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I hope you are feeling better today Amigo
The Original Old Farts Club
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I hope you are feeling better today Amigo
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Christmas is in the air folks Lets celebrate
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Come on over here ya silly HippyYou just need a hug. Come here, ya big ole sexy thing!
Hippie wants to spoon. Your in trouble now Roster. 
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Morning everybody happy fry-day. Hope all are well.
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Oh crap I have to hide my spoons tooHippie wants to spoon. Your in trouble now Roster.
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Morning OFC. Another week has come and gone. The older I get the faster time moves. Don't blink.
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Congratulations on your preparedness and attention to detail brother!
Sorry you're having a very bad day brother! Any relief in sight?
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Got more behind me than I do in front of me, that's for sure.
You think about time, but it's all relevant. When I was 4, a year was a quarter of my entire life. Now a year is just 1/66th.
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Afternoon. Nice brisk walk. Damn the wind is cold on a 35f day. I had on 4 layers on top and two on bottom.. Nice collar, hat and buff and still the wind came right through. Only nice thing Mrs Pute and I were the only one's there. It was cold but necessary. Now I can smoke and drink all I want. That is my rule.....no playing until the walk is done.
Friend stopping by in a minute so I gotta go.
Friend stopping by in a minute so I gotta go.
This is what happens when you allow the government to run ****. TAXES
California pot companies warn of impending industry collapse
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD, Associated Press - 59m ago
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Leading California cannabis companies warned Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday that the state’s legal industry was on the verge of collapse and needed immediate tax cuts and a rapid expansion of retail outlets to steady the shaky marketplace.
The letter signed by more than two dozen executives, industry officials and legalization advocates followed years of complaints that the heavily taxed and regulated industry was unable to compete with the widespread illegal economy, where consumer prices are far lower and sales are double or triple the legal business.
Four years after broad legal sales began, “our industry is collapsing,” said the letter, which also was sent to legislative leaders in Sacramento.
The industry leaders asked for an immediate lifting of the cultivation tax placed on growers, a three-year holiday from the excise tax and an expansion of retail shops throughout much of the state. It’s estimated that about two-thirds of California cities remain without dispensaries, since it's up to local governments to authorize sales and production.
The current system “is rigged for all to fail,” they wrote.
“The opportunity to create a robust legal market has been squandered as a result of excessive taxation,” the letter said. “Seventy-five percent of cannabis in California is consumed in the illicit market and is untested and unsafe.”
“We need you to understand that we have been pushed to a breaking point,” they told the governor.
Newsom spokeswoman Erin Mellon said in a statement that the governor supports cannabis tax reform and recognizes the system needs change, while expanding enforcement against illegal sales and production.
“It’s clear that the current tax construct is presenting unintended but serious challenges. Any tax-reform effort in this space will require action from two-thirds of the Legislature and the Governor is open to working with them on a solution,” Mellon said.
Companies, executives and groups signing the letter included the California Cannabis Industry Association, the California arm of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, the Los Angeles-based United Cannabis Business Association, Flow Kana Inc., Harborside Inc., and CannaCraft.
In a conference call with reporters, Darren Story of Strong Agronomy said tough market conditions forced him to cut loose more than half his staff. He said taxes that will increase next year make it an easy choice for shoppers. With prices in the underground half of what they see on legal shelves, he said “most consumers are going to take off.”
California pot companies warn of impending industry collapse
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD, Associated Press - 59m ago
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Leading California cannabis companies warned Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday that the state’s legal industry was on the verge of collapse and needed immediate tax cuts and a rapid expansion of retail outlets to steady the shaky marketplace.
The letter signed by more than two dozen executives, industry officials and legalization advocates followed years of complaints that the heavily taxed and regulated industry was unable to compete with the widespread illegal economy, where consumer prices are far lower and sales are double or triple the legal business.
Four years after broad legal sales began, “our industry is collapsing,” said the letter, which also was sent to legislative leaders in Sacramento.
The industry leaders asked for an immediate lifting of the cultivation tax placed on growers, a three-year holiday from the excise tax and an expansion of retail shops throughout much of the state. It’s estimated that about two-thirds of California cities remain without dispensaries, since it's up to local governments to authorize sales and production.
The current system “is rigged for all to fail,” they wrote.
“The opportunity to create a robust legal market has been squandered as a result of excessive taxation,” the letter said. “Seventy-five percent of cannabis in California is consumed in the illicit market and is untested and unsafe.”
“We need you to understand that we have been pushed to a breaking point,” they told the governor.
Newsom spokeswoman Erin Mellon said in a statement that the governor supports cannabis tax reform and recognizes the system needs change, while expanding enforcement against illegal sales and production.
“It’s clear that the current tax construct is presenting unintended but serious challenges. Any tax-reform effort in this space will require action from two-thirds of the Legislature and the Governor is open to working with them on a solution,” Mellon said.
Companies, executives and groups signing the letter included the California Cannabis Industry Association, the California arm of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, the Los Angeles-based United Cannabis Business Association, Flow Kana Inc., Harborside Inc., and CannaCraft.
In a conference call with reporters, Darren Story of Strong Agronomy said tough market conditions forced him to cut loose more than half his staff. He said taxes that will increase next year make it an easy choice for shoppers. With prices in the underground half of what they see on legal shelves, he said “most consumers are going to take off.”
Same here in Oregon! Once we legalized it for adult use, the OLCC too over and taxed it like it was alcohol. Now we are spending taxpayer dollars busting large cartel run grows that sell on the black market while the legit operations struggle.
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Farts Club, really?.. Don't like such activity, even doing outdoors, but will be glad to have some talks on this thread too. Again, Farts Club, hm?.. Seems, a cool place to be in. Love-In... Be-in... Fart-in... ...okay... ...why not?.. /Hope, you like my jokes and don't take 'em seriously. Thank you./
