OK, OK, Lets do this!
Couple things:
Ammiano’s Bill is dead.
The next thing coming up is a Tax and Regulate Ballot initiative in November. Nevada is also voting on a Tax and Regulate initiative this year.
The California Initiative would legalize production (state wide) up to 25 square feet. !!
That doesn’t do much.
IT ALSO ALLOWS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO CHANGE THE LIMITS.
THIS is where we should be looking for our way to benefit Humboldt County.
Higher Limits that allow for a profitable LEGAL grow BUT Low enough limits to keep the industry away from LARGE corporations.
SIZE MATTERS!
Not too big and not too small.
While California’s Initiative will probably not pass this year, Nevada’s probably will. They will be licensing a limited number of Cannabis Retail Stores and a small number of Commercial Producers. This is what we want to avoid in California because obviously the people that will be granted these Licenses will be connected and all the business will be concentrated into only a few companies.
TAX: Whats interesting about the Nevada initiative is that the tax is $50 per ounce at the wholesale level. Being a set dollar figure and not a percentage is very good for the industry. At $50 per ounce, the pricepoints will be stabilized since a producer will probably need to get $150 – $200 per ounce in order to make a profit. These price points are obviously good for everyone.
Humboldt Growers Guild
Our mission is to work within the legalization movement in order to develop and protect the interests of a legal Humboldt Cannabis Industry.
We have recently made contact with the MPP (Marijuana Policy Project). This is the group that is writing all these laws all around the country. We NEED to get involved with them so that our interests are represented. They have expressed interest in helping us.
We are just now getting this going. We will be setting up shop and looking for funding. Already we have a prominent local donor very interested. This is a Special Interest group, and we will try and play the game as they have set the rules.
WHO IS IN?? IT DEPENDS ON YOU!!
February 23, 2010 at 8:49 pm |
Correction needed: Ammiano’s bill is not dead. It expired, and was promptly reintroduced on 2/19. It is now AB 2254. It was approved by the Assembly’s Public Safety Committee, and now has to be reviewed by the Health Committee.
So, that said, I couldn’t agree more that organization is needed. So how do we organize? How do we ‘get in’?
If I read you correctly, you want to influence the legislation and the regulatory apparatus they and (under the TaxCan 2010 initiatives) local governments will be creating.
Are you also suggesting creating a trade association?
February 25, 2010 at 11:47 pm |
Yes, Ammiano’s Bill has been resurrected!
Well if you are volunteering then there is plenty to do. The first thing on the agenda is to get this thing formed as a non-profit. Do you want to help? Donate? I can’t take donations yet but hopefully soon.
Trade Association, not sure. More of a special interest group. But what seems to be happening is that those interested are either growers or local business that benefit from growers. Should these two groups be together? or separate? or both?
February 23, 2010 at 8:49 pm |
Why are comments under moderation?
February 25, 2010 at 11:42 pm |
I don’t know. I’m new to this blogging thing. There’s probably a good reason.