Weed Lottery
- Long before the lottery to determine which marijuana dispensary companies would get to sell recreational pot in Chicago next year, the room in City Hall was packed, with business owners, company reps and executives filling every seat.
[...] Though Mayor Lori Lightfoot has preached equity, the crowd was not diverse. It was an overwhelmingly white and male group decked out in business suits, casual sweaters with their company logos embroidered into the front, and hoodies representing elite Catholic high schools.
And guess who isn't happy?
- As it all unfolded, Black Caucus Chairman Ald. Jason Ervin, 28th, stood at the front of the room, surveying the process and silently taking it all in. Not all of the people crowded in the room, taking copious notes and whispering to their team members, were actual dispensary owners.
But with the exception of a few women and two African Americans in the room, most of the representatives for marijuana businesses were white and male, Ervin pointed out.
“I wanted to see for myself how many applicants and where they were deciding to cite their locations. And it proved what I thought: Our communities are going to get left behind,” he said. “This will probably generate a billion dollars’ worth of sales in the city. With no African American participation, I just think that’s a problem that needs to be addressed.”
We'll just leave that "participation" comment alone for now.
There are piles of money to be made in political contributions and kickbacks on the horizon and goodness knows how many future FBI investigations. It'd be a shame if Ervin didn't get his chance at the federal pen, especially with all of the current members of the Madigan cabal under sealed indictments.
There are piles of money to be made in political contributions and kickbacks on the horizon and goodness knows how many future FBI investigations. It'd be a shame if Ervin didn't get his chance at the federal pen, especially with all of the current members of the Madigan cabal under sealed indictments.
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posted by SCC at 12:02 AM
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Your people have been participating for decades.
"hoodies representing elite Catholic high schools"????
Loyola? Ignatius? Who?
And why did no black businesses come to the lottery? Once again complain and moan for something they did not bother to participate in.
Every black person can buy Cresco stock right now and be the owner of a weed company. I did!!!! I hate weed, I hate what the democrats are doing to this city/state with weed legalization, but I'm not going to allow others to make bank while I get stuck with a big property tax bill and not enough revenue to pay for it.
America
I have the solution, just don't grant any permits to white people and give the permits to the GD's, BD's Vice Lords and Latin Kings and like magic, you have INCLUSION! Then, sit and hope Trump sends in the military to disarm the cartels that will over run this shit hole city, corrupt even more, these penny grabbing thief politicians.
So members of the “community” didn’t even show up? Now Ervin is pissed that they aren’t benefiting? How f’ing typical. Someone should get them the business, set up the business, run the business and give them the money...... right???? This is what happens to people when they rely on others for everything.
Yes, you should be concerned alderman, but not about what you think.
Doesn't Hillard have 2 of those licenses?
They buy and sell all the weed they want in the ghetto right now with impunity, they don't need a dispensary. Unfortunately they will reap the benefits of the tax windfall which the legal dispensaries will generate. On a side note, the groot is losing her marbles and is starting to sound like gandhi.
Ummm the westside has cornered the market for over 30 years..and there the business owners are all African American...go ask them for a cut..Erv....
AlderTool Jason Ervin— why are 99% of the business in the neighborhoods not run by black Americans?— I refuse to say “African American” because the representative people on the continent of African are not black. Ask the Libyans, Egyptians, Algerians, Ethiopians, Eritreans if they are of the same cultural heritage as black Americans. I guarantee u they will be pissed off. Ask a Nigerian if they have anything in common with black Americans, the Nigerian will be pissed as well. Right now as we speak the Nigerians are genociding each other over there. Look up the Congolese civil wars... the biggest war in African since world war 1 which involves nations from all across the continent. They are getting their war on.
ervin needed to stake a few more ponies in this race.
asshole.
Ervin should walk around his ward, to view pot salespeople.
Bitch and complain and if that doesn't work there is always riot and burn. Don't worry Ervin I am sure y'all will figure out how to get your share of the graft that will accompany the "legal" drug trade.
His folks have controlled the weed trade in city since well... About time his people got some competition. But not to wordy his folks will benefit com the competition as more people get hooked they will soon get tired of paying all the taxes on their new vice and go where the prices are lower. Hence those dollars will be winding up in the communities hands. The real problem with community outlets is the bangers will not let those stores stay open for very long, or, will become a constant robbery target.
Seattle has 25,000 young adults under the age of 30 who are homeless and addicted to heroin, methamphetamine and the like living in tents year round urinating and defecating in the needle strewn streets begging for change to feed their addictions. Glorify the drug culture and look at the predicted outcomes.
Just like the south of the border drug cartels, Chicago "investors" line up to make profits living the high life while damning young Americans to life a life similar to those lost generation of Americans in Seattle. Seattle is a democrat run city just like Chicago. Drugs, addiction, fast cash and despair! Big money over the welfare and concerns of the American youth. Money talks. Casino like cash and the promise of tax revenues for a recklessly spending government is a priority. By any means possible.
What about local leaders developing a plan to economically rejuvenate our local economy so everyone can prosper? Not just the connected via tax revenues and government controlled industries.
Well, f*uck you, Jason. Your people didn’t even bother to show up.
Again, the demographic that needs to be spoon-fed for generations because, for some reason, they can’t help themselves. Thank you democrats.
Any body got a match ?
Well maybe if the community turned up and worked for it like the others, theyd get a slice of the pie. I'm so sick of this racist push. It's racist against anyone who doesn't fit the gimme gimme narrative.
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So members of the “community” didn’t even show up? Now Ervin is pissed that they aren’t benefiting? How f’ing typical. Someone should get them the business, set up the business, run the business and give them the money...... right???? This is what happens to people when they rely on others for everything.
Yes, you should be concerned alderman, but not about what you think.
11/17/2019 03:10:00 AM
Sadly, that's exactly how it happened in hyde park near u of c. Ask any near campus minority business owner. All paid for right down to remodeling and stocking the shelves, which were also gifted. Some even had a free oprah attended party.
Ha Ha, that is the best. I love it F off fatass
Quit crying Jason. You're a loser weed or not.
They sell weed on 70 percent of the blocks in the ghetto. In front of every corner store and st every gas station. Years and years and years of scamming millions upon millions of weed money has funneled into the pockets of the ghetto dolks(or people) who have taken that money and lived lavish lifestyles blowing it all on toys, cars, houses with 10 TVs, trips to Vegas, nightly trips to horseshoe casino and the clubs downtown blowing all that money. The lavish lifestyle ends when they end up catching a case. They go away for 2-6 years and boom.. they are forgotten about, and the next crew steps up and scams the non taxed weed money. Now with legal weed, watch for illegal street sales of weed to get stuff now. The state does not want street sales anymore because every bag of weed sold on the street is lost tax dollars. You watch, ANY street delivery sales of weed wether is 1 gram or 100 grams will be a felony in this state for delivery. Can’t lose that tax money. Stop letting the folks in the ghetto scam their way to riches through selling weed on the street which perpetuates violent crime. Crush them and lock them up!
Will street prices be cheaper next year?
A wise man said that 50% of any success is just showing up on time. I guess the community was not told that in their many studies courses.
UST curious was the White caucus there as well, didn't see anything about his presence.
Just a matter of time before the store is either armed or mobbed robbed along with a stolen vehicle front door crash and dash.
That's why they call it 'Dope.'
More war, buy fsdax
Are the pot shops still unable to use credit and debit cards? If so this will be like the old cowboy movies with the bank robbers and vigilantes. Maybe they can give tours like the cowboy towns out west.
Just wait Jessie will magically appear and demand a meeting.......then he will get a dispensary for a close relative who will make a bunch of money. And all of the black sheeple will praise JJ as they continue to live in squalor.
OT
SEC investigating 403(b) plans for paying school administrators
(i.e. Teachers) for referrals. Not against the law, but plans did
not disclose this. So SEC says this was breach of fiduciary
duty. The 403(b) plans not covered by ERISA like 401(k) and
IRA plans. The 403(b)'s primarily buy annuities which carry
higher fees and commissions vs. 401(k) + IRA.
Chicago, is this you?
With a city short of money why didn't they auction this off? And let's get serious if a minority applicant wins they would just sell the winning ticket to the highest bidder while keeping a minority face upfront.
Oh man, you mean we gotta get up, go downtown, and be there on time???
I'd rather sleep until Noon, get up and blow some weed, then head on down to the street corner to start selling bags.
GDs want to be listed on the stock exchange? Who knew. Guess that Growth and Development stuff is real, right Alderman? Right Mayor?
Sorry, Erv. Once again, evidence shows your community isn’t interested in participation.
I am not surprised by this...To establish, build, and run a highly regulated business requires planning, deliberation, diligence, and hard work...and that is just to get through all of the paperwork hurdles.
One (of many) things I also wonder about is this...How will the local 'men of commerce' who work the corners going to react to these new businesses, with LOTS of cash carrying customers around and cash piled about? Will they simply adjust their prices to be competitive, or will they take umbrage to the competition and do what they can to eliminate it?
Somehow, I do not think reaching that magical 500 number will be a problem next year.
Stay tuned...
I bet their community has already sold billions worth of weed
The community was sleeping off their buzz, when applications were announced.
Algerians and Libyans are Arabs. Egyptians are mostly Arab, while some are Black descended from Sudanese Blacks.
Some Black Americans are descendants of kidnapped Nigerians and Congolese.
Proponents of legal weed sales always over estimate and greatly exaggerate the ecomnomic benefits of legal weed. The reality, in states like Colorado and California, is the weed is so heavily taxed and regulated, that customers just continue to buy their weed on the street, at a cheaper price.
We'll just leave that "participation" comment alone for now.
Reminds one of the old idiom, "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink"...
Aldercreature Ervin was there to see the competition his constituents are up against why start a business where you are taxed to death when you can simply continue to sell on the down low, pard'ner...
Reefer Madness.
Weed Sales 101....When It's legal more people will sell it.Street weed will cost less No taxes,The dope man is always open.To the people who say legalize it and you put the dealers out of business I laugh.
racist weed? see, I told ya so
They should just “merit” ownership to a few connected individuals, you know, the CPD way.
ervin should open up a gun trade show store in his ward
business be booming then
Sounds like you should be mad at the black community for not showing up, not at the white people who did. All they had to do was drag their happy asses out of bed. BUT another commenter made a good point, they sell weed with impunity now anyways, there’s no punishment from the courts unless you have over like 500 grams of it, even then it’s minor. I have a prediction for when the weed dispensaries pop up. The same thing in California. They government is going to crush them with licenses, fees and non sensical rules. This is going to make it hard to be profitable and compete with black market growers/sellers. So if the government wants their new legal weed sales to make money and bring in taxes, they’re going to have to crack down hard on illegal weed grows and sales. As well as deregulate the legal market. California is having this problem, almost none of the legal weed guys make a profit. And they’ve gone hard after illegal growers. Democrats of course don’t see this problem coming down the pipe because they hate capitalism and don’t understand that their shitty way of big government stifles everything.
Will Mayor Lightfoot put it on the next ballot
vote yes or no to reduce alderman 60%
Community street corner weed will always be cheaper, plentiful, tax free.
Community competition should become be fierce since the areas of operation are always sketchy, many will flock to the outskirts and pay a little more for the safety benefits. Which leads to the the feral dillers to travel and set up nearby these dispensaries and in 016, short handed already will be seeing a spike in all sorts of associated crimes from robbery to corner poaching retaliations.
All those who won their lottery locations will be taxed to the high heavens, paying plenty for security and will feel the wrath of politicians when their community demands a fair share cut. Wonder if Uber will do a DopeDash, WeedHub, sort of delivery option to make up for the Groot RideShare tax increase. No guarantee that legal weed shops are going to be only stocking controlled home grown products. Could be a front for cartel inventory routinely brought in under NAFTA but might suffer under USMCA.
Competition is going to be fierce.
Heck, if a nail salon couldn’t get any community respect, what can weed shop expect, coming in at $20 gr./$300 oz. on the avg. low end excluding federal, state, county and local taxes.
I think this legal weed revenue scam bullshit is going to more problematic than it helps, especially for everyone that doesn’t use it.
Have You Ever Met That Funny Reefer Man
Cab Calloway, 1932
Wait a minute.The Peoples and Folks were not present at this historical meeting?No wonder the most honorable Alderman is so upset.
How many cops will be need to protect Groots weed business? Can't imagine the ghetto entrepreneurs giving up without a fight? Will she demand the cops close them down? Will Foxx prosecute? The hypocrite should be amazing!
So, Illinois must resort to casinos and marijuana to save its sorry butt. And you wonder why people are fleeing this cesspool of a state. Cigarettes are bad and it must be outlawed. Marijuana is good and we need marijuana shops all over the state. WTF!
And now you see the problem with legal weed. When it is legal, it becomes a business, which means it's a job. Which means someone has to get up in the morning, put their pants on, and go open the shop. There are books to keep, a storefront to maintain, customers to serve.
Fuck!
That all sounds like just too much work. Better off putting your pants half way on, operating on a street corner, literally killing the competition and the customers.
That's the circle of life right there.
There are enough of his people making money off drugs. Fuck him and his old lady
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Incidentally, was anyone named Vanecko or Daley in the room, waiting for their number to be called to claim a license? Just curious.
Weed Sales 101....When It's legal more people will sell it.Street weed will cost less No taxes,The dope man is always open.To the people who say legalize it and you put the dealers out of business I laugh.
Millennials and tourists are not going to drive to the west side for a dime bag when they can get lab weed in Wrigleyfield. .
Community will continue to purchase from the community. All this legal high priced and taxed stuff is for white people.
50+ years of violent domination of weed trade.
Boo coo kickbacks, payoffs, bribes, etc.
Now these fucks can fuck off.
Now these fucks can violence dance with the la raza meth, coke, smack, oxy, etc., competition.
Still plenty of opportunites for murder, mayhem, the aforementioned political corruptions, and fucker hustles.
And with the democrat knuckleheads controlling city and county non enforcement of laws, non prosecutions of violations of said non enforced laws, business will remain booming.
Weed, being no longer criminal, is being replaced by organized theft, also not being impeded by pesky enforcement of law and bothersome prosecutions not being made.
Crook County, and city therein, never had it so "good"!!!
Nobody talks about the unintended consequences.....street crime will go up...traffic accident and deaths go up.....it's a gateway drug, check with Colorado.
Are we gonna be able to lite up ?
They already sell weed and an assortment of other illegal drugs on street corners, bars and alleys. They’re already entrepreneurs, ala ghetto style.
Yeah, check with Colorado because you are clueless. I lived on the Southwest side for 20 years, and Colorado for about 20. You have people capping each other over weed in the street. Who benefits? Crime here is VERY low. EVERYONE carries, concealed and open. We buy weed at a dispensary, it is about $100 an ounce. Street dealers can't afford to sell it that cheap. I can't grow it that cheap. 90% of the customers are 60 years old +. The recreational trade is for tourists. You pay a high price. We don't.
BTW, did you see that cop cap that fool in the Colorado Springs recently? What happened to the Cop? Nothing. They have full support here when they need to take out the trash.
Every time I visit Chicago my friends say, "I should have left when you did".
Why would anyone in the SouthSide ghetto buy weed from a legit store and pay the high taxes when they could get it almost any ware in the ghetto. Pretty done the police will be arresting the pot dealers and. Charging them with sales tax violations since the product is legal.
I wonder how many Doctors are in on this scam? They always find a way to make out on drugs.
Wanna be "represented"? Fine. Do the work. Show up to the meeting. Fill out the paperwork. Go to the various events where the decision makers hang out and pal around with them. Get known. Give them some campaign contributions. Support their bullshit causes. Ask about the wife and kids...
You know, actually go out and CHASE the business, like a normal business person does. Want to be an entrepreneur? You gotta RUN after it.
But stop this bitching and moaning and calling everything "Raycis" when it doesn't go your way, or when people don't call you up to make you the offer, and especially when you didn't even SHOW UP!
Can't wait to lite up !!!!!
Thank heaven for weed uh... Too many persons with three digit IQs who think for themselves and dislike leftist policies.
Time to diminish a whole generation so that scourge for somewhat smart and functional people is eradicated, never to return.
LIGHT UP! DUMB DOWN!
"We'll just leave that "participation" comment alone for now."
Capitalism works only when there are both sellers and the counterpart, the buyers. Da Community knows it's role and embraces it strongly.
Too bad selling something as toxic and nasty as weed to persons is included in the otherwise decent actions of capitalism and free market enterprise.
Don't smoke dope! Just don't.
The Ghost Of Nancy Reagan Said:
"Just say NO"
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