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What is the connection between big pharma and pot? Sorry, I'm not connecting the dots.
They are competitors. Prescription drugs like tranquilizers, anti-depressants, are a huge market. If people use pot instead, that decreases pharma's market share. 1 out of 12 Americans are presently using tranquilizers and anti-depressants.
They are competitors. Prescription drugs like tranquilizers, anti-depressants, are a huge market. If people use pot instead, that decreases pharma's market share. 1 out of 12 Americans are presently using tranquilizers and anti-depressants.
That seems like a stretch to me. I can't imagine enough anti-depressant/tranquilizer users are going to switch to pot that would put a real dent in big pharma's bottom line.
That seems like a stretch to me. I can't imagine enough anti-depressant/tranquilizer users are going to switch to pot that would put a real dent in big pharma's bottom line.
Maybe. It depends on how many pot smokers there are. In this study by the NIH, 45% of pot users said they have used pot as a substitute for prescription drugs. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5422566/
There's obviously been pushback and reluctance to legalize recreational pot. What do you think the main cause is?
took like 18 months in MA. something like 100 stores statewide but mostly in affluent white communities or rural/western MA. The City of Boston still only has 2 stores, third opening soon...good luck.
As for social equity, there are a whopping 2 black-owned dispensaries. Soon to be 4..
I assumed that they are going to want in on it in some way.
Of course they will, but it has nothing to do with the speed of our progress. We are really not behind compared to other states that legalized. I also don't count it as 9 months, since there was no way for work to be done for quite awhile and it really only began again this past November. I also want it done right (for instance re: BostonBornMassMade's post, I would hope we can put together something better to ensure communities that were most hurt by the war on drugs have a fair shot or even a leg up at getting in on the profits). I don't think most people understand how many complex issues are involved. I would have been amazed if it were operational at this point and I think those that expected it to be just aren't realistic.
I do however think decriminalization should be immediate, as should expungement of records for possession.
took like 18 months in MA. something like 100 stores statewide but mostly in affluent white communities or rural/western MA. The City of Boston still only has 2 stores, third opening soon...good luck.
As for social equity, there are a whopping 2 black-owned dispensaries. Soon to be 4..
We voted for legalization in 2016.
I follow your state with interest because my fiance is from Boston too (Revere, actually) and is up there several times a year. I subscribe to a Cannabis newsletter affiliated with Boston Globe. I know there were a lot of problems early on. I think your governor wasn't too enthused about it, right? Has delivery started yet there?
I assumed that they are going to want in on it in some way.
Right but they'll find a way to make a profit. I don't see it as being a loss leader for them.
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