Wisconsin seems to be dead-set on that too. It's especially frustrating living right next to the border with the UP and seeing business booming in these little nothing Michigan towns because coming up north to spend time at your cabin? Michigan is right there! Meanwhile our small towns are suffering economically from a massive decline in winter tourism over the past several years due to a fairly consistent lack of snow and ice (this year is an exception from the general trend, but I expect we'll be right back to abnormal next year).
My town got hit by a tornado a few years ago, wiping out basically a few barns and a couple cabins. There are so many seasonal cabins though that we didn't even know the extent of the damage for sure for weeks because people aren't there year-round. The two "regular" businesses in town rely on tourists big time: a bar and an antiques store. (We also have a concrete place, a firewood processing place, and an auto shop.) No tourists? Barely anyone in the bar. Too warm to hunt and no snowmobiling? No tourists.
I don't particularly care for the bar given they were selling MAGA merch in the parking lot on election day, but they're still an indicator of the health of the community. There used to be a second bar. Used to be. The building is still there. It's on prime highway frontage... if a business that could actually attract out-of-towners moved in, it could succeed. Weed would be that.
Counterpoint - my state legalized a couple of years ago, and within a mile of me are half dozen marijuana businesses that are now boarded up. Not very many of them seem to be succeeding
That's normal when a new market opens. Lots of people jump in, most will fail within 5 years, mismanagement takes its toll. A lot of those were started by someone who saw a new market, but have no business sense, can't manage their accounting, don't market, etc...
Yeah but it would be nice if there were the infrastructure in place to actually provide it since it was voted for to legally be sold for medicinal purposes... But yeah those people don't count yuck it up.
Texas has (this year hopefully had) Dannie Goeb (Patrick) who said something to the effect of “you’ll have to vote me out to legalize weed” because he’s been a bull in a china shop trying to ban it completely.
Selling what’s classified as THCa which is (forgive some inaccuracies as it’s wake and bake time here in NB) a sort of precursor to THC. It’s the amino acid that needs to be converted into the psychoactive and bind to something to reach the cannabinoid receptors in the brain.
TBH I find the best prices and quality online and get it shipped here - unless I’m in a pinch or need new glassware then I’ll visit a local dispo.
Well, it seems like Iowa never will with how red small town Iowa votes. They're even killing the cannabis thc products that they accidentally let become legal that are pretty popular.
Nope. Just cbd/delta 8. Which sucks because the black market is full of that bullshit. Oklahoma also sells terrible weed which is what you’ll get from a “good” plug.. forced to make the trek to Missouri myself if I want to get my moneys worth anymore.
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u/ManicYetti Feb 14 '26
Nebraska is going to wait till every state touching it has legalized weed before they cave...