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spud_demon

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6. I'd like to see that, but homebrewing is more expensive than homegrowing

Reply to greymattermom (Reply #5)

Sat Jul 2, 2016, 10:52 AM

Jul 2016

Home brewers do it for the craft, not to save money. Even though it's legal and untaxed, the percentage of beer drinkers who brew their own is tiny. And that means no motivation for Big Beer to try to ban it.

Home growers could save a lot of money, including taxes, by doing it themselves. If it's legal, you can even grow it outdoors, which can be almost zero work. The District of Columbia has this model (along with other business-unfriendly rules, like you can give it away but you can't buy or sell it). But that's just DC. I expect Big Cannabis to fight it everywhere else.

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Democratic Party platform didn't quite say "Legalize It" but came close [View all] cannabis_flower Jul 2016 OP

Awesome! I hope Terry McAuliffe agrees spud_demon Jul 2016 #1

Do you travel a lot, or live near Canada or greiner3 Jul 2016 #3

I live near DC spud_demon Jul 2016 #7

I'm glad this platform exists, but damn, how hard is it to actually LEAD on a Nay Jul 2016 #2

maybe it will be like beer greymattermom Jul 2016 #5

I'd like to see that, but homebrewing is more expensive than homegrowing spud_demon Jul 2016 #6

If you drive on I70 in Colorado greymattermom Jul 2016 #4