Jason Washington

[Geddes]

Washington tried to take advatange of the "laws" with criminal intent. I ain't a lawyer. I helped legitimate dispensaries get proper. He did not. Period.

But, just my opinion..

And, I played the game....................

Coffee guy..

 

[grizcountry420]

Montana passed laws allowing JW to do what he did, thus he made the investment. Much the same as others in other MT communities. It seems to me, they came down a little harder on JW. Could be local enforcement brought this to the Fed's attention and them help take it to next level. So yes I do believe he was targeted.

Side note: I am a very conservative person and I do believe recreational use of pot (beyond moderation) has kept a lot of people from reaching their potential, but no more than alcohol and it is ludicrous we are spending billions trying to keep it off the street versus making billions taxing.

Like another poster said, the man had a chance to take a plea deal to avoid jail but his ego couldnt cash the check that his ass wrote..

im surprised you say that being you name is grizcountry420 he knew in his heart he did nothing wrong so he wanted a jury of his peers to decide. plea deals are absolutely retarded and imply that you did something wrong.

Just read the affidavit, they caught him red handed.. Selling to people without cards, caregiver to caregiver transactions, ect ect... He could have just got a slap on the wrist by taking that deal but he thought he was too big. Sh!t, the affidavit said he wanted to pay off local officials so they would leave him alone or give him a heads up if something was going to happen.. Not one person in montana who got busted by the federal government during those raids walked away not guilty and he was the last one to take the stand. The odds weren't in his favor getting a not guilty verdict.

 

[BelierPeaux]

Montanans voted to allow marijuana for medicinal purposes but dispensaries quickly took advantage and made a mockery of the law. I saw billboards around Bozeman during the heyday offering a free eighth of weed if it was your birthday. Does that scream a legit medical undertaking? Would you think it's ok to see a billboard offering a free refill of your oxycontin on your birthday? Hell no. I think Montanans quickly realized that what they thought they voted for turned out to be something completely different than what they wanted. They/we made our intentions known when we reigned in the dispensaries with the latest legislation changes. People got pissed off with how cavalier the dispensaries got towards the end.

 

[AllWeatherFan]

Exactly, Peaux.

So, instead of having the feds fighting this "medical marijuana" charade in individual states (or turning a blind eye to Washington and Colorado), Congress just needs to do the right thing and decriminalize weed. Sell it in liquor stores. Tax the hell out of it. Boom, budgets are balanced.

 

[GrizWhiz]

Exactly, Peaux.

So, instead of having the feds fighting this "medical marijuana" charade in individual states (or turning a blind eye to Washington and Colorado), Congress just needs to do the right thing and decriminalize weed. Sell in in liquor stores. Tax the hell out of it. Boom, budgets are balanced.

:thumb: No kidding! I have yet to hear a plausible reason for alcohol to be legal, but not weed.

 

[grizfnz]

Exactly, Peaux.

So, instead of having the feds fighting this "medical marijuana" charade in individual states (or turning a blind eye to Washington and Colorado), Congress just needs to do the right thing and decriminalize weed. Sell it in liquor stores. Tax the hell out of it. Boom, budgets are balanced.

If you legalize it and tax the hell out of it how do you determine who purchased legal taxed weed versus illegal untaxed weed. Nobody is going to pay 2 to 3 times as much or more to buy from a legal establishment if they can buy it from guys under the table.

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[GrizPony]

How many business ventures have we seen in response to law or tax code changes? How many of those companies have seen rapid growth only to come crashing down and how many of those owners have faced legal consequences? It seems to happen a lot.

These guys see an opportunity and take a risk, but they don't put the controls in place to ensure they are working within their legal boundaries. When new laws are made, the regulations that oversee them aren't very black and white on a lot of issues, so companies think that if there isn't a specific law stating the legality of a part of their operation they just do it, sometimes aggressively. Often times, this comes back to bite them. Washington seemed to run this business fairly negligently with little effort into taking the law into consideration. As risky as a business venture as that was and as new as the laws were, he has to regret not putting forth more resources to make sure his bases were covered...

With all the new regulations and the increase in regulatory audits, I'm surprised the Business schools aren't adding compliance and ethics classes to their curriculum. Business Law is often offered/required but doesn't address many of those issues...

Racist much?

 

[AllWeatherFan]

Exactly, Peaux.

So, instead of having the feds fighting this "medical marijuana" charade in individual states (or turning a blind eye to Washington and Colorado), Congress just needs to do the right thing and decriminalize weed. Sell it in liquor stores. Tax the hell out of it. Boom, budgets are balanced.

If you legalize it and tax the hell out of it how do you determine who purchased legal taxed weed versus illegal untaxed weed. Nobody is going to pay 2 to 3 times as much or more to buy from a legal establishment if they can buy it from guys under the table.

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1. If it's legalized, it'll be cheaper than it is now, even after taxes. Basic supply and demand.
2. If it's legalized, nobody cares who you bought it from.
3. I forget what point #3 is.

 

[grizcountry420]

1. If it's legalized, it'll be cheaper than it is now, even after taxes. Basic supply and demand.
2. If it's legalized, nobody cares who you bought it from.
3. I forget what point #3 is.

:lol:

 

[tnt]

Exactly, Peaux.

So, instead of having the feds fighting this "medical marijuana" charade in individual states (or turning a blind eye to Washington and Colorado), Congress just needs to do the right thing and decriminalize weed. Sell it in liquor stores. Tax the hell out of it. Boom, budgets are balanced.

If you legalize it and tax the hell out of it how do you determine who purchased legal taxed weed versus illegal untaxed weed. Nobody is going to pay 2 to 3 times as much or more to buy from a legal establishment if they can buy it from guys under the table.

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That's why they made it illegal way back when. It was untaxable and was hurting the alcohol income. If the dispensaries had run a clean operation they would still be in business. Instead they tried to dominate the business with tactics learned from the Kennedy's era (Joe). The feds could care less about the "caretakers" raisng enough for themselves and a few buddies. I'm surprised in all honesty the real cartels didn't knock off a few of the wannabes. (its rumored they got one)

 

[garizzalies]

Exactly, Peaux.

So, instead of having the feds fighting this "medical marijuana" charade in individual states (or turning a blind eye to Washington and Colorado), Congress just needs to do the right thing and decriminalize weed. Sell it in liquor stores. Tax the hell out of it. Boom, budgets are balanced.

If you legalize it and tax the hell out of it how do you determine who purchased legal taxed weed versus illegal untaxed weed. Nobody is going to pay 2 to 3 times as much or more to buy from a legal establishment if they can buy it from guys under the table.

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That's why they made it illegal way back when. It was untaxable and was hurting the alcohol income. If the dispensaries had run a clean operation they would still be in business. Instead they tried to dominate the business with tactics learned from the Kennedy's era (Joe). The feds could care less about the "caretakers" raisng enough for themselves and a few buddies. I'm surprised in all honesty the real cartels didn't knock off a few of the wannabes. (its rumored they got one)

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[GoldStandardGriz]

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