“they put us in the dungeon, only Jah save our soul”
Q. Is there such a thing as ganja abuse?
A. Yes. Ganja abuse is as common as the abuse of anything else that can’t defend itself.
But lately, it has been much more prevalent because of its cash price, which is inflamed due to prohibition but which is also naturally rather high since people value its influence in their lives enough to be willing to pay what it costs to make it, plus.
In many parts of california and other places, marijuana-growing attracts vast numbers of people with dollar signs in their heads, much like gold fever did, or alpaca-farming, or the “pyramid schemes” of not too long ago. I have nothing against people making money, and how could a farmer be unhappy that there is a farm product that can get a fair price for the time and trouble involved?
The thing is, if y’all but knew, “mercenary ganja-farmer” is a contradiction in terms. Yes, someone with extra medicine can sell it for a good price. Yes you can sell most anything in many markets, though thankfully standards are now getting higher each year. But growing good ganja and mining the marijuana plant for dollars are totally different activities, despite superficial similarity.
As for our family, we’re “mercenary free” as of 2009; henceforward we’ll be careful to only deal with others like us, who’d be doing just as we are if there were no market whatever for cannabis, simply because we love and appreciate this plant so, that it will always be the Heart of our gardens…
Further, it’s my opinion that this distinction or one very like it must be part of what bd cannabis is about. A successful bd winery may have many commercial considerations to factor in each day just as most farms do, but if they were to view their vines as simply a means to an end ($) then that’s not real bd, which necessarily comes out of Love and the wish to Serve
Or as a friend of mine from “team fortress” once said, “if you’re just playing ‘to win’ then your playing sux”
Blessings and best wishes for a great season for the northern hemisphere!
