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Here in the communistweath of MA, we are seeing how business gets done first hand.
Gubbinah CHa-CHing-Charlie, lost estimated $8M for local and often struggling vape shops during the very important holiday season, but he did seem to figure out how to stopgap all that lost cigarette revenue. You see, the folks who had ditched the heavily taxed cancer packs and had converted to
Now can expect to pay a 85% tax on their vape supplies. Also anybody in possession of untaxed vape supplies, and because of the vague wording, seems to include black market vapes or carts not obtained through state authorized Cannabis dispensaries, can expect some pretty hefty fines and jail time. more on that
Now members of the Cannabis Control Communission are pushing for profits over people. Britte McBride for example, known proxy for the cannabis-misinformed Maura Healy gang, thinks that protecting the profits of the sleezy CDA, is worth putting people in prison.
The state has made a mess of legal cannabis, and actively make it impossible for people from the small business sector to get involved. Many of these canntrepreneurs are now waiting idle for over a year, despite having had jumped through ridiculous hoops and lost fortunes maintaining locations and paying astronomical rents.
It also isn't cheap keeping lawyers on retainer, not to mention all of the expenses related to keeping in compliance to the often draconian dictates, while this ridiculous little committee has their catered monthly public hearings and moves forward like a 40 year old with couchlock, hypocritically fast tracking the wealthy multinationals.
Enough is enough...Im calling my plug. :)
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