Can't all these (once?) illegal growers sellers just do so legally now?
Not talking about someone who buys an ounce and sells 3/4 so they get a 1/4 for free, but those doing it as a business, making good money.
About 15 years ago used to grow and sell in the UK, nothing too major, about 1 to 2kg a month would get cropped every month of the year. If the option presented itself to pay tax on the profit in order to remove the hassle and fear or banking the money I would have taken the hit of lost profit in a heart beat.
Is this not being offered to existing growers / suppliers / dealers? I can understand perhaps not as a long term solution, but as a transition period
Nope, existing black market growers are shit out of luck, you need to have a license from Health Canada to grow commercially (over 4 plants personal), they're barely allowing movement of plant seeds from the black market into the legal system, but that's about it. If you're a black market grower you must still sell illegally.
Not talking about someone who buys an ounce and sells 3/4 so they get a 1/4 for free, but those doing it as a business, making good money.
About 15 years ago used to grow and sell in the UK, nothing too major, about 1 to 2kg a month would get cropped every month of the year. If the option presented itself to pay tax on the profit in order to remove the hassle and fear or banking the money I would have taken the hit of lost profit in a heart beat.
Is this not being offered to existing growers / suppliers / dealers? I can understand perhaps not as a long term solution, but as a transition period