Growing tobacco versus marijuana

[Rain Man]

The first retail marijuana places will open up on January 1st here in Denver. I think they're mostly moving into old Blockbuster and Kenny Rogers Roasters locations.

Anyway, the latest debate is production. They've got big warehouses now that are growing the stuff commercially, but apparently people can also grow their own, and the debate now is the limit (now set at 6 per person and 12 per household as of last night): http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_24...lants-no-front

It got me wondering, though. What's the advantage in growing it yourself? Is it just cheaper? And if it's cheaper, why don't people grow their own tobacco for cigarettes? You never hear about people growing their own tobacco.

[Rain Man]

I'm starting to wonder if any of you guys have ever bought marijuana at all.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

I'm starting to wonder if any of you guys have ever bought marijuana at all.

I'm so awesome people just throw it at me, like roses for the matador.

[Nirvana58]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

Never heard of anybody, in 30 years, calling a pound a "lid". Ever.

The "lid" is a unit of volume.

The "dime" is a unit of cost.

Interesting.... I have never actually bought a pound at a time but my friends that were dealers always called a pound a lid. (It was probably the phone lingo they used since potheads are naturally paranoid people). I have heard of people refer to lids as ounzes but it varies. I think different regions use different lingos.

[stonedstooge]

Can legally purchase seeds in Colorado with the new laws?

[Bump]

I imagine more people will be encouraged to grow their own with the 25% tax on it.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by Nirvana58

Interesting.... I have never actually bought a pound at a time but my friends that were dealers always called a pound a lid. (It was probably the phone lingo they used since potheads are naturally paranoid people). I have heard of people refer to lids as ounzes but it varies. I think different regions use different lingos.

Yeah, local variations always happen. When I was much much younger, an eighth was $20, everybody called them double dimes...

[shitgoose]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

Never heard of anybody, in 30 years, calling a pound a "lid". Ever.

The "lid" is a unit of volume.

The "dime" is a unit of cost.

Me neither. A pound is an "eLBow"

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by shitgoose

Me neither. A pound is an "eLBow"

Ig-pays, Ig-pays. Get out-ski.

[HemiEd]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

Correct.

In the 60's, you could buy an ounce for $10. That was a dime bag. A half an ounce was a "nickel".

During the 70's, the fad of using cans caught on for a while and of course, the price also went up. I explained the origin of the term lid in my previous post.

You are correct sir. I lived it, the good old days.

[HonestChieffan]

Originally Posted by Ace Gunner

weed grows in most conditions, requires minimal resources -- hell, it grows like a weed. tobacco is a plant that requires a lot more environmental needs and resources, that is why it's only grown in temperate areas, like the south.

And Wisconsin and Missouri.

[SLAG]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Ah. Interesting take.

I'm going to be curious to see how this whole thing plays out. It seems like we're going to have three sources of supply: the local legal mass producers and retail chain, the homegrown stuff for personal consumption and likely gray market sales, and the black market illegal stuff that's being imported. We'll see who wins when they're all duking it out.

The Consumer - Thats who wins

[Ace Gunner]

Originally Posted by HonestChieffan

And Wisconsin and Missouri.

if they can make wine in Hawaii, I guess they can grow tobacco in wisconsin

[HonestChieffan]

Originally Posted by Ace Gunner

if they can make wine in Hawaii, I guess they can grow tobacco in wisconsin

Used to be about 10000 acres in mo. Even in the mid 70s there was a good sized tobacco business in Wisconsin.

[Ace Gunner]

Originally Posted by HonestChieffan

Used to be about 10000 acres in mo. Even in the mid 70s there was a good sized tobacco business in Wisconsin.

mo doesn't surprise me, but I did not know tobacco grows in areas of frozen tundra.