I’m sure Senator Hauschild – or the DFL comms goon managing his account – thinks this story looks like a victory:
Minnesota: the state where you need to have a state senator in your bullpen to rebuild a business that burned down.
Not even starting a new business.
Wonder what that’d take?
As cannabis becomes legal in Minnesota today ,it’s become fairly clear that the DFL didn’t read the bill they’d copied and pasted from some advocate’s model legislation file.
Cities around the state are frantically passing legislation to treat public consumption the same as cigarettes, vaping and alcohol – things the state didn’t bother to do.
And they’ve thoughtfully left the door wide open for the black marketeers:
But even though growing, possessing and using weed will be legal for people 21 and older on Aug. 1, you still won’t be able to buy marijuana from a licensed dealer in most of the state. It will likely be more than a year before dispensaries begin opening. Democrats say they framed their bill that way so regulators would have enough time to develop rules for recreational marijuana sales.
Critics say allowing possession of so much marijuana without also allowing its sale will be a boon for unlawful and unregulated black market sellers.
Not to mention the tax rate – which, at 10%, is roughly 100% higher than the black market tax rate of absolutely nil.
So – we’ll have all the black-market crime, plus a disproportionally baked population.
It’s the DFL’s dream.
Anheuser Busch, reeling from its epic self-inflicted shot in the foot, is laying off workers.
And they’ve belatedly learned…well, something (emphasis added):
In a statement to The Associated Press, the beer maker said the layoffs will impact less than 2% of its workforce. Anheuser-Busch’s website says the company employs 19,000 employees nationwide. Warehouse staff, drivers and other frontline employees will not be affected, the company said.
After throwing their key, blue-collar clientele under the bus in the first place, it’s probably a relief to know someone at InBev knew better than to make the working stiffs pay for their suits’ hubrus.
Well, at least pay first for it…
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