment towards the government and the people of China who benefit from and contribute to the manufacturing and distribution of narcotics to America. I want to see a vice documentary of someone following the process of raw precursors to production to sale of narcotics from Chinese companies to the America's.

So WHY are they wasting all these county resources (vehicles, gas, amory, logistics, etc.) and man hours to disrupt $500 misdemeanor fines???

@robrose4971

2 жыл бұрын

Right on. That's what I'm saying.

@gothnate

2 жыл бұрын

Because the state will take the product and sell it to a legal dispensary and rake in the profits. They'll wait till it's almost time to harvest before making the bust, so they don't have to grow it themselves. That's why those counties will hold it illegal to grow. They're also some of the most corrupted counties in the nation.

@kalyddessalines769

2 жыл бұрын

@@robrose4971 We are allegedly in the middle of the greatest pandemic of our lives, where the population is supposedly dropping like flies, our emergency systems (hospitals, ICUs, paramedics, etc.) are stretched to their breaking points, yet our authorities have found the time and resources to chase plant growers under the guise of "It's harming the environment."

@Thebluesky0311

2 жыл бұрын

because alot of those illegal grows fund criminals, sex trafficking, other drugs and forced labor from illegal immigrants who live in harsh conditions.

@beco5002

2 жыл бұрын

the 500$ fine is just a side product they do it because they seize the plants wich means the organized crime groups miss out on millions of $. Not that hard to understand you would think.

As long as the taxes on weed stay insane there’s always gonna be people willing to buy off the street for the lower cost.

@RRAX

2 жыл бұрын

And lower quality 👍

@JohnSmith-mm9yr

2 жыл бұрын

@@boomerzoomergaming8471 he didn't say anything close to that. But I'm sure he appreciates your input.

@liquidass1

2 жыл бұрын

400$ for a half at cookies on Mel rose 😭

@markrisinger7520

2 жыл бұрын

@@RRAX right

@TrustThePlan

2 жыл бұрын

As long as slavery exists. Legal businesses will never be able to compete. Do your research, look up marijuana slave farms. Smiling and getting high at the expense of a slave. Then liberals want my anger as a black man to be directed at their conservative fathers for spilling their own blood to break my ancestors chains and teach them how to slap away the hands of the deceitful and lecherous white liberals. Do you want to know the truth? Look up child soldiers, ah ah ah, such dark taste this life has, even better yet, you're paying your enemies to get you high so they can steal a future from you in the long run. Their minds are staying sharp in the darkness and so does their hatred. The Latinos are the new Arabs and the prize? degeneracy. The hatred is so high they're even lacing up marijuana with Fentanyl. That's both the Chinese and Latin marxists spitting in your face. Long term goals traded for short term goals.

Basically someone just got robbed legally.

The sad part is the police still dedicating so much of their time to fighting something that's hardly a crime at this point.

@mohsenrezaie7302

2 жыл бұрын

do you marriage or no

@matt.willoughby

2 жыл бұрын

If there's no victim how can it be a crime?

@Turin-Fett

2 жыл бұрын

@@matt.willoughby The only victims are the sorry folks getting their crops stolen.

@joshuabeach4562

2 жыл бұрын

This is happening in OR too. The main problems arising are pollution, human trafficking for labor, and water theft.

@RedRum.

2 жыл бұрын

"war on drugs" its honeslty stupid

It’s hard to get over the fact that they’re going after smaller growers but its okay to grow as a larger corporation. Legalization of weed is a monopoly.

@isaaccutlip5815

2 жыл бұрын

Yup

@Germans12345

2 жыл бұрын

that is why they havent fully federally legalized it, they wanna make sure the average small business cant afford to run a marijuana business first so only the rich will profit. And they wonder why drugs won the war on drugs. f*ck all the old clueless people we have running this country, the only good thing about covid is all these old racist people from backwards hillbilly times running our country are more likely to be replaced by younger more intelligent people.

@CodyHouck

2 жыл бұрын

One is tested and 100% will have no added chemicals and one is grown in the middle of nowhere getting illegal water delivered.. you tell me which one you'd rather buy lol.

@UberOtaku001

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the point is to force people to pay their taxes. Of course the state wants its cut.

@Jvann-xz7lo

2 жыл бұрын

@@CodyHouck that comment right there tells me you have absolutely no personal experience in the bullshit cannabis industry and “testing”in California. After spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to convert Long term prop 215 medical/Collective operation to a recreational prop 64 compliant company we were met with nothing but roadblocks and then what turned in to be a full-blown raid with absolutely nothing but registered cannabis we were robbed for thousands of dollars hundreds of thousands of dollars in product that we were paying taxes on. Keep in mind nobody was arrested nor were we charged with any crime or even given a fine they just robbed us left us broke and moved onto the next victim. As far as your testing you might wanna do a little more research because those labs are all just as crooked as the council members who approve business licenses and permits. You have no idea how many of those no chemical grown cannabis products you’re buying are 100% not pass the test you slide a little money in the right direction and it all passes.

I can only imagine the cops that had to walk through the grow rooms, going back into the station, everyone staring at em like they just hung out with snoop dogg LMAO

NO one is gonna pay for overpriced weed, it will never stop because the people who own the weed shops charge 8x's or more then its worth because they have the control. The problem is retailers charge waaay to much , if you want to fix the problem you need to fix the prices , it is really that simple. No one is gonna buy illegally if the shops charge about the same price . Who owns the most licenses for weed farms? the same guy who made marijuana illegal for the past 40+ years.

This tells me legalization isn't enough. It's time to decriminalize cannabis, reschedule it, and allow the people to grow.

@Gorrash

2 жыл бұрын

Can you not grow in California? Thought u could

@sp1r1tm0lecule

2 жыл бұрын

If the government is that confident in their product, i don't see why they don't do it already

@mr.wiresnchecks3692

2 жыл бұрын

Sound like addicts

@DgurlSunshine

2 жыл бұрын

REMOVE CANNABIS FROM THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE LIST! FTC FDA USDA & BIG PHARMA SHOULD BE ON TRIAL!

@SanskarWagley

2 жыл бұрын

Both government and private growers should benefit

The moral of the story: Government hates competition.

@ShidaiTaino

2 жыл бұрын

Rich people*

@afterburnerfox

2 жыл бұрын

@@ShidaiTaino government is in bed with rich people

@DgurlSunshine

2 жыл бұрын

@@ShidaiTaino #NONAZIPASS #NOGREENPASS #ENOUGHISENOUGH #FREEJULIANASSANGE

@marcusrodriguez7345

2 жыл бұрын

@@afterburnerfox well said 🍄🍵🗣👽🙏

@gman6747

2 жыл бұрын

Facts

Thank you peru for your decision on this very important matter

Golly, thanks for making everything so much clearer…

The sheriff said "if your crop is worth a million, the state should get half." BS to the highest degree.

@vanderumd11

2 жыл бұрын

for his paycheck

@gregkramer5588

2 жыл бұрын

Pure propaganda video isn't it.

@DavidJones-ty1ht

2 жыл бұрын

I can't believe that pos Actually said that , who in there rite mind destroys people's months of work then expects you 2 pay half of what its worth.

@thezedunderurbed1049

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome to communism, ITS OUR WEED NOW

@nathanayon4024

2 жыл бұрын

@@thezedunderurbed1049 they did say it was cali... Haha

It’s almost like if you make ridiculous barriers of entry to enter the business then it becomes easier to be a criminal. They pretty much took prohibition and handed the reigns to big business.

@midwestmike613

2 жыл бұрын

That how business is done in the great United States of America

@darioguerra3065

2 жыл бұрын

Yeh, the stupid wack-a-mole approach just like the main drug war will never work. Take away the insane discouragement taxes on weed as if it were cigs, take away the THC limit, let people grow if they wanna grow and let weed be as legal as beer.

@rerikm

2 жыл бұрын

why don't you ask for the government to make it easier to make money as a banker so more people could benefit?? business are rarely easy and come with lots of risks. the best, most capable, more well connected and wealthier will always do better. sad but true

@bitkrusher5948

2 жыл бұрын

And they whining cause they don't make billions cause millions ain't enough.

@hankwoomer7898

2 жыл бұрын

unrelated but it’s always nice to see another hank

He said "Definitely" i was like bro we grow up with that lol

My take away is that the California system can only favor serious big money investors because they can survive better in a low net profit business environment. Cuts out the smaller growers just fine. Besides, most small operators don't have the ability to borrow serious start-up capital to have a compliant grow site and associated fees.

Dang, who woulda thought allowing the government to control the weed market would lead to extremely high taxes. I am shocked a black-market emerged. 🙄

@sauceflow4532

2 жыл бұрын

High taxes 😏

@pauld.b7129

2 жыл бұрын

Really just depends how greedy the lawmakers are in a state. In Oregon, prices are lower than I've ever seen. Period. No illegal grower could compete. I literally bought a half OZ for 17$ from the dispensary the other day, and it was fire 😁

@fellowearthling8740

2 жыл бұрын

@@pauld.b7129 no such luck in liinois. A half oz goes for about 300 here

@Lugtastic

2 жыл бұрын

@@pauld.b7129 that's literally a fairytale from where I'm from lmao

@pauld.b7129

2 жыл бұрын

@@Lugtastic yeah Oregon is weed heaven lol. I still get blown away by some of the deals I get. I can get half Oz's for 25-30 on the regular, and sometimes I get even better than that. It's most because the state didn't cap the number of growers. Anyone can start a cannabis company and the permits are cheap. That means there's a ton of supply. Works out well for the consumer 😁

The amount of weed I seen get thrown out makes me sick 🙄

@lifeofnaee2503

2 жыл бұрын

LITERALLYYYYY

@shacker9770

2 жыл бұрын

Fr 😭

@187420666es

2 жыл бұрын

This makes the world 🌎 a little more safe every time I see this

@ypngus

2 жыл бұрын

@@187420666es the artist you like smokes weed . What do you think about that ? I’m talking about Travis Scott

@fuhrfhrei3441

2 жыл бұрын

@@187420666es no it don’t

Truly heartbreaking video 😢

As a former Californian, the golden era was medical use from mid 00s up to when it was legalized (government controlled). Once Uncle Sam took his slice, prices have never gone back down. I'm proud to say I never voted for government control.

It’s sad whenever victimless crime are more important than actual crimes that leave victims.

@jimmyjones5880

2 жыл бұрын

Except it's organised crime groups growing it and the money then finances murder and the buying then sale of more serious drugs.

@mr.romero4799

2 жыл бұрын

@@jimmyjones5880 your talking about organized crime from the cartels. If California was worried about organized crime, they would start by enforcing border laws and illegal immigration. The only reason why there targeting these illegal grows is because the state isn’t getting taxes from it not because of organized crime.

@MrReallyHard

2 жыл бұрын

Easy target for law enforcement while real crimes happen everyday. Still think this is the best country in the world?

@REDWOOD-ROOTZ710

2 жыл бұрын

Kinda Like a man with a Camera filing audits videos lol seen whole police force just waste our money

@mr.romero4799

2 жыл бұрын

@@REDWOOD-ROOTZ710 Exactly!!! First Amendment Auditors may be annoying but they got a constitutionally protected right to record anybody in public especially our public servants. People don’t realize that anyone in this country can be press, even more so today because we all have phones with cameras and access to media outlets like KZread, FB, etc.. to post it on.

Maybe they shouldn’t tax legal cannabis at some outrageous 30-40%. It was easy to see that the black market wasn’t going anywhere when you see government trying to tax the hell out of legit businesses.

@weirdshibainu

2 жыл бұрын

What did you expect? Government always tax at high rates. Welcome to the world of business

@ryanshaw4250

2 жыл бұрын

thats just at the shop.. we have another 25% on gross from the grow to the shop, plus renewal fees from 12 different directions at 20k/yr.. taxes in cali or colorado are truly 70% of gross.. not on profit like the rest of the country.

@dicktracy5234

2 жыл бұрын

But in Washington state it's the same price that it is in the streets in Texas

@jettyeddie_m9130

2 жыл бұрын

“War on drugs” 🤡

@weirdshibainu

2 жыл бұрын

@@ryanshaw4250 That's why I laugh when people advocate for federal legalization of weed. Just wait until they get their hands on the tax schedule

Is there any realiable source I can purchase from??

@JamesTaylor-ff4dp

Жыл бұрын

Please how do I contact him ?

“If your crop is worth 1 million dollars then you owe the state half” 🤣 lmaoo why are you entitled to what I bring in.

@brentduanefoster

Жыл бұрын

My response would’ve been, “did the state help me grow and cultivate this cannabis?” No? So what makes you think you deserve half?

Sounds a lot like a "we should federally legalize it" type of problem instead of peddling oxycontin to kids.

@keemrichhh4513

2 жыл бұрын

Where are they peddling oxy to kids? 🥺🥺🥺

@FlyingHighInAC

2 жыл бұрын

But that would require common sense!

@theprimalwisdom4929

2 жыл бұрын

Wait, but... Money... WHAT ABOUT MONEY!?!?

@theprimalwisdom4929

2 жыл бұрын

@@keemrichhh4513 Where are "they" not? Perhaps amphetamines, Ritalin and opioids would've been a clearer statement. I have 2 high school age sisters, one on adhd meds and one on antidepressants... They're 15.

@checkeredcheese

2 жыл бұрын

yet vice is on the feds side of "lets keep it illegal so we can do more fines, forfeiture and seizures"

THE WHOLE POINT OF “LEGAL” WEED SHUD BE TO KEEP PEOPLE OUT OF JAIL!!!! NOT JUST TO KEEP MONEY IN THE POCKETS OF POLITICIANS JAILS AND INSTITUTIONS.

@user-rb7ns9yj5y

2 жыл бұрын

Not legal... they just changed a couple things so rich white men can make more money. When they want they go bust whomever isn't in the crew on a federal level. For profit prisons, police, ICE, etc... the game is rigged.

@trawrtster6097

2 жыл бұрын

That's why decriminalization is the key, not legalization. Legalization means there is always some barrier to access, which in turn encourages underground markets. Similar things can be said of sex work.

@leodeitrick5030

2 жыл бұрын

Tell that to Illinois they need to hear that

@jameshubert6103

2 жыл бұрын

Funny how that’s also the argument for people that want to legalize drugs stating legalizing can let the country collect taxes.

@putoelquelolea3193

2 жыл бұрын

@@trawrtster6097 yes

Ironic how laws create crimes. Get rid of all laws associated with weed and the entire problem goes away.

Saludos desde Idaho ✌🏻

I don't even smoke weed, but this is heart braking to see all of this being seized and destroyed.

@lovinLaVonna

2 жыл бұрын

That's why I pointed out how to do if differently

@stephenroldan5107

2 жыл бұрын

You know how many people can benefit from all those plants they cut down. Horrible

@mikearonson1071

2 жыл бұрын

That's like a weekend supply for Snoop Dog.

@BlastinRope

2 жыл бұрын

You missed the forest for the trees, high quality cannabis grows so easily that it could sell lbs for the price of an oz if the goverment is out of the picture.

@drunkbuzzard3237

2 жыл бұрын

If you think it’s bad seizing this you’re part of the problem. I’ve had neighbors threatened with guns we’ve had illegal dumping we got criminals all over our neighborhood right now cartels.

So basicly they structured the system to benefit corporations, but because the black market was so well established, the system is failing. Am I getting this right?

@lauracornwell9129

2 жыл бұрын

Actually, many of these grows are not established black market grows. Many are new. Eastern Europeans, Asians, North, Central and South American. Oh yeah, Americans and Canadians too. They aren't at all like the hippies of old. They are criminal enterprises taking advantage of a system, that is taking advantage of all of us. Federal legislation would be wise to legalize cannabis. Or this cluster screw will just grow and grow.

@austinblackburn8095

2 жыл бұрын

@@lauracornwell9129 Federal Legalization would be nice, but you are kidding yourself if you think it will reduce taxes as they will want a cut of the pie and enforce illegal growing operations harshly. I'd imagine it would mirror the alcohol industry with excise taxes and permitting.

@lauracornwell9129

2 жыл бұрын

@@austinblackburn8095 I feel that the best way around excessive taxation of cannabis, on both the Federal and State level, will be allowing individuals to grow there own. I really wasn't addressing taxation. It is after all an easy plant to grow. Not sure how you felt my comment was addressing the taxation issues. I can't access medical in my state, so I'm paying through the nose for edibles I use for medication. Hopefully, States will allow individuals to grow what they need. Like laws Virginia passed recently.

@lauracornwell9129

2 жыл бұрын

their own

@karimmoop9560

2 жыл бұрын

Well the corporate structure does need the illegal proceeds to go back to them via money laundering.

Me just trying to smoke a plant that makes me happy and chill

the thumbnail for this video totally looks like master chief from halo kneeling on top of a huge mound of weed.

"they poison the environment with toxic chemical pesticides" 🤣🤣 man, that's a good one. The average farmer in the USA uses more toxic chemical pesticides than any other individual on earth.

@rustygoldfanatic8830

2 жыл бұрын

And they are killing honey bees at the same time.

@aztaclalz

2 жыл бұрын

I mean ok so there is some truth to it. You get weed plants sprayed with, essentially, liquid spice. So people get physically dependent on the "weed" and don't want to go back to normal ass weed. Just look up the Vice documentary about the German drug dealer that wants to quit. I don't mean that EVERYONE growing illegaly does it but it is absolutely spreading.

@Cocox00

2 жыл бұрын

@@aztaclalz the liquid spice is sprayed onto the already harvested plants. But consumers face the same issue with industrial produced products, marketing just plays its part. U might get some sustainable organic products delivering what they promise but it comes with a heavy price tag.

@johnleon2594

2 жыл бұрын

🤣😁😂

@kilo_ktks

2 жыл бұрын

Was just about to mention that the dumbest excuse 😂 they could give

As soon as it was legalized it was clear that homie in the hood could never go legitimate because of the high costs associated with the licensing and everything. It’s legal but the stigma is so heavy still.

@gottahaveawawa7494

2 жыл бұрын

not really most stores include taxes in price

@MeansOfProduction209

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that's kinda the whole point( the legalization effort was sold as this liberating justice reform, but it's really just to open markets to those who already have capital and want to make more).

@gottahaveawawa7494

2 жыл бұрын

I really have no problem paying taxes on pot then be in an illegal state thats just me

@zenaidaaguirre7262

2 жыл бұрын

@@gottahaveawawa7494 the problem is how high the tax is 30-50 % is outrageous. It whould be taxed the same as alcohol.

@gottahaveawawa7494

2 жыл бұрын

@@zenaidaaguirre7262 i know but what i was trying to say i can still get 3.5 for anywhere between 20-50 from a dispensary with taxes included so i may not get the business side of taxes but on the consumer side for me it doesn’t effect me.

This hurts

Watching them cut down these trees gives me OH THE HUMANITY vibes all over again lol

Weed has never been illegal for me, I don't ask permission from anyone to live my life. I'm 45 and these laws are bullshit!

@HondAcura111

2 жыл бұрын

Same! That's what I would tell people. I decided weed is just fine so it's always been legal for me. I lead my own life.

@father3dollarbill

2 жыл бұрын

True

@stephencarr4238

2 жыл бұрын

Very true, I don't tell people what they can and can't do so I'm not gonna have my life determined by rules made by another human. I hurt no one with what I do

@myforeskinisswolleninwhite369

2 жыл бұрын

@@HondAcura111 some weedsheads be acting like junkies though always broke cause they rather get high than buy food for the kids and themselves. Then they be broke and wanna smoke the higher class weed

@kevmoful

2 жыл бұрын

Me too I carry a gun everywhere I don’t need permission

I’m from the uk London I’d like to personally thank the people in California that grow thanks for all the good times 💨🫡👊🏻💪💯🇬🇧👋🇺🇸

I'd like to personally thank all our black market growers. Keeping the plant in the power of the people!

@user-tg9qf2mt5b

Жыл бұрын

sadly nearly everyone in this video is probably busted, vice is notoriously fedded

@JQueen-ul5eh

Жыл бұрын

@@user-tg9qf2mt5b I was thinking the same thing.

@warriorclan2671

Жыл бұрын

You mean the cartels .Sure lmao

@bIakeee

Жыл бұрын

@@warriorclan2671 LMAOOO if you really think cartels still fw weed you're gravely mistaken.

@osotries

Жыл бұрын

Dude like the n!gga from weeds CX power to the people

the dude named Dank sounds literally like Seth Rogen

I'm a legal grower in CA. Grew illegally for many years exactly like Doc, and made the switch in '17. The system is absolutely fucked. ~70% tax rate (seed to sale), exorbitant licensing fees, land use requirements, unfair competition from the black market, etc etc. We've consistently harvested larger and larger canopies every season, and every year it gets harder to make ends meet. The annual black market flood came early this year and we literally had to shut down operations 2 months ahead of schedule and let 1000s of pounds rot in the field because we couldn't sell anything. Hard to compete with 400$ lbs when your cost of production isn't too far off from that...

@jefferym2568

2 жыл бұрын

$400 pounds??? Sign me up, here in Michigan I get a hella good deal for 1800 for some really good smoke

@youngmoneysippmob8366

2 жыл бұрын

Blackmarket is like a virus for a cannabis grower!!

@dalkhal

2 жыл бұрын

@@jefferym2568 Michigan has trash weed

@wompwomp7177

2 жыл бұрын

@@jefferym2568 pff cheap ain’t good and good is not 1800😂😂 especially not in Michigan jesus

@ianj5079

2 жыл бұрын

$400 lb me pls my lbs 1600 on thee best day and pray it’s some fire. CLT, NC

Government could make so much money matching the black market prices... nobody wants to pay 85 dollars for 3.5 grams

@Omoiyari23

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@daveomacron4301

2 жыл бұрын

$35 of which is tax and fees.

@DrewBert92

2 жыл бұрын

85 bucks for a 3.5!!! Sheesh I’m paying 150 for an O here in jersey. I’m a weekend smoker and the bud isn’t junk either, could never find myself paying that price

@katlynklassen809

2 жыл бұрын

You guys are being raked over the coals. 87.50 for an oz at the corner dispensary.

@DrewBert92

2 жыл бұрын

@@katlynklassen809 damn! That’s cali price?

With a medical Marijuana card with an allotment of 15 plants, you are allowed 3 med cards per household. That's 45 legal plants per home.

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@jasonsimpson7233

Жыл бұрын

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@mysteryrecapped7453

Жыл бұрын

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@joshuapatel163

Жыл бұрын

Perfect for words No sin in great wealth and no virtue in poverty

@_Carlos_872

Жыл бұрын

I urge everyone to start somewhere now no matter how small, this is literally the time for that, forget material things, don't get tempted,i became more better the moment i realized this.

@Matthew0266

Жыл бұрын

Yeah invstmnt is the key to sustaining your financial longevity but venturing into any legitimate Investment without a proper guidance of an exprt can lead to a great loss too

The true answer is to just leave it at sales tax. Think how messed up it is that tobacco and alcohol are able to put poison on shelves and are not required at ALL to list the ingredients on their products. But legal weed needs to undergo strict testing and is taxed at more than twice the rate.

@MrRusty-fm4gb

2 жыл бұрын

This comment is underrated. Thank you! 🙏

@calvincooley1074

2 жыл бұрын

Amen.

@Jenembu

2 жыл бұрын

See there is the problem. ALL DRUGS ARE POISON. Even weed. But because us idiots want poison, the government will eventually make it legal. I say make it all illegal but legally controlled. Cigarettes, weed, alcohol all of them. Then you'll see how expensive these drugs will be. 😁🥺😉🤫

@octobur.mp3

2 жыл бұрын

@@Jenembu weed is not a drug nor poison.. idk what you smokin

@Jenembu

2 жыл бұрын

@@octobur.mp3 uh-huh it us a drug. Cannabis is a drug. And poison is a term of speech

Imagine being offended by people growing plants

@jabbermocky4520

2 жыл бұрын

And saving rainwater. That pisses a lot of people off, too. Humans are so screwed in the head!

@stone3859

2 жыл бұрын

@@jabbermocky4520 "Humans", yea if u can call them that

@Jonas-ij4td

2 жыл бұрын

@@stone3859 well what are they if not humans

@stt5222

2 жыл бұрын

This world is an absolute clown show

@renatoantelo5822

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly

Any bussines owner that says they are losing money is lying. Nobody would keep on doing that bussines if they lose money. They just dont make as much money as they want.

So many crystals in the thumbnail I thought those where bags of popcorn.

What’s sad is the law enforcement officers who actually feel ok going out to do this Leave people and their weed alone Legal weed is WAAYYYYYYY too expensive

@AikiraBeats

2 жыл бұрын

This part they need to lower the prices

@flyboyjames7408

2 жыл бұрын

The Weed Man is better any Way and affordable 😄

@pappasmirk.

2 жыл бұрын

How much is legal weed there its 600 bucks an oz in Australia

@ohmygodronnie6484

2 жыл бұрын

@@pappasmirk. not that much man 😭 like at most $450 an ounce and thats rare

@ShockShorts

2 жыл бұрын

@@pappasmirk. oh my god what I’m in Texas a ounce of top shelf stuff is like $200

I've seen the prices the dispensaries charge smokers don't care about pretty packaging and overheads just want good weed at a good price legal or illegally grown.

@Network126

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly. The place I go to was packaging weed in cheap zip lock bags for a while when they ran out of the pouches lol. Just good cheap weed without the bullshit.

@NaviRyan

2 жыл бұрын

It’s almost as if Adam’s smith’s entire point of capitalism was to sell a good product at a cheaper price.

@VayliraKayvex

2 жыл бұрын

I'm from Australia and people DEFINITELY don't care about whats on the packet of the things they're buying to smoke lol

yeah people arent talking about the shops running both legal and illegal shops.

@checklucas_shroomsoninstag8628

Жыл бұрын

I got my perfect trip from him 🖕🖕 he is a shaman 🍄💯

@checklucas_shroomsoninstag8628

Жыл бұрын

I got mine from him 🖕🖕he got psychedelic products 🍄💯

Imagine fighting a 50-year war with a plant. And losing. 🤣🤣🤣

"Your crops worth a million dollars, you owe the state half a million dollars". I wonder why the black market is thriving 🤔

"If your crops were worth a million dollars, well then you owe the state a million dollars." Sounds like strong arm mafia tactics

@figarofigaro3429

2 жыл бұрын

Bingo!

@christopherchacon9265

2 жыл бұрын

@@smokedbeefandcheese4144 thats my point....

@ryanshaw4250

2 жыл бұрын

its worse than you think.. so many cops have spent their careers profiting from letting certain operators run and others for them to rob. cleaning up the marijuana system is not about getting us onto safe products, its about beating the hand of our government crooks who have lied to and robbed the american public for decades.

Great, video, super 👌 😊

Reporter: its about safety Revenuer: it's about money 😂

The sheriff admitted to taxing 50% of their profits. That’s crazy

@MrSouthsideMuscle

2 жыл бұрын

That's what it's about money

@clemente5677

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrSouthsideMuscle protecting monopolies and not the public

@jerseyboyce1

2 жыл бұрын

thet ax on legal weed in illinois is 40 percent at point of purchase

@TheMepwep

2 жыл бұрын

He's arguing the fines for illegal grow ops need to be higher. They are using all those police resources for a few hundred dollars in fines.

@sassagrass7095

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheMepwep This is so infuriating.

The purpose of the government should be to do inspections and collect taxes. They should not be pitting big corporations against farmers. Let the people make their money.

@reazallykhan8614

2 жыл бұрын

Protect the farmers at all cost....I say

@father3dollarbill

2 жыл бұрын

Son, government is king. Haven't you noticed. They rule and we allow and comply by paying taxes

"Dank" is blowin' my mind.

The only problem is that I don't my stuff laced with anything. I want to know exactly what I'm getting

These dispensary owners want to own numerous amounts of stores and expect each of them to make a lot of money by selling over priced products that sometimes get you high. It's a dam shame that the people who fought for the right to grow are the ones that still have to hide and grow.

@edwardblodgett605

2 жыл бұрын

You said it!

@quitesmacked

2 жыл бұрын

overpriced is so true.

@drybizcuit1914

2 жыл бұрын

The guy cries about losing money at one store while in "expand mode" then proceeds to rat out other grows that are selling some product on the black market. Absolute shame.

@RM360CR

Жыл бұрын

But, What did you honestly think it was going to happened under capitalism, those who have the money pay the lobbyist to past legislation and if you have weed overflowing from the black market they couldnt start such businesses and they couldnt pay all those taxes to the corrupt governments.

@rebelrat3594

Жыл бұрын

@Cayenne Captain God bless an American tradition

More marihuana less pills

Hmm maybe if the government weed wasn’t so strict on transportation and growing and actually worked and wasn’t so expensive this wouldn’t be a problem.

*“The Government doesn’t give a f*ck about your safety. They don’t want you to use your drugs, they want you to use their drugs…”* - Chris Rock

You know damn well some of that weed went “missing” and mysteriously ended up in the lungs of those officers

@justleon721

2 жыл бұрын

Yep. Where I live, they don't even bother pressing charges, so nothing goes on record. They're literally just robbing people.

@Maloha486

2 жыл бұрын

@@justleon721 The cop in the video even said they don't put people in jail, the government just wants their cut

@jonathanmayberrydesigns

2 жыл бұрын

you are seriously mistaking cops for cool people. They would never touch it and mostly hate those who do as they look down on them.

Just like every other bill California passes, the state missed the mark completely. The point of making cannabis legal is to ensure the safety and integrity of the grow in a market already oversaturated with black market product, not to bottleneck the industry to tightly that it is only benefiting those in political power who get a cut of the tax revenue.

Can you imagine the ammount of money those cops made after stealing all that weed?? WOW!!

@atomictraveller

2 жыл бұрын

i can imagine that cop with some whiskers and a block of cheese in his fat little paws

@juansantana8448

2 жыл бұрын

you mean the part the sold, 'cause then there is the part they smoked with their bodies...

@peristicas3119

2 жыл бұрын

@@juansantana8448 Sure, but that part they don't make money of. But yeah, you're right :)

@breathspinecore

2 жыл бұрын

Zero dollars. They're cutting down the plants and dumping the pounds in the hot sun. I assure you they're not making anything.

@forrest3

2 жыл бұрын

@@breathspinecore I can with 100% certainty and firsthand knowledge that this is not true all the time. Dirty cops are a dime a dozen.

Good grief. I am not a weed consumer, but I see people getting in trouble for having weed - a plant that has medicinal value for many people. Just make it legal already!

How do they get the water out there though? thats a sandy desert!

The dispensary near me is awful. No selection, long waits, constant technical issues.

What's fucked up is I've got felony cultivation charges recently and have to do time for it. Even though it's "legal" Putting people in a cage for growing plants peacefully in their own home is what's fucked up

@moniqueengleman873

2 жыл бұрын

Well, sounds like you were over your personal limit.

@badcholesterol

2 жыл бұрын

@@moniqueengleman873 Are you allowed to eat cheeseburgers?

@moniqueengleman873

2 жыл бұрын

@@badcholesterol I choose not to partake. I am too busy cultivating my plants. Getting crop out early!

@evandorco5193

Жыл бұрын

Use jury nulification win and walk free plead not guilty and argue the trials not Faire till you have a jury by the timelocmdown hits again you won't even have to go l court lol

@Sidekick_2010

Жыл бұрын

Are you in prison lol

What an incredible waste of resources and time - imagine what good these agents could actually be doing for society? So very sad.

@forrestcason3584

2 жыл бұрын

@Flicka Flame that’s how they classify them… Think of all the time the cops could have been taking all these weird child molesters off the street…

@Cyber_Homestead

2 жыл бұрын

@Flicka Flame Exactly. It's not so much an illegal marijuana issue as it is a human trafficking and associated crime issue. Out here in southern Oregon, the cartel will come to legal grow operations, threaten the growers and their families, and then will take over. All of this over a plant that the government has stigmatized to the point where people are getting killed over it.

@anag5197

2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately there’s a lot of organized crime involved in the big blk market grows. This causes major problems to the communities and ecosystems where they set up.

@dariusvlogs3634

2 жыл бұрын

How can I get in touch with people who run these type of operations ?

@forrestcason3584

2 жыл бұрын

@@dariusvlogs3634 hmu

what Doc said is the reason im smoking homegrown from north carolina in colorado

They say that if you get used to a certain strain and you want something a bit trippy and better,, then aren't you gunna get used to that strain. So , what's the point. I find that taking a few days of is better than trying a new strain.

They just need to fully legalize

@igormarinkovic1531

2 жыл бұрын

dreams

@StanHowse

2 жыл бұрын

@@igormarinkovic1531 Even if they did, these people would still find an excuse to go "bust heads" over it.

@360.Tapestry

2 жыл бұрын

they will once all their big pharma friends have a healthy foothold

@rhizomorph-music

2 жыл бұрын

It should have the same legal status as any other aromatic plant like basil or rosemary. No more control than with those things, and no less.

Those black market growers are the reason why I'm able to get decent smoke. GOD BLESS THEM.

@bigwill6089

Жыл бұрын

Yes because that legal weed is garbage! They have all the equipment and are allowed to grow legally but grow weed that doesn't get you high! I don't get it!

@DivinityAwakened

9 ай бұрын

​@@bigwill6089i know exactly what it is. The legal, corporate weed companies harvest far too early and completely skip curing their flower. They cut corners to produce the most amount of flower in the shortest amount of time possible. Then they wonder why the supply begins to outpace demand and their ounces start selling for 110.

@outoflovefullofpills

9 ай бұрын

​@@bigwill6089is it as that bad? im from germany and we have something some real us dispensary weed with like 27% THC or something like that and it gets me high as a rocket. So why you guys dont get high?😅

@EnergyWRLD

9 ай бұрын

@@bigwill6089 They have focused mainly on THC and losing its terps, Secondnoids, flavinoids, ect. making it not potent at all and can be a mental problem.

@barbecueddeer395

3 ай бұрын

@@bigwill6089I’ve definitely noticed the quality of weed from my plug that grows it. And when he runs out of the stuff he grows he goes right to source. Other growers. Dude will come back with a trunk full at least 200 ps. He said that dispo weed is garbage and that’s facts.

This hurt watching them cut the plants

1:32 damnnnn thats alot of bud. Anyone know what part of cali that is?

Please stop blaming illegal markets on environment issues. The legal market do not need any help to ruin the environment, it's doing fine by itself.

@BeefHammer1

2 жыл бұрын

Lol they showed like 10lbs of plastic while the average grocery stores laugh hysterically

@gotmunny

2 жыл бұрын

Fax!

@thesilentone4024

2 жыл бұрын

Lol ya california uses 200 billion gallons of water a day only from farms nut tree farms add all farms its 530 billion gallons a day add the city its 650 billion a day. I think the farms need to stop.

@renatoantelo5822

2 жыл бұрын

Fact

@teamorcas

2 жыл бұрын

The police are doing far more to ruin the environment by conducting these raids with tons of people, equipment, vehicles, etc for what amounts to a misdemeanor

This reminds me of the alcohol prohibition...eventually the government needs to legalize weed nationwide.

@TheWolfsnack

2 жыл бұрын

Except that it is far worse than prohibition was in terms of collateral damage.

@MontroseManifesto

2 жыл бұрын

You’re missing the point of all this, legalization has obviously just created more issues because “legalization” is just for monopolistic gain, you get cheaper weed at the underground seshes because it’s locally grown, I’ve gotten some shitty bud from the actual dispos. We need to legalize cultivation for the average man.

@tobiano47

2 жыл бұрын

btw. that means all states across the board. :)

@michaelangelo6870

2 жыл бұрын

Me & my best friend lost millions in property because we were growing weed. Our property had noting to do with weed we had tenants they were apartment buildings. It fucked us both up for a long time I left the United States because of it. I didn't want to live in a country where everything you worked for for years can be taken by the government overnight. The cops told our tenants to stop paying us rent while we were fighting in court and still owned the buildings. My friend had to move back with his mom and live like a broke kid again. Shits messed up now it's legal in Chicago. We are just getting back on our feet legally in Colorado. People want to smoke and someone has to grow and cure it.

@du5593

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelangelo6870 Damn that's fucked up. How did the court decide that you had to give up the whole property?

teared up watching this

These people probably think they are super cool arresting people for............weed................

Shoutout to all the blackmarket growers never let the media corporations and money hungry politicians slow you down.

If you aren't friends with the people who make the laws, or rich enough to be friends with the people who make the laws, you cannot be the owner of a legal cannabis business in the United States.

@mikemoore1769

2 жыл бұрын

Thats not true, even remotely lol. Maybe the shithole you're in. I'm a commercial plumber who sets up grow facilities and there's a lot of "Mom & Pop" growers out there

@sanzvlogs5157

2 жыл бұрын

it is what it is

@thestarshavefallen

2 жыл бұрын

That's not how it works 😅

@warriorsdynastypart275

2 жыл бұрын

139 idiots who thinks this is true😂🤣😭

@alvariuztheplug5728

2 жыл бұрын

That's exactly how it works. I feel sorry for all the gringos worshiping their politicians and entrepreneurs, even knowing the system is not working, even knowing the average entrepreneur would slave you and your family for profits

1:37 watching that dude pull those plants up...

Love this! You have no much “street” weed I’ve smoked here in Florida that’s come from Cali! 💨

“It’s a big fucking club and you ain’t in it”

When its federally legalized we should all be able to grow as much as we want.

@DgurlSunshine

2 жыл бұрын

STOP COMPLYING

@DgurlSunshine

2 жыл бұрын

STOP ASKING FOR PERMISSION

@prodogtwodogman3857

2 жыл бұрын

You won’t be able to then either

@KodiD420

2 жыл бұрын

In Canada you can grow up to four plants per resident.

@videogamenoob100

2 жыл бұрын

They can't do that do many people are going to sell weed and the government wont make money

Thanks I would like to download the free app

It's wild watching the same thing play out in Canada.

Here is a crazy idea, how about instead of investing 99% of the polices resources into weed raids and "suspicious persons" calls. How about you allow them to do their actual job and allow them to keep the public safe instead of being the thing that actually creates danger

@weirdshibainu

2 жыл бұрын

You're wrong. The problem is the illegal grows human traffic , hijack water and destroy the environment. Imagine having a small farm and your water supply dries up due to an illegal grow. Get back to us about the crazy idea of enforcement

@loumac241

2 жыл бұрын

Well said.

@Jerahmeelli415

2 жыл бұрын

@@weirdshibainu would you rather have DuPont and other corporations control the water? They are completely legal and look at the damage they have done to the environment and our health...

@weirdshibainu

2 жыл бұрын

@@Jerahmeelli415 I'm not advocating that either. Water rights go back centuries and are vital for economic growth and food supply. Again, if you had water rights to a piece of property and someone upstream stole that from you, you'd be ok with it? Yeah...didnt think so

@linusmlgtips2123

2 жыл бұрын

@@weirdshibainu I agree with both of you. We can't treat these growers as criminals, but we also can't let them run rampant with a deregulated process. CA really needs to overlook the ways it's handling of the legal weed market because I think there's a reasonable taxable and regulated middle ground that doesn't stomp out well intended growers.

Thank you to all the black market growers and sellers keeping us supplied especially in illegal states

@ol59kafer92

2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome

@invxsted6697

2 жыл бұрын

@@ol59kafer92 whats your IG?

@ChinoBinFishen

2 жыл бұрын

Put Me On Gang

@billlannan7767

2 жыл бұрын

Plus the weeds always better anyway for some reason I think all the growers out in Cali all grow the same weed and just give her different names

@billlannan7767

2 жыл бұрын

The buzz in the house ain't no different than any of it I don't care if it's gorilla glue Luke Skywalker purple whatever you want it's all the same there's nothing like the old Santa Marta gold in the Acapulco gold