tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676316.post2186003324280619963..comments2024-03-26T08:18:06.895-04:00Comments on Moristotle & Co.: First Saturday as the World TurnsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676316.post-17009784437848977672014-03-02T16:17:58.477-05:002014-03-02T16:17:58.477-05:00In a way (perhaps) it doesn't matter. White-co...In a way (perhaps) it doesn't matter. White-collar criminals swarm to anything they can think of, so if it's not legalized marijuana, it'll be something else.<br /> One difference, of course, might be that the customers for whatever alternative they went into might not be as easy to scam as a pot smoker. Or they might be easier, of course.<br /> I realize what I've just written is drivel, but I so wanted to participate in this discussion somehow. <smile>Moristotlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02211602374384087074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676316.post-44445648744251687452014-03-02T14:18:44.678-05:002014-03-02T14:18:44.678-05:00There was a movement to legalize marijuana back in...There was a movement to legalize marijuana back in the sixties and seventies. Most of us were against it, because we figured the government would jack up the price. We didn't know the cartels were waiting around the corner. It will take a number of years for the money people to get their hands on the controls. Let us face it, once that happens it won't be any worst than the cartels---maybe a little less shooting. And a new bred of pot growers will move back into the hills.[smile, and have a cookie or a box] Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676316.post-34700194333569685072014-03-02T12:22:20.796-05:002014-03-02T12:22:20.796-05:00Speaking of...have you given any thought to how mu...Speaking of...have you given any thought to how much more corrupt the legal selling of marijuana will become in a very few years, than the illegal selling has become in eight decades? The droves of white-collar criminals who swarm to every new corrupt opportunity in banking, real estate, stocks, prescription pharmaceuticals, and so on, are bound to see legal pot as their next goldmine. They may not have dared to scam pot buyers in the past due to fear of catching a bullet or a baseball bat with their head, but they should be on the move now since they obviously have no fear of our country's alleged "legal" system. With your worldliness on such topics and your years in California, have you thought of checking in with any of your old contacts and writing an article about how the legal changes are affecting the industry? motomyndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10571595340251375602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676316.post-48361603452580125102014-03-02T10:04:24.650-05:002014-03-02T10:04:24.650-05:00You're right Paul. In the opium den it's u...You're right Paul. In the opium den it's up front what you are getting for your money.Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676316.post-77758232723150567672014-03-01T21:01:11.399-05:002014-03-01T21:01:11.399-05:00Ed, excellent and easy to follow real-world analys...Ed, excellent and easy to follow real-world analysis of the situation. My only concern is your analogy may give an unfairly bad reputation to the operators of opium dens. motomyndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10571595340251375602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676316.post-11292789277913710502014-03-01T08:30:44.809-05:002014-03-01T08:30:44.809-05:00Thanks, Ed, for your explanation, though troubling...Thanks, Ed, for your explanation, though troubling, of what determines the value of real estate.Moristotlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02211602374384087074noreply@blogger.com