Washington will be looking at some "touch-up" bills that address a few minor things, Oregon is working on their rules, Alaska is finishing up their rules, and Colorado will begin work next week on their latest marijuana freak-out. California is trying to fix an error they made in their law, which won't be followed anyway. Bills submitted in Washington reduce the cannabis tax from 37% to 25% to get a tad closer to Oregon's. Other bills allow...
I saw a lot of people in Quartzsite, and missed several. But it was getting old and I need to arrange to get my RV fixed (sheet metal damage from the lost wheel incident). I left Steve and Sandy all alone, the rest of the crew already moving along. It's warm today, but cooler weather will roll in this weekend.
I like Quartzsite, but not during the Amazing Huge Tent Show which attracts very big crowds. Today the exodus started, making getting around town a lot easier. Several folks came by for a night or two, or even just a visit. Now it's just me and the Allgires and it looks like we'll be that way for a few more days. Steve helped me today to replace a slide-out weather seal, and while I was up on the roof I lowered my panels. The weather has not...
Steve and Sandy landed here yesterday and I got a good dinner. Today Rick and Terry arrived. No idea who is next to show up. Quartzsite is getting busy now, the highway is downright dangerous. I don't like this time in Q, the worst being next week. Luckily we have our place here. Weather is clear and sunny, but cold (39). All is well....
I relocated to La Posa South today to the spot that several of us tend to meet up every year. Others will be showing up soon. La Posa North was nice. I had a good high spot, and it was basically in town. The drawback is that it will get very crowded now and for the next three weeks. No idea when I'll leave....
Sales reported from the stores were $75 million in December in Washington State, the second highest month recorded, consistent with the three previous months. Using the last few months, it can be said annual sales are $900 million. As usual in Washington, that figure does not include the untracked medical marijuana stores, which are being folded into the retail system this year. Some guesses are that means another $900 million when fully...
Cloudy and rainy today, and my batteries hit the half way mark, half discharged. Tomorrow should be sunny, but it will take a long time to get them charged up. One day won't do it. I'm having a hard time understanding what the guys at Malheur are doing. The original beef, the Hammonds case, sounded like a pretty good issue to me, but now it sounds like unintelligible babble about the Constitution. I'm open to hear them, but let's not make this a...
Oregon imposes a 25% sales tax on cannabis retail products today after three months of no taxes at all. retailers had kept the prices high so as not have a price-shock today. Washington taxes are 37%. This matters a lot in the Vancouver-Portland area. Oregon began accepting applications for licenses for growing, processing, and selling pot today. And, what I'm most interested in, wholesale licenses which I don't know what is meant by them and...
Last week it was the cold, but I got the hang of keeping the place warm using both my cat heater and the furnace. This week it will be rain, but quite a bit warmer. Like today. Enough fell to make the trails muddy, but there wasn't any flowing water. The Big Tent went up yesterday. I'll need to watch my battery usage all week long as the clouds steal my power source. That's an odd story out of Eastern Oregon (aka Western Idaho) at Malheur....
I'm still dry-camping in Quartzsite, where things will be picking up fast now. It's been cold, down to freezing every morning, and I'm tiring of being indoors so much. Have a good holiday weekend!