Heather Donahue on Growing Marijuana, Life After 'Blair Witch,' and the Beauty of 'Grey' Markets

bweazel Says:

Feb 1, 2012 - No, they are not. California is the epitome of self interested politics and nanny state politics. They are a perfect example of pure democracy and mob rule. A trendy mob yes, but alas, a mob.

bweazel Says:

Feb 1, 2012 - Hasn't made a good product in over ten years? ??? You're not serious, are you? Windows XP, Windows 7, Microsoft Office, XBox, XBox 360, hundreds of game titles, licensing fees, their server OS line, the list goes on. They gross billions of dollars each quarter, so they must be doing something right. I'm curious, what do you consider a good product? Has anyone made a good product in your opinion in the last 10 years?

Daneilboone1 Says:

Feb 1, 2012 - My position is that of a laissez faire libertarian almost border-lining on Anarchy. People should be allowed to do whatever they want so long they are not harming anyone else. I have a problem with legal fictions because they are soulless. Not certain if that answered your question or not but it is how I interpreted the question.

fleskebille Says:

Feb 1, 2012 - you just omitted it then. But i agree, lots of people in today's very restricted "cannabusiness" that would want to keep things restricted. It's disgusting. If they REALLY got out of the way there'd be competition, and some try to get out of having to compete by influencing the greatest bully of them all, to the detriment of customers.

bweazel Says:

Feb 1, 2012 - I'm confused then, how do we not have the same position? I'm advocating for full legalization, treat it like a tomato plant, or any other herb.

bweazel Says:

Feb 1, 2012 - Also, I'm confused how you say you want to use force to enforce your position but not mine. You argue for laissez faire, but then advocate for force? Explain that if you don't mind.

bweazel Says:

Feb 1, 2012 - Omitted what? Well, it serves both them and the government that will tax them. If they can keep the black market premium based on someones addictive behavior, then they can get more profit, more taxes. Regulated black markets.

Daneilboone1 Says:

Feb 1, 2012 - When I stated thatI want force used to protect my position not yours", I was not clear. I was clumsily trying to show that I was understanding that was the position of the lady who made the vid.

bweazel Says:

Feb 1, 2012 - Ahh, gotcha. Thanks for the convo.

peterpotpie Says:

Feb 1, 2012 - Legalize is great! Regulate is the scary part. I agree with an earlier suggestion. Treat it like growing a tomato.plant. Once the corporations get their greedy, life destroying hands on it. Corruption will rule, and the people will continue to be slaves "In any civilized society, it is every citizen's responsibility to obey just laws. But at the same time, it is every citizen's responsibility to disobey unjust laws." - Martin Luther King Jr.

fitobcnfito Says:

Feb 1, 2012 - If legalized, and this surreal arrests and war on drugs stops frightening people, you would probably don't even need much shops (I think that would be her real concern, and reason not to want open liberty, not so much corporations).People, will use home growing hydroponics small sets. In EU, they sell you the entire kit at shops; it takes about the room of a small closet, wroth 600$ approx, and with timers they operate automatically => you have a small home weed fabric, at the highest quality

fitobcnfito Says:

Feb 1, 2012 - That is the real issue for business owners, state, and drug corporations, growing weed is easy as hell; this drug is for free. 

fitobcnfito Says:

Feb 1, 2012 - I'm from Spain, california weather, in that case, just plant outdoors, they grow up wild, it needs little care, just kill the males and look for bugs (not as potent as hydroponic). THIS DRUG IS FOR FEREE, to make money, you need to regulate or illegalize it.This is no LSD cocaine antibiotics (needing to have chemistry knowledge and labs), this is like a tomato. How much "Tomato" Weed would you be able to smoke? As little as the amount you can grow at your balcony with little to no knowledge

dubified89 Says:

Feb 2, 2012 - "Once the corporations get their greedy, life destroying hands on it. Corruption will rule, and the people will continue to be slaves" What does that even mean? I would much rather 'the corporations get their greedy hands on it" than it be illegal. Even if they sold lower quality mass produced cannabis you'd still be able to get good, locally grown stuff legally. Don't you realize how much better that would be?

akienzle Says:

Feb 2, 2012 - Liberals, like myself, are not for regulation per se, we're for regulation where it's needed to protect the public well-being and prevent fraud. We're also for small community businesses, local farms, and strong local economies. So we want regulations to prevent babies being poisoned by lead and forests dying due to acid rain, but against stupid regulations that impede businesses for no good reason. We can agree that many regulations are having unintended negative consequences.

curtisls87 Says:

Feb 2, 2012 - I would point out to those saying "the drug is free," that should it become legal, Congress will most certainly regulate your ability to grow it for yourself, citing the Wickard VS Filburn SCOTUS decision regarding the Commerce clause.

fitobcnfito Says:

Feb 2, 2012 - "Commerce clause". Not if you grow it with no comercial intention.I've done it, it takes the same knowledge and effort as gardening, actually growing roses or many other flowers or vegetables is 10 times harder, this is a "bad" weed. Only issue is if you pretend to do so in big amounts and/or for trading/commerce to make money, I don't, I grow what I smoke (5 plants max). In EU they do not persecute consume, only trade. BTW is the cheapest decorative plant you can have

fitobcnfito Says:

Feb 2, 2012 - Compared to Coca, that grows wild in most of Latin America; a protected agricultural product, as chewing the leaves is a Native American tradition. What takes knowledge, adding chemicals, labs, and is dangerous, is to concentrate the substance and turn it into powder. Growing/consuming weed is like coca plants, easy, no big issue, no big harm, and no danger. Coca is legal, traditional, and even popular; the illegal dangerous thing is cocaine (dangerous for being a chemical uncontrolled process)

Aeschylus Says:

Feb 2, 2012 - 5:11 "This one's good if you have to do any writing. That's what they tell me." :)

knightschwartz Says:

Feb 2, 2012 - LA is gonna rock when it becomes full mexican. oh and goverment will get really small. latinos are well known liberterians.

17klott Says:

Feb 4, 2012 - she is definately stoned in this interview....lol

WeAskThePeople Says:

Feb 20, 2012 - let each person make their own choice.. !!!

sparky24w Says:

Mar 16, 2012 - I'm afraid not mexicans are not, we are more conservative than libertarian...i can go into a wide range of conservative views that the traditional hispanic family believes in!!!!!!!!!!!!

BonnieRobinsonv8 Says:

Apr 8, 2012 - yeh Pete.. i heard about that grow guide not from hannah but from High Times magazine.. that thing is the marijuana Bible!

eyetheskies Says:

Apr 28, 2012 - Everyone buy "legal bud" (google it) and smoke legal bowls on a busy street. GET THE WORD OUT. (just make sure your pipe doesn't have any resin with THC in it, to get around that, boil your pipe in water for a few minutes before smoking the legal bud(so the police can't arrest you when you APPEAR to be smoking marijuana) (Or smoke tobacco in marijuana pipes in public)