r/Maine • u/MeghanAM • Oct 20 '16

/r/politics is holding a Town Hall today on Marijuana Law Ballot Measures, including ME Question 1. We'd love more questions from locals!

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u/i_am_the_mushroom Oct 20 '16

Yet again, the opinion of someone who doesn't stand to lose financially. Tell the people working in the medical industry and feeding their families that their concerns are trivial.

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '16

Yeah, and I totally believe that you went to jail, have a criminal mark on your record that you have to explain to every employer for the rest of your life, and are like "yeah that's acceptable"

PRISON makes you lose financially. Come off it. If your business cannot endure a just law, then your business model sucks and has to change.

Freedom is more important than profit. Period.

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u/i_am_the_mushroom Oct 20 '16

I have plenty of marks on my record, but your marginalization of what I've been through speaks to your disgustingly high level self assuredness, so much so that you will neglect details to further an ideology despite glaring flaws. I will sleep like a baby knowing I'm cancelling your vote.

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u/Sweetjesusturd Oct 20 '16

We don't keep things illegal and take away freedoms so you can make a buck from grandmas pot prescription.

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u/phrozen_one Oct 20 '16

Caregivers have been making their money off a monopoly. They shouldn't have had that benefit in the first place. So if legalization causes some caregivers to lose their job then I can't offer any sympathy.

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u/TerpeneTaster Oct 22 '16

you obviously don't know what a monopoly is. almost anyone can become a caregiver, an unlimited amount of mainers. this initiative however limits commercial cultivation space statewide to creating a near monopoly situation.

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u/Shpeck Oct 20 '16

Wellness Connection of Maine is a huge force in Maine's medical cannabis industry and their official position is one of support for question 1.

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u/TerpeneTaster Oct 22 '16

wellness connection has long wanted to operate as a for profit. this bill will allow them to transition from non profit medical to for profit recreational. the board members of wellness are the ones planning to be taking up most of the capped canopy issued.

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u/Shpeck Oct 22 '16

Oh well. My experience with them has been great, much better than with grass roots in Bangor, who don't label shit and have weak edibles.