My point is that the government shouldn't refuse to issue licenses to former weed dealers. If anything, a marijuana trafficking conviction indicates that you are more knowledgeable about the product than the average joe.
@@marc-andreservant201 I think it goes back to the government worrying about back door sales etc. someone who has a record of trafficking is probably more likely to illegally sell while still maintaining a legal business feel me
He is completely right, if it is legal then anyone should be allowed to grow it and sell or smoke it how ever they like. Instead they want everyone to buy from big corporations, fck em.
From someone who thinks smoking or anything such is bad, i think weed legalisation should be just as controlled as any other legal substance (alcohol, nicotine) otherwise it would just become a jules and teens situation all over again
@@EvanPilb of cource it will be controlled but what about the people who want to grow their own weed just like some people brew their own beer? Shouldn’t just have it be government controlled
@@cmend Maybe they can grow their own, but selling that stuff should be as strict as selling homemade alcohol and tobacco. I just feel like we are already trying hard to stop legal drugs (alcoholism, tobacco) that adding another one is questionable, so if they do legalise it then make it professional at least.
@@EvanPilb did you know coffee and water is considered a drug by scientists so if we ban those would you still use them regardless??? Legalize all drugs is the best solution
biggest issue states are having is the banking, since it is a federal crime they cant use the banking system and thus requires you to have a million in cash on hand, just like casinos they have to have it to run.
He makes a damn good point. The fact that past convictions for selling cannabis somehow make you ineligible to legally sell cannabis is insanity. Makes no sense at all. To pass cannabis legalization laws, which implies "hey, we never should've arrested you guys in the first place" and then turn around and tell people with past cannabis convictions that they can't be included in the legal market is absolutely ridiculous. If anything, it should make them MORE qualified considering they have a hell of a lot more experience with the plant than massive tobacco or alcohol corporations.
It doesn't imply they shouldn't have been arrested at all...it was a law at the time which was broken. Not saying it was right as I've had to pay possession tickets (never had intent or anything) but every time I have bud in NC I know I'm risking getting in trouble even if I believe it shouldn't be illegal
that is exactly why you want them excluded. they got a gigantic head start. as a consumer, you had to grow your own anyway, legalisation does not matter. finally, it's a fuckin vegetable really. and you can go ask people who cultivate vegetables how easy or profitable that is. it's not. grow your own, let humanity rot where it rots
Pretty sure it's to stop things like cartels and other such non monitored entities from getting involved in selling weed, which is a good thing. The same reason why selling moonshine is illegal.
So he isn't exactly against legalization, he's against the fine details present in said legalization bills that ignores the past injustices related to selling weed.
i like the insight that your comment raises. i would be grateful if you could give your insight on something i've read about this same topic: before legalization, the fact some went to prison is the very reason why some made millions if some people didn't go to prison - then everyone would be growing / selling, supply wouldn't be artificially scarce so prices wouldn't be artificially inflated and ergo profit margins wouldn't be artificially inflated and people wouldn't have made millions. so justice would be those who went to prison collecting from those who profited from them going to prison ...justice wouldn't be exploiting cannabis consumers under legislation ...but as long as people can grow their own, they won't have to buy from legal exploitative schemes. the long and continuing history of systemic oppression against people of color needs reparations that are truly just if that oppression is to finally end. ...otherwise people will perceive to have concrete reasons to continue hostilities.
"This is America! The founding fathers of this country felt that there would be time's where the tyrants of Government would write laws that the people wouldn't accept"
Where is the original cannabis legalization write up that governor Murphy was running with that was the perfect solution to all of the issues! Especially the phone app implementation where people could use the same providers of cannabis? Which was going to work through a phone app like a cash app that was also going to be taxed through the cash app what happened to that? Why is New Jersey moving so slow? This is absurd in many ways in addition to that it’s the summer we can even enjoy the new law during our summer vacation due to the government of New Jersey is dragging this charade only so they capitalize and maximize their profits off the taxpayer that’s the only reason THE REAL REASON FOR THE HOLD UP! They say there’s a shortage of supply when there’s like 4 large warehouse building like grow quarters in New Jersey it really has nothing to do with our safety nor the provisions for those under 21 it’s solely to make sure they maximize their end the government’s profit by the time New Jersey rolls it out it’ll be Federally legal!! Wtf New Jersey ?
i'm an NJ local and when i worked for curaleaf they said themselves that it's a monopoly, absolutely outrageous prices for mids. ridiculous standards of corporate greed. one of the worst companies i've ever worked for, basically big tobacco.
@@mr.couchpotato People used to walk into an public herb yoga store & go behind the front counter, back in the day cops would allow this & arrest folks that wear bagged pans because they don't look cool selling stress relieving liquor or joy bringing pot{only whites can do this, it is a privilege} thus today & the crime bill{50 years in prison(Caucasian exemptions) for marijuana} that was supposed to "fix" things Welcome to Portland
Well, as in any business, risk = reward. Here the reward is a cell. Sounds like a decent guy however would be his position if asked to pay back-taxes on illegal earnings over the time period prior to incarceration?
Told my wife the same thing when NJ passed it, best believe Gov. Murphy and his rich homies will be making the most they can from it. How much is the license again to sell and grow, $250,000?!?! GTFOH! Ed speaks the truth!
@@wellthen4948 um not really, look at cali....they pay millions upfront to pay your taxes before you even open up for your first sale.....when you cant grow 500k to cover your lic then you need to maybe learn to grow better....those who arfe scared to put down the $$$ arent determined enough to fulfill their dream
But yet all dispensary are privately owned hmmmmm they just had money and a plan for when it became leagal but there are definitely not any dispensary owned by any huge corporations
Believe it or not that’s cheap the Colorado resell price ( they issued a limited number so the price went up cuz you had to buy a license from a business that would sell their current one) was $1-2.5 million…. Only in the last year did they start issuing new licenses and then the resell rate went down to $250,000
Brilliant interviewer! He asked pertinent questions which cut through to the heart of the issue and despite being sympathetic to most of the people he was interviewing, was not afraid to be critical.
hahaha yeah im from australia been growing along time and my perents did too... there not getting my strain of weed :P . i grow and smoke my own supply. there not taxing it if they legalize it over here :P hahahahaha ( big finger to the government )
"This is the smoke shop, the smoke shop is actually... a smoke shop. So if you look at the smoke shop..." When you try to hit that essay word limit on the legality of cannabis in our modern western society.
@@paddington1670 fast forward to 2021 and my college essays get padded with nonsense characters in white text at the bottom of the essay. 3 years in and I still haven’t been called out for it. All those professors look for are total characters.
The man is only successful if the masses allow it. Buy local and let those fancy expensive corporations go out of business. Until “we the people” come together, the man will always win 😉
my old county growers hated when weed became legal because it made families lose their businesses and make corporate ones move in and put people outta business
I’ve known njweedman from way back at the “temple” in Hollywood 🦁 I lived right next to his shop . They had some of my art up in there. He went through hell here in Cali, his shop was constantly getting raided but he was running a legit shop just at the time it was a big grey area. Great dude was almost like a family to me there. Miss you guys. Mike the whole team. Crazy . I miss those days. I’m glad you doing good my guy. I was actually there when he got raided. Swat or highly armed police held us at gun point while they cleared out everything, they let me go later that day. This guy has been on the cannabis frontline since day one. They gave me discounts andsometimes free because I was a real patient using it to treat seizures. Real people that really cared . He’s a smart guy who’s probably one of the most educated people on marijuana legislation . Props njweedmad 💪🏽🙌🏽
Food is legal. Can you sale food to people without a license? Can you have a restaurant without a fire inspection and health inspection and restuarant license and federal taxes and etc etc... People acting like weed is the only thing government has ever regulated. Its because it green right?
@@hasoon1657 that's a perfectly legitimate solution. So many lives could be saved and changed if we'd quit treating addiction or sickness like a crime.
They don't let me make a buck for cooking ice. Just look at it the same way. We brainwashed into thinking drugs are bad. But I can tell you this if it was all legal I wouldn't have had to break the law to get it lol
When he said that he'd refused to transport the hard stuff, I knew that he wasn't into selling misery for profit, just weed, which he enjoys using himself. P.S. An update on Weedman's story, as it develops, would be cool. ✌❗
This is how it should be everywhere i should be able to smoke a j in the dispo or on the side of the road with some friends and then go on with my day without fear of being arrested, its bullshit.
@@Arod315 Cops shouldn't be allowed to use legal marijuana by their own departments. Federal law states if you are a gun owner you cannot use marijuana, legal or not. Im not saying they shouldn't be allowed to smoke, but they legally shouldn't be. It's a serious crime to be caught with a gun and also be a marijuana user. Up to ten years.
I am a life time member at the Weedmans Joint & every time I go and get some bud, I get the. free appitizer next door at the Weedmans resturant. Every one who works there are the coolest weedsters you can meet. Even the Pit bull is stoned & lays around waiting to be petted. I also have been to the weed festival the past 2 yrs. It's the only weed store I go to.😊😊😊😊😊
That woman hit the nail on the head! Dispensaries do NOt equal cannabis culture - neither in terms of cost of quality of product. This country needs to develop a cannabis *culture* like that of many western states, not just legalization.
Vice, you seriously need to document or atleast look at how the Irish justice system treats Cannabis users, it's a disgrace. Update: I never imagined i would obtain so many likes and comments from my opinion. The bottom line is - Cannabis should NOT be illegal and it is truely uplifting to see so many people with the same opinion Thank you 💚
I personally never caught on to all the hype of THC/marijuana…The high makes me so damn paranoid, No enjoyment for me in it at all. But to each his/her own. If legalizing helps keep more of my brothers and sisters out of jail….I support this movement.
I want legalization so folks can have acces to real, pure, untainted, organic weed. Real regular weed. Tainted, fake, spice like weed gives real, simple, organic, not messed with weed a bad name.
"i sure hope my 6 plants are the gender and phenotype expression appropriate to my needs during my production periodicity or i'd have to go to fucking war eh cocksuckerrrrrrrrrrrs"
It's not legal until we are all allowed to grow and sell just like we would tomatoes or cucumbers. At that point selling becomes moot and the community can flourish.
What she didn't tell you when she said black people are arrested for marijuana possession more than white, is they aren't arrested on that charge alone, and more than likely happened to have marijuana on them when arrested for other charges.
I'm glad to see Ed still doing well I remember when his book came out back in like 2009 used to stuff a gram of weed in the middle of the book ship it anywhere in the country remember seeing an interview with him talking about how if any politician ordered his book if you more than happy to let them get a little bit of his bud this dude's the og
100%, covid made me realize this. I'm only 19 but I realized for our past presidents, red or blue whatever we vote nothing really changes. Maybe slight things like abortion or gun control gets worse/better but corporations are still robbing the public, we're still headed in a direction that doesn't benefit the masses no matter what side we pick
Rules of being a weed dealer for 99% of illegal dealers Rule 1: be the most unreliable and inconsistent person on the face of the planet Rule 2: say “pulling up” at least 30 minutes before you pull up Rule 3: show close ups of weed with flashlight to make the quality look good but weed must be so dry that it turns to dust when you touch it Rule 4: make fun of people for buying reliably good weed legally because they’re paying taxes on weed rather than buying a quarter of ancient for $65
I grew and sold bud in Jersey for over 20 years. Never got busted. Had a few close calls. I once was pulled over near Chester with a trunk full of clones. Keep your paperwork in order. And don't have an open container or smell like smoke. Leave the guns at home. Fly under the radar so to speak. I left that horrible state years ago. I hope you eventually can legally grow in Jersey. It isn't called the Garden State for nothing..
Well... Considering it's a legal avenue to selling weed it would make sense that if you don't just take the plunge and get a license you would be doing it illegally and may still be arrested. Right?
@@cams.2083 No. Because weed isn't dangerous and is just a fucking plant. It isn't free to just get a license and the people who can afford it will have an extreme leg up on independent people trying to sell their plants as their job. The whole reason it is illegal is because Richard Nixon wanted to demonize blacks and hispanics while encouraging citizens to fight in Vietnam. The reason we arr still doing all this fighting for a plant with a 0% kill rate is because useful idiots in this country think "Oh just do it the legal way we don't need to decriminalize a harmless plant." God damn how do people still not know this?
@@nxbis When you're talking about something people consume in any capacity there is and should be regulation. Cookies have a 0% kill rate as well and you need a specific license if you want to mass produce and sell them.
In order to get a license your company has to be vertically integranted: meaning you need to own the fields it’s growing on, the transporting/distribution company, processing and packeting, and the store selling it. So unless you have insanely good credit, your probably not going to get enough for a loan. Or unless your rich than….
When they said 10k for your lottery ticket, 100k for the permit, and gotta show you have 1 mil guaranteed to your name I laughed. I realized this was never intended for ordinary folks, and never will be. It's for the rich. Any time you have the biggest proponents to not legalizing marijuana now investing, starting or openly celebrating marijuana business on the media, clear sign it ain't for every American.
Start small, grow your business? Your own field can mean your own little greenhouse, your own distribution can mean you delivering yourself/having a handfull employees working delivery, processing and packeting is easily done and can be cheap and environmentally friendly, too. If you want to start a business, instead of feeling discouraged by your limitations, rather use them to your advantage - everybody's got to start somewhere
Absolutely not the reason... Im born and raised in the next town over... This dude's been fighting the good fight for decades. He wouldn't be around still if that's what he was really pushing, trust me, Trenton sounds like Chicago when things get hot
I feel NJWeedMan is right, when there are so many that have been incarcerated or heavily fined/arrested for selling marijuna which is now medically and recreationally legal throughout most states should have their record expunged.
Victemless crimes are non reflective of morals in anyway. Sorry. The law, in practice, protects capital. Not morals or ethics, this is indeed the problem. You have to realize that we are talking about a flower? I actually went to jail for taking a girl her favorite flower... one that makes humans happy... say that to yourself and then tell me the legal system we have is not totally corrupt and perverted lol.
@@leathan7 Victimless crimes are non reflective of morals? Rebellion and espionage are victimless crimes. So if a person commits these crimes, he can never be immoral? get out of here with your childish logic lmao. There is a reason marijuana was banned; just like why psychedelics are banned even though there are just "mushrooms." Poppy is just a "plant" and is also banned. There is a reason behind the ban. Anyone can come up with a moral excuse to break the law by saying "It is too unfair," or by saying "there is no evidence supporting this." The mere fact that you break the law WILLINGLY, regardless of your personal opinions, speaks a lot about your capability of following the rules in a society.
@@michaelmagone You cant see the victims in a rebellion? Wouldn't it be the ENTIRE other side? And you don't see a victim in spying? Sorry but unless I ask you to spy on me your going to make me a huge victim. Chum Lee was arrested for drugs and a weapon. You see how there would be no victim unless he shot someone or forced someone to take his drugs?
What shocks me as a European is that most Americans were more willing to support the legalisation of pot, as opposed to essentials like universal healthcare. Priorities people 😅..
If you criminalize it, they arrest you for selling it. If you legalize it, they stop you from selling it. If you decriminalize it, they stop you from having it.
Brother, I Live in Chandler Arizona and I could tell you right now every since marijuana has became legal it has became a household hassle. Prices has went off the charts for some decent flower that you have to wait 30 minutes in line for and also pay at 22% tax along with the $45 * recreational* absolute joke. I would’ve never thought an eighth will be $53 smh
Lmao what did you think was gonna happen... the tax man was ready to collect that's the only thing waiting. Take advantage of the new laws and grow your own bro if you buy a zip a month from a dispo you can afford to pay Utilities on a grow. It's that cheap to do, start up is where people don't have any idea what todo or willing to pay someone who does. You would be on your second harvest by now potentially good for the whole year if it's personal use or atleast 3-4gs up in sales.
It takes time to sort itself out, you had a major increase in demand in the legal market once it went rec, and now there is a shortage leading to higher prices. Prices will go down as the market adjusts. This happened in Arkansas when we first got medical, now the prices aren’t as bad as they were at first and they offer a bunch of deals and specials where you can get savings on certain products all the time.
That isnt where the problem is. Im in Nevada, our licenses were handed out by an unelected commity. Mom and pop liquor stores exist - not dispensaries out here. Its all the big names in town got to buy in and now theres no competition
Same deal in Maryland. All the grower licenses were given to political buddies who paid 20 grand non-refundable "application fees" and 100 grand for the license. One of the biggest growers is a group of retired judges and cops who all kicked in together. These guys arrested for weed and sent people to jail for weed and now they're getting rich from weed.
Anyone who's been fined /incarcerated from anything related to cannabis should be able to automatically win a settlement, the longer the jail time the bigger the reward, same goes for fines, heck even warnings are included due to fear.
Even more for those who've had extra limitations due to incarceration. I lost my license for 2 years because i couldn't afford to pay for the court fees. It's absolute bullshit.
what i really hated about legalization was the care and time spent on quality grows making plants the most flavorful and clean tasting and great effects, these big corporations are growing dirt garbage weed selling at insane prices, back in the days before legalization 8 out 10 times when you purchased weed it was always good quality
It’s crazy because before they changed the laws I got caught in cherry hill worst mistake… for the ones who know.. for having 2 blunts and residue in a grinder and had to spend the night in jail for that simple possession they like to target so it didn’t work in my favor being in that part of town with weed.
This situation is just like prohibition in America. The time before, people were drinking so much, but the the government made it illegal. Then came in the sneaky production and marketing of it, and drinking in secret. And not forgetting to the fight for profits and violence and the mass arrests from secret sales. Then, as soon as it was finally legal again in bars and stores, people and gangs selling it on the black market couldn't compete anymore because people could just go to a bar to drink or buy them from the stores and then drinking in America just declined all together at that point. This is pretty much the same reason why many sellers like NJWeedman aren't all for legalization. Because then facilities and stores could just start up, and people would just flock to them instead of the average street vendor. This is why so many people in my area of Chicago were a bit upset with the state's decision to legalize it and even start a facility. Now the competition is losing its grip to corporate America, like usual.
@@PGM82607 you are right I can't do anything to stop it since i'm not the president 😊 but the president can stop it for this is the reason why america is having problems and you are right that america is a great country 😊 but it will fall if some of the stupid laws are removed, like gun owning that the reason why there are so many crime in this country 🙄 because people keep on shooting other people... like what the point of letting people own gun but then when they use it to protect themselves they get arrested 🙄 does that even make sense
No thats not the sentiment lmao, where do you gather that from?! Let me ask you this...would you rather have this guy grow and sell you your weed, who clearly cares about what he's selling and the people he's selling too! Or some real estate tycoon turned "cannabis entrepreneur" who doesn't care about marijuana or the people he's selling too who's only goal and passion is making money?
Culture you mean mexican Culture couse thats were the weed came from my friend and it didn't come from Arizona either I am from Arizona I transported weed to from the border to phx Arizona too.
@@maxking3148 I'm willing to bet your whole family is hooked on big mac's and natty light. Guessing you're a troll but nobody should have to make it known to you that you likely consume drugs on a daily basis without even knowing it because of your lack of education. Not a liberal either, I dont side with any political movements because I have a brain.
When they legalized it in California I stopped because of the crazy tax prices and they make you get a medical card and put your name in a system so the feds one day can use it against you…
Could be worse, illinois has a progressive THC tax 😆 3.5 grams of flower on sale runs ya $70. There’s a reason there’s never any lines to the shops here like in CO.
The bottom line is the prices on weed are crazy. Waaaaaay cheaper on the black market. One would think legalizing it would make it cheaper since it's just a plant like corn or tomatoes but it only got more expensive. The law is designed to keep prices high so taxes are high. They don't want it to be easy for everyone to grow it themselves because then they won't be able to tax it.
I don't care who's growing as long as certificated in knowleage and proper maintenance during inspection.have it be no different then a restaurant with health department visit.this dude knows more probably about weed then 99% of the so called weed degree holders.
I know an old guy in Jersey, who has been selling weed since 72. Never been busted for weed. Said he got caught selling cocaine in 80s. He said the detectives on his case, told him if had of stuck to only selling weed, we would not have bothered arresting you. But he was selling coke in someone's territory. They dimed him out to get him out of the way.
Where is the evidence? NJ is late on the scene, which corps have taken over weed in other states, like Cali and Oregon? And which states with legalization BAN home growing? There ARE personal grow limits, like in Cali 7 plants per person, but a house of 4 adults can grow 7x4...