Comments on: I would definitely prefer the marijuana http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2006/12/22/i-would-definitely-prefer-the-marijuana/ the blog that is not dansdata.com Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:51:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: phrantic http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2006/12/22/i-would-definitely-prefer-the-marijuana/#comment-495 Sat, 23 Dec 2006 13:12:23 +0000 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2006/12/22/i-would-definitely-prefer-the-marijuana/#comment-495 Even here in Australia it's unlikely that the reported amount of marijuana is equal to the amount actually seized. In Queensland, it's sometimes <i>less</i>. Even here in Australia it’s unlikely that the reported amount of marijuana is equal to the amount actually seized.

In Queensland, it’s sometimes less.

]]> by: mph http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2006/12/22/i-would-definitely-prefer-the-marijuana/#comment-489 Sat, 23 Dec 2006 01:01:56 +0000 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2006/12/22/i-would-definitely-prefer-the-marijuana/#comment-489 Sounds like you found a good example of a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veblen_good" rel="nofollow">Veblen good</a>. Sounds like you found a good example of a Veblen good.

]]> by: Daniel Rutter http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2006/12/22/i-would-definitely-prefer-the-marijuana/#comment-488 Fri, 22 Dec 2006 07:57:32 +0000 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2006/12/22/i-would-definitely-prefer-the-marijuana/#comment-488 Heh - I missed that :-). Yes, $US350/lb grass seems rather cheap. The stuff'd have a hard time becoming the USA's top cash crop if it were that cheap. (Which is not to say that I actually believe the recent <a href="http://news.google.com/news?q=marijuana%20%22cash%20crop%22" rel="nofollow">story</a> saying that it <i>is</i> the USA's top cash crop. It may be so, but it's from an activist group, and you can't trust activists further than you can throw them. This could be one of those rare cases where the grass enthusiasts and the drug warriors agree, though; government drug seizure press releases usually hilariously overestimate the value of the drugs seized, too.) Heh - I missed that :-).

Yes, $US350/lb grass seems rather cheap. The stuff’d have a hard time becoming the USA’s top cash crop if it were that cheap.

(Which is not to say that I actually believe the recent story saying that it is the USA’s top cash crop. It may be so, but it’s from an activist group, and you can’t trust activists further than you can throw them. This could be one of those rare cases where the grass enthusiasts and the drug warriors agree, though; government drug seizure press releases usually hilariously overestimate the value of the drugs seized, too.)

]]> by: Alereon http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2006/12/22/i-would-definitely-prefer-the-marijuana/#comment-487 Fri, 22 Dec 2006 07:17:06 +0000 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2006/12/22/i-would-definitely-prefer-the-marijuana/#comment-487 I'm somewhat skeptical of the <b>$350 USD per pound</b> price they quote for Marijuana in El Paso. I suspect the author meant to quote that price per <b>ounce</b>. Maybe the poorest quality Mexican "brickweed" might go for $350 a pound if you buy it from a major distributor before they even try to get it across the border, but I can't see anything selling for that price in the US. I’m somewhat skeptical of the $350 USD per pound price they quote for Marijuana in El Paso. I suspect the author meant to quote that price per ounce. Maybe the poorest quality Mexican “brickweed” might go for $350 a pound if you buy it from a major distributor before they even try to get it across the border, but I can’t see anything selling for that price in the US.

]]> by: RichVR http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2006/12/22/i-would-definitely-prefer-the-marijuana/#comment-486 Fri, 22 Dec 2006 05:50:11 +0000 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2006/12/22/i-would-definitely-prefer-the-marijuana/#comment-486 Fascinating. This reminds me that I haven't been to Jacque Torres recently. Time for a chocolate run... Fascinating. This reminds me that I haven’t been to Jacque Torres recently. Time for a chocolate run…

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