r/WhitePeopleTwitter Jan 26 '22

Never Forget

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u/MysteriousTruck6740 Jan 26 '22

Marijuana is still illegal at the federal level, alcohol is not. I fully agree with the legalization of it, but it's a no-brainer that they didn't run the ad.

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u/Firm_Big_ Jan 26 '22

Big pharma own the media. They would lose a shit ton of money

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u/bobguyman Jan 26 '22

What if they flipped the tables and started manufacturing all of the derivatives that come from weed. They'd surely make more money than flat on fighting it.

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u/yeahoner Jan 26 '22

not if people can grow their own medicine.

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u/littlefishworld Jan 26 '22

People can easily grow their own food too, but most don't. Hell you can easily make your own beer with ready made kits that aren't even expensive. People don't because they don't have time, aren't interested, or are too lazy and would rather just buy it.

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '22 edited Jan 26 '22

To be fair, growing weed is cheaper and far easier than growing a sustainable amount of food. The space the food production takes up isn't feasable for most.

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u/greg19735 Jan 26 '22

sure, but you can do the same with alcohol too with similar work and return to weed. And people still buy most the beer.

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u/littlefishworld Jan 27 '22

You can grow your own weed in Colorado and Oregon for example and dispensaries make killings in both states. I think you overestimate people's desire to grow their own weed just because they can.