Wilbur, you decide whether or not this is fit fodder for your forum..... please.
So here in little Battle Ground Wa, population 15,571 we're an affluent enough group to have a "Skate Park," a multi-million dollar teen hangout for skateboarders. Next to it is a small Community Center with some retail. The skate park has been THE place to score illicit mind-altering substances since Day 1 but NOW, , , Ye Holie' Hempe is LEGAL in our state. You don't have to "score" anymore, you just walk up and buy........ and here's where this gets relevant.
The Community Center retail wing is entertaining store clients, ohhh like 'Gnarly-Boards-R-Us' and 'Saggin-N-Draggin T'reads' and such, maybe even a Fruits And Yoghurts Bar or BOttl'd OXyg'n.........
And 'Mary Jane's Cannabis Emporium.'
Actually 2 retailers have tendered offers for retail marijuana stores and been approved by the state.
So this is NEWS in our sleepy liddle town.
And the people are DIVIDED to say the least. And the latest twist is that the CC retail committee has decided 'NO' they will not allow a marijuana retail store in the Center. They just won't let their space to the marijuana dealers, they're "standing on principle" or whatever and just saying 'NO.'
And in my wee heart my first reaction was "good for them."
NOW, here's my reason for posting...... Am I RIGHT to deny the area youth easy access to a legal stimulant?
It's LEGAL......
What if I wanted to set up a nice indoor shooting range there, or maybe a small retail firearms outlet....I could get behind a Youth Shooting Program there at the Community Center.
I support guns and the use thereof with all my fiber.
Weed, not so much I've got beaucoup kids of my own and I don't even drink let alone use recreational drugs.
So I'm all happy that the Community Center blatantly discriminated against the drug dealers.
I din't say I was RIGHT, I said I was HAPPY with this decision.
Is this maybe the same visceral reaction we're up against with at least some of the "anti-gun crowd?"
I bring this up for one reason, it is my opinion that we all need to prepare well-reasoned arguments in support of firearms acquisition and ownership. I've always felt that I AM reasonable and moreover quite open-minded, willing to accept others' views and opinions.....I'm also wildly supportive of Free Enterprise, capitalism is my mantra, I'm very pro-business.... I am a small business owner. I support small business with the same fervor I support gun trade and ownership.
But I find myself HAPPY to see a local company shut out a legal entrepeneurial enterprise.
I'm asking myself whether or not this is hypocritical.
Ain't sure yet......
opinions?
al
So here in little Battle Ground Wa, population 15,571 we're an affluent enough group to have a "Skate Park," a multi-million dollar teen hangout for skateboarders. Next to it is a small Community Center with some retail. The skate park has been THE place to score illicit mind-altering substances since Day 1 but NOW, , , Ye Holie' Hempe is LEGAL in our state. You don't have to "score" anymore, you just walk up and buy........ and here's where this gets relevant.
The Community Center retail wing is entertaining store clients, ohhh like 'Gnarly-Boards-R-Us' and 'Saggin-N-Draggin T'reads' and such, maybe even a Fruits And Yoghurts Bar or BOttl'd OXyg'n.........
And 'Mary Jane's Cannabis Emporium.'
Actually 2 retailers have tendered offers for retail marijuana stores and been approved by the state.
So this is NEWS in our sleepy liddle town.
And the people are DIVIDED to say the least. And the latest twist is that the CC retail committee has decided 'NO' they will not allow a marijuana retail store in the Center. They just won't let their space to the marijuana dealers, they're "standing on principle" or whatever and just saying 'NO.'
And in my wee heart my first reaction was "good for them."
NOW, here's my reason for posting...... Am I RIGHT to deny the area youth easy access to a legal stimulant?
It's LEGAL......
What if I wanted to set up a nice indoor shooting range there, or maybe a small retail firearms outlet....I could get behind a Youth Shooting Program there at the Community Center.
I support guns and the use thereof with all my fiber.
Weed, not so much I've got beaucoup kids of my own and I don't even drink let alone use recreational drugs.
So I'm all happy that the Community Center blatantly discriminated against the drug dealers.
I din't say I was RIGHT, I said I was HAPPY with this decision.
Is this maybe the same visceral reaction we're up against with at least some of the "anti-gun crowd?"
I bring this up for one reason, it is my opinion that we all need to prepare well-reasoned arguments in support of firearms acquisition and ownership. I've always felt that I AM reasonable and moreover quite open-minded, willing to accept others' views and opinions.....I'm also wildly supportive of Free Enterprise, capitalism is my mantra, I'm very pro-business.... I am a small business owner. I support small business with the same fervor I support gun trade and ownership.
But I find myself HAPPY to see a local company shut out a legal entrepeneurial enterprise.
I'm asking myself whether or not this is hypocritical.
Ain't sure yet......
opinions?
al