Individual Votes By Cities/Towns Whether To Allow Marijuana businesses (Braintree: buying, landlords)

[redplum33]

Originally Posted by timberline742

People aren't breaking into houses to get at a half ounce of weed, or a personal use amount. You're lying to yourself if you think they are.

Originally Posted by timberline742

Why would they resell a $100 worth of weed? Why would they break in for a personal amount of weed?

Originally Posted by redplum33

FYI, you are allowed to have up to 10 ounces in your house. Good weed is $350-$400 an ounce.

Or, if you're growing, you are allowed to have whatever amount you can harvest from 6 plants (1 adult household) or 12 plants (2+ adult household). A knowledgeable grower can get close to a pound per plant.

Originally Posted by timberline742

Yeah, and so?


How many people have 10 ounces sitting around? Who goes and buys that much from legal dispensaries at a time?


No one knows who may be growing a few plants? No one.


Lets get real here.

The point is: a personal use amount can have a lot more value than what you've used as an example. And it should be noted that these types of break-ins are targeted, not random.

[timberline742]

Originally Posted by redplum33

The point is: a personal use amount can have a lot more value than what you've used as an example. And it should be noted that these types of break-ins are targeted, not random.

The point is as ridiculous as WRORs daily rantings.

These break ins target ILLEGAL dealers. Not people's personal stashes, or someone growing a few plants for themselves. People have no idea who has those. They know who illegal DEALERs are because they're out dealing, then the find out where they live.

SO, what towns allow retail marijuana sales is completely freaking irrelevant in this context, and illegal drug dealers have been robbed for time immemorial and have NOTHING to do with this current law change.

Good freaking grief. Think before posting.

[redplum33]

Originally Posted by redplum33

The point is: a personal use amount can have a lot more value than what you've used as an example. And it should be noted that these types of break-ins are targeted, not random.

Originally Posted by timberline742

The point is as ridiculous as WRORs daily rantings.

These break ins target ILLEGAL dealers. Not people's personal stashes, or someone growing a few plants for themselves. People have no idea who has those. They know who illegal DEALERs are because they're out dealing, then the find out where they live.

SO, what towns allow retail marijuana sales is completely freaking irrelevant in this context, and illegal drug dealers have been robbed for time immemorial and have NOTHING to do with this current law change.

Good freaking grief. Think before posting.

A personal grower could legally have 10+ pounds in his Massachusetts home. The idea that nobody would know is highly unlikely. The grower's friends and/or the grower's neighbors might know. People talk. People brag. The smell can be difficult to fully contain. Again, the break-ins are targeted.

We're talking about a lot of money in some cases. The yield from 12 really nice plants is potentially equivalent to a year's salary for a lot of people.

We're not talking about some random break-in where a thief searches for $100 worth of weed.

You're absolutely correct that it's irrelevant which towns allow or don't allow retail marijuana sales, but it has everything to do with the law change. In the past, only an illegal dealer would have thousands (or tens of thousands) of dollars worth of marijuana in his home. Now, anyone can. And legally.

To say that these break-ins only target illegal dealers is simply wrong. It is also wrong to think that personal growers only have a few small plants; they are growing as many plants as they legally can - while hoping for the largest yield possible.

[wolfgang239]

12 plants per household, each floor of a triple decker is a household. And who would honestly keep 12 when they could keep 20 and not have a noticeable increase in footprint or energy usage.

[timberline742]

Originally Posted by redplum33

A personal grower could legally have 10+ pounds in his Massachusetts home. The idea that nobody would know is highly unlikely. The grower's friends and/or the grower's neighbors might know. People talk. People brag. The smell can be difficult to fully contain. Again, the break-ins are targeted.

We're talking about a lot of money in some cases. The yield from 12 really nice plants is potentially equivalent to a year's salary for a lot of people.

We're not talking about some random break-in where a thief searches for $100 worth of weed.

You're absolutely correct that it's irrelevant which towns allow or don't allow retail marijuana sales, but it has everything to do with the law change. In the past, only an illegal dealer would have thousands (or tens of thousands) of dollars worth of marijuana in his home. Now, anyone can. And legally.

To say that these break-ins only target illegal dealers is simply wrong. It is also wrong to think that personal growers only have a few small plants; they are growing as many plants as they legally can - while hoping for the largest yield possible.

Good god this is just beyond whack. No one is growing 10 pounds for their freaking personal use. If they're harvesting anywhere near that amount, they are dealing.


I know plenty of people that grow, they have no reason to grow more than they use. It's takes energy and resources to do it right.


Simply, more off base crud. You can be assured, if a house is targeted for a large quantity of weed, they are targeting an illegal seller.


I know you'll keep going down the rabbit hole of tangents trying to (wrongly) counter me, but we know you're wrong. Why don't you dig through another 3-4 years of my personal posting history (as you seem to love to do) trying to find something else to nit pick since stalking seems to be your thing.

[GeePee]

When my upstairs neighbor was growing (for personal use) the block pretty much smelled like a constant joint being smoked. Also, the lights do not look like your normal kitchen light. People have been robbed for much less. Does the legalization law change that. Not a bit.

[timberline742]

Originally Posted by GeePee

When my upstairs neighbor was growing (for personal use) the block pretty much smelled like a constant joint being smoked. Also, the lights do not look like your normal kitchen light. People have been robbed for much less. Does the legalization law change that. Not a bit.

People have been robbed for $20. Pretty irrelevant to the actual discussion and besides the point. And unless the person is a moron they light isn't escaping the enclosure/room, so also irrelevant. Also, if an "entire block" smelled like it, you would have no idea where it came from, without the person letting others know, almost always by dealing or providing it (illegal) to others. Again, its illegal activity that draws the attention.

[MMS02760]

Shrewsbury last night in a town meeting voted against a ban thus allowing recreational marijuana businesses to operate. If any such business were to open in the town, they would likely locate along the busy Rte 9 commercial strip making them nearly invisible to most town residents.

[Shrewsburried]

Originally Posted by MMS02760

Shrewsbury last night in a town meeting voted against a ban thus allowing recreational marijuana businesses to operate. If any such business were to open in the town, they would likely locate along the busy Rte 9 commercial strip making them nearly invisible to most town residents.

That's because despite Shrewsbury's management failings, to their credit they do not let NIMBYism drive up the residential tax bill. It's good business.

[tysmith95]

If anything legal pot shops, and large scale grow facilities will reduce the prevalence of home growing.