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[–] fistac0rpse@fedia.io 100 points 5 days ago (1 child) we must know different people permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cmbabul@slrpnk.net 82 points 5 days ago (6 children) This is all part of the puritanical shift that’s happening in some Gen Z circles, this post can’t be talking about millennials. I saw an article a few months ago that stated millennials were the drunkest generation and that while Gen Z as a whole drink less there has been a strong uptick in their consumption recently. Can’t imagine why they might have started drinking more, well besides you know the everything happening in the world permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 12 child comments replies: [–] plantfanatic@sh.itjust.works 41 points 4 days ago (3 children) If weed is legal drinking goes down. I wonder if it’s people living in weed “dry” states that are the current outliers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 22 points 4 days ago (1 child) Well here in the Netherlands it was Covid that did in the student drinking culture and apparently it just never bounced back. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] liuther9@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago Its most probably also inflation. Now i spend 2-3x more permalink fedilink source parent [–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 12 points 4 days ago (1 child) This is exactly it. South Carolina is full of sloppy alcoholics and the alcohol lobby spends a lot of money to keep it that way. They'll be the last in the country to legalize. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] openchan@piefed.social 9 points 4 days ago Texas is always in a race for last place too permalink fedilink source parent [–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago (3 children) That's absolutely part of it. Here in Wisconsin the Tavern League has outsized influence and we still don't have legal weed and we lead the country in drinking. Although I've been seeing more and more of those THC drinks. I'm not sure what kind of loophole those slip through, but they seem popular. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Ioughttamow@fedia.io 6 points 4 days ago (2 children) Weed drinks and gummies, largely. I can pick them up at woodmans in the liquor section, though come November I may need to stock up Hemp loophole permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] openchan@piefed.social 7 points 4 days ago* The hemp loophole Brought to you by a senate who didnt read their own bill in 2018 permalink fedilink source parent [–] turdburglar@piefed.social 2 points 4 days ago man do i miss woodmans permalink fedilink source parent [–] Not_mikey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 days ago (2 children) Damn y'all don't even have medical, always thought you guys would follow us here in Michigan relatively quickly as our states have very similar politics but I didn't think about big beer lobbying. Is there a line of dispensaries on the border in illinois then like we have here for all the ohio and indiana people coming to buy weed? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago We're surrounded by legal states too. We buy their weed and they buy our fireworks. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ioughttamow@fedia.io 3 points 4 days ago Yeah, at least there’s one set up in South Beloit. It’s more expensive than Michigan though and has a much stricter limit on what you can buy as a non resident. We went that route before, but the grey area stuff I can get at the grocery store is much more convenient. I’d do Michigan but it’s a bit farther of a drive than Illinois. Maybe I’ll grab stuff next time I head to pictured rocks Why don’t we have it? Wisconsin got gerrymandered to hell for a decade. The Supreme Court is now left leaning and is breaking the gerrymander, so hopefully we can get legalization of some sort soon permalink fedilink source parent [–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 days ago (1 child) They're derived from hemp, which became federally legal a few years back. It's the same chemical (d9-THC) that's found in cannabis indica and sativa, but it's present in such low quantities in hemp that it takes wayyyyyy more plant matter to extract enough. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (1 child) You'd think it would be the active ingredient that is regulated, not the actual plant. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 1 point 4 days ago (1 child) It is! THC is the regulated chemical. delta-9 is a different molecule which was made federally legal as a result of allowing hemp farming permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 1 point 3 days ago (1 child) If delta-9 is a different molecule but still an active ingredient, then not all the active ingredients are regulated. And these "thc" drinks are lying. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 1 point 3 days ago* Yes. That's just a different way to say what I said Eta: sorry lol, I misread your comment. You're not wrong to think that, that whole industry can be kind of shady - why it needs careful regulation alongside legalization permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 26 points 4 days ago (2 children) It's possible they've only recently started earning enough to be able to afford booze. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 13 points 4 days ago A chunk of them still aren't old enough to buy alcohol. Of course the stats will go up as they become old enough to buy it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Epzillon@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago (1 child) In this economy? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cmbabul@slrpnk.net 6 points 4 days ago (2 children) Moonshine is about to make a glorious comeback permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] openchan@piefed.social 6 points 4 days ago (1 child) Lol I remember that being a thing with millennials 10 years ago I never understood why But then I remembered millenials (and I am one who probably leaned toward a hipster when I was young) love old timey weird stuff drives away on his penny farthing permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Goforce5@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago I made it in college because I was broke as fuck. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Epzillon@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago Fair enough permalink fedilink source parent [–] Malica@lemmy.zip 5 points 4 days ago (1 child) Gen Z is lost to the manosphere and homesteading. Those are used to push right wing puritanical propaganda. I really hope they snap out of it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FE80@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (2 children) ...homesteading? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago There's a massive uptic in what is functionally decentralized religious cult homesteading Homesteading on its own sounds good. But when you look into why it's catching on right now. It's basically just religious indoctrination, manospehere, paranoia, racism, sexism, and conspiracy theories. The "crunchy life style" is a big source of this. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Malica@lemmy.zip 1 point 4 days ago It's basically living off grid, eating what you raise. It mainly draws in women by pushing traditional gender roles propaganda. permalink fedilink source parent [–] lIlIlIlIlIlIl@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago (1 child) I would doubt that fact about millennials without a source to back it up. It just doesn’t track with experience, but I could definitely be wrong. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago Agreed, the only people I know who drink regularly are boomers and I as a millennial only ever drink when I’m around those boomers. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Waterpumpee@lemmus.org 4 points 4 days ago (1 child) used to drink alot when i had no future prospects. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cmbabul@slrpnk.net 7 points 4 days ago I still do, but I used to too permalink fedilink source parent [–] BurgerBaron@quokk.au 2 points 4 days ago Acting a fool in public today means high chance someone records a video of you at your worst. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cmbabul@slrpnk.net 82 points 5 days ago (6 children) This is all part of the puritanical shift that’s happening in some Gen Z circles, this post can’t be talking about millennials. I saw an article a few months ago that stated millennials were the drunkest generation and that while Gen Z as a whole drink less there has been a strong uptick in their consumption recently. Can’t imagine why they might have started drinking more, well besides you know the everything happening in the world permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 12 child comments replies: [–] plantfanatic@sh.itjust.works 41 points 4 days ago (3 children) If weed is legal drinking goes down. I wonder if it’s people living in weed “dry” states that are the current outliers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 22 points 4 days ago (1 child) Well here in the Netherlands it was Covid that did in the student drinking culture and apparently it just never bounced back. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] liuther9@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago Its most probably also inflation. Now i spend 2-3x more permalink fedilink source parent [–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 12 points 4 days ago (1 child) This is exactly it. South Carolina is full of sloppy alcoholics and the alcohol lobby spends a lot of money to keep it that way. They'll be the last in the country to legalize. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] openchan@piefed.social 9 points 4 days ago Texas is always in a race for last place too permalink fedilink source parent [–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago (3 children) That's absolutely part of it. Here in Wisconsin the Tavern League has outsized influence and we still don't have legal weed and we lead the country in drinking. Although I've been seeing more and more of those THC drinks. I'm not sure what kind of loophole those slip through, but they seem popular. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Ioughttamow@fedia.io 6 points 4 days ago (2 children) Weed drinks and gummies, largely. I can pick them up at woodmans in the liquor section, though come November I may need to stock up Hemp loophole permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] openchan@piefed.social 7 points 4 days ago* The hemp loophole Brought to you by a senate who didnt read their own bill in 2018 permalink fedilink source parent [–] turdburglar@piefed.social 2 points 4 days ago man do i miss woodmans permalink fedilink source parent [–] Not_mikey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 days ago (2 children) Damn y'all don't even have medical, always thought you guys would follow us here in Michigan relatively quickly as our states have very similar politics but I didn't think about big beer lobbying. Is there a line of dispensaries on the border in illinois then like we have here for all the ohio and indiana people coming to buy weed? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago We're surrounded by legal states too. We buy their weed and they buy our fireworks. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ioughttamow@fedia.io 3 points 4 days ago Yeah, at least there’s one set up in South Beloit. It’s more expensive than Michigan though and has a much stricter limit on what you can buy as a non resident. We went that route before, but the grey area stuff I can get at the grocery store is much more convenient. I’d do Michigan but it’s a bit farther of a drive than Illinois. Maybe I’ll grab stuff next time I head to pictured rocks Why don’t we have it? Wisconsin got gerrymandered to hell for a decade. The Supreme Court is now left leaning and is breaking the gerrymander, so hopefully we can get legalization of some sort soon permalink fedilink source parent [–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 days ago (1 child) They're derived from hemp, which became federally legal a few years back. It's the same chemical (d9-THC) that's found in cannabis indica and sativa, but it's present in such low quantities in hemp that it takes wayyyyyy more plant matter to extract enough. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (1 child) You'd think it would be the active ingredient that is regulated, not the actual plant. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 1 point 4 days ago (1 child) It is! THC is the regulated chemical. delta-9 is a different molecule which was made federally legal as a result of allowing hemp farming permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 1 point 3 days ago (1 child) If delta-9 is a different molecule but still an active ingredient, then not all the active ingredients are regulated. And these "thc" drinks are lying. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 1 point 3 days ago* Yes. That's just a different way to say what I said Eta: sorry lol, I misread your comment. You're not wrong to think that, that whole industry can be kind of shady - why it needs careful regulation alongside legalization permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 26 points 4 days ago (2 children) It's possible they've only recently started earning enough to be able to afford booze. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 13 points 4 days ago A chunk of them still aren't old enough to buy alcohol. Of course the stats will go up as they become old enough to buy it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Epzillon@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago (1 child) In this economy? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cmbabul@slrpnk.net 6 points 4 days ago (2 children) Moonshine is about to make a glorious comeback permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] openchan@piefed.social 6 points 4 days ago (1 child) Lol I remember that being a thing with millennials 10 years ago I never understood why But then I remembered millenials (and I am one who probably leaned toward a hipster when I was young) love old timey weird stuff drives away on his penny farthing permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Goforce5@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago I made it in college because I was broke as fuck. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Epzillon@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago Fair enough permalink fedilink source parent [–] Malica@lemmy.zip 5 points 4 days ago (1 child) Gen Z is lost to the manosphere and homesteading. Those are used to push right wing puritanical propaganda. I really hope they snap out of it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FE80@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (2 children) ...homesteading? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago There's a massive uptic in what is functionally decentralized religious cult homesteading Homesteading on its own sounds good. But when you look into why it's catching on right now. It's basically just religious indoctrination, manospehere, paranoia, racism, sexism, and conspiracy theories. The "crunchy life style" is a big source of this. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Malica@lemmy.zip 1 point 4 days ago It's basically living off grid, eating what you raise. It mainly draws in women by pushing traditional gender roles propaganda. permalink fedilink source parent [–] lIlIlIlIlIlIl@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago (1 child) I would doubt that fact about millennials without a source to back it up. It just doesn’t track with experience, but I could definitely be wrong. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago Agreed, the only people I know who drink regularly are boomers and I as a millennial only ever drink when I’m around those boomers. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Waterpumpee@lemmus.org 4 points 4 days ago (1 child) used to drink alot when i had no future prospects. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cmbabul@slrpnk.net 7 points 4 days ago I still do, but I used to too permalink fedilink source parent [–] BurgerBaron@quokk.au 2 points 4 days ago Acting a fool in public today means high chance someone records a video of you at your worst. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] plantfanatic@sh.itjust.works 41 points 4 days ago (3 children) If weed is legal drinking goes down. I wonder if it’s people living in weed “dry” states that are the current outliers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 22 points 4 days ago (1 child) Well here in the Netherlands it was Covid that did in the student drinking culture and apparently it just never bounced back. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] liuther9@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago Its most probably also inflation. Now i spend 2-3x more permalink fedilink source parent [–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 12 points 4 days ago (1 child) This is exactly it. South Carolina is full of sloppy alcoholics and the alcohol lobby spends a lot of money to keep it that way. They'll be the last in the country to legalize. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] openchan@piefed.social 9 points 4 days ago Texas is always in a race for last place too permalink fedilink source parent [–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago (3 children) That's absolutely part of it. Here in Wisconsin the Tavern League has outsized influence and we still don't have legal weed and we lead the country in drinking. Although I've been seeing more and more of those THC drinks. I'm not sure what kind of loophole those slip through, but they seem popular. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Ioughttamow@fedia.io 6 points 4 days ago (2 children) Weed drinks and gummies, largely. I can pick them up at woodmans in the liquor section, though come November I may need to stock up Hemp loophole permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] openchan@piefed.social 7 points 4 days ago* The hemp loophole Brought to you by a senate who didnt read their own bill in 2018 permalink fedilink source parent [–] turdburglar@piefed.social 2 points 4 days ago man do i miss woodmans permalink fedilink source parent [–] Not_mikey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 days ago (2 children) Damn y'all don't even have medical, always thought you guys would follow us here in Michigan relatively quickly as our states have very similar politics but I didn't think about big beer lobbying. Is there a line of dispensaries on the border in illinois then like we have here for all the ohio and indiana people coming to buy weed? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago We're surrounded by legal states too. We buy their weed and they buy our fireworks. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ioughttamow@fedia.io 3 points 4 days ago Yeah, at least there’s one set up in South Beloit. It’s more expensive than Michigan though and has a much stricter limit on what you can buy as a non resident. We went that route before, but the grey area stuff I can get at the grocery store is much more convenient. I’d do Michigan but it’s a bit farther of a drive than Illinois. Maybe I’ll grab stuff next time I head to pictured rocks Why don’t we have it? Wisconsin got gerrymandered to hell for a decade. The Supreme Court is now left leaning and is breaking the gerrymander, so hopefully we can get legalization of some sort soon permalink fedilink source parent [–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 days ago (1 child) They're derived from hemp, which became federally legal a few years back. It's the same chemical (d9-THC) that's found in cannabis indica and sativa, but it's present in such low quantities in hemp that it takes wayyyyyy more plant matter to extract enough. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (1 child) You'd think it would be the active ingredient that is regulated, not the actual plant. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 1 point 4 days ago (1 child) It is! THC is the regulated chemical. delta-9 is a different molecule which was made federally legal as a result of allowing hemp farming permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 1 point 3 days ago (1 child) If delta-9 is a different molecule but still an active ingredient, then not all the active ingredients are regulated. And these "thc" drinks are lying. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 1 point 3 days ago* Yes. That's just a different way to say what I said Eta: sorry lol, I misread your comment. You're not wrong to think that, that whole industry can be kind of shady - why it needs careful regulation alongside legalization permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 22 points 4 days ago (1 child) Well here in the Netherlands it was Covid that did in the student drinking culture and apparently it just never bounced back. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] liuther9@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago Its most probably also inflation. Now i spend 2-3x more permalink fedilink source parent
[–] liuther9@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago Its most probably also inflation. Now i spend 2-3x more permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 12 points 4 days ago (1 child) This is exactly it. South Carolina is full of sloppy alcoholics and the alcohol lobby spends a lot of money to keep it that way. They'll be the last in the country to legalize. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] openchan@piefed.social 9 points 4 days ago Texas is always in a race for last place too permalink fedilink source parent
[–] openchan@piefed.social 9 points 4 days ago Texas is always in a race for last place too permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago (3 children) That's absolutely part of it. Here in Wisconsin the Tavern League has outsized influence and we still don't have legal weed and we lead the country in drinking. Although I've been seeing more and more of those THC drinks. I'm not sure what kind of loophole those slip through, but they seem popular. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Ioughttamow@fedia.io 6 points 4 days ago (2 children) Weed drinks and gummies, largely. I can pick them up at woodmans in the liquor section, though come November I may need to stock up Hemp loophole permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] openchan@piefed.social 7 points 4 days ago* The hemp loophole Brought to you by a senate who didnt read their own bill in 2018 permalink fedilink source parent [–] turdburglar@piefed.social 2 points 4 days ago man do i miss woodmans permalink fedilink source parent [–] Not_mikey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 days ago (2 children) Damn y'all don't even have medical, always thought you guys would follow us here in Michigan relatively quickly as our states have very similar politics but I didn't think about big beer lobbying. Is there a line of dispensaries on the border in illinois then like we have here for all the ohio and indiana people coming to buy weed? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago We're surrounded by legal states too. We buy their weed and they buy our fireworks. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ioughttamow@fedia.io 3 points 4 days ago Yeah, at least there’s one set up in South Beloit. It’s more expensive than Michigan though and has a much stricter limit on what you can buy as a non resident. We went that route before, but the grey area stuff I can get at the grocery store is much more convenient. I’d do Michigan but it’s a bit farther of a drive than Illinois. Maybe I’ll grab stuff next time I head to pictured rocks Why don’t we have it? Wisconsin got gerrymandered to hell for a decade. The Supreme Court is now left leaning and is breaking the gerrymander, so hopefully we can get legalization of some sort soon permalink fedilink source parent [–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 days ago (1 child) They're derived from hemp, which became federally legal a few years back. It's the same chemical (d9-THC) that's found in cannabis indica and sativa, but it's present in such low quantities in hemp that it takes wayyyyyy more plant matter to extract enough. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (1 child) You'd think it would be the active ingredient that is regulated, not the actual plant. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 1 point 4 days ago (1 child) It is! THC is the regulated chemical. delta-9 is a different molecule which was made federally legal as a result of allowing hemp farming permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 1 point 3 days ago (1 child) If delta-9 is a different molecule but still an active ingredient, then not all the active ingredients are regulated. And these "thc" drinks are lying. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 1 point 3 days ago* Yes. That's just a different way to say what I said Eta: sorry lol, I misread your comment. You're not wrong to think that, that whole industry can be kind of shady - why it needs careful regulation alongside legalization permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ioughttamow@fedia.io 6 points 4 days ago (2 children) Weed drinks and gummies, largely. I can pick them up at woodmans in the liquor section, though come November I may need to stock up Hemp loophole permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] openchan@piefed.social 7 points 4 days ago* The hemp loophole Brought to you by a senate who didnt read their own bill in 2018 permalink fedilink source parent [–] turdburglar@piefed.social 2 points 4 days ago man do i miss woodmans permalink fedilink source parent
[–] openchan@piefed.social 7 points 4 days ago* The hemp loophole Brought to you by a senate who didnt read their own bill in 2018 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] turdburglar@piefed.social 2 points 4 days ago man do i miss woodmans permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Not_mikey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 days ago (2 children) Damn y'all don't even have medical, always thought you guys would follow us here in Michigan relatively quickly as our states have very similar politics but I didn't think about big beer lobbying. Is there a line of dispensaries on the border in illinois then like we have here for all the ohio and indiana people coming to buy weed? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago We're surrounded by legal states too. We buy their weed and they buy our fireworks. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ioughttamow@fedia.io 3 points 4 days ago Yeah, at least there’s one set up in South Beloit. It’s more expensive than Michigan though and has a much stricter limit on what you can buy as a non resident. We went that route before, but the grey area stuff I can get at the grocery store is much more convenient. I’d do Michigan but it’s a bit farther of a drive than Illinois. Maybe I’ll grab stuff next time I head to pictured rocks Why don’t we have it? Wisconsin got gerrymandered to hell for a decade. The Supreme Court is now left leaning and is breaking the gerrymander, so hopefully we can get legalization of some sort soon permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago We're surrounded by legal states too. We buy their weed and they buy our fireworks. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ioughttamow@fedia.io 3 points 4 days ago Yeah, at least there’s one set up in South Beloit. It’s more expensive than Michigan though and has a much stricter limit on what you can buy as a non resident. We went that route before, but the grey area stuff I can get at the grocery store is much more convenient. I’d do Michigan but it’s a bit farther of a drive than Illinois. Maybe I’ll grab stuff next time I head to pictured rocks Why don’t we have it? Wisconsin got gerrymandered to hell for a decade. The Supreme Court is now left leaning and is breaking the gerrymander, so hopefully we can get legalization of some sort soon permalink fedilink source parent
[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 days ago (1 child) They're derived from hemp, which became federally legal a few years back. It's the same chemical (d9-THC) that's found in cannabis indica and sativa, but it's present in such low quantities in hemp that it takes wayyyyyy more plant matter to extract enough. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (1 child) You'd think it would be the active ingredient that is regulated, not the actual plant. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 1 point 4 days ago (1 child) It is! THC is the regulated chemical. delta-9 is a different molecule which was made federally legal as a result of allowing hemp farming permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 1 point 3 days ago (1 child) If delta-9 is a different molecule but still an active ingredient, then not all the active ingredients are regulated. And these "thc" drinks are lying. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 1 point 3 days ago* Yes. That's just a different way to say what I said Eta: sorry lol, I misread your comment. You're not wrong to think that, that whole industry can be kind of shady - why it needs careful regulation alongside legalization permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (1 child) You'd think it would be the active ingredient that is regulated, not the actual plant. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 1 point 4 days ago (1 child) It is! THC is the regulated chemical. delta-9 is a different molecule which was made federally legal as a result of allowing hemp farming permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 1 point 3 days ago (1 child) If delta-9 is a different molecule but still an active ingredient, then not all the active ingredients are regulated. And these "thc" drinks are lying. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 1 point 3 days ago* Yes. That's just a different way to say what I said Eta: sorry lol, I misread your comment. You're not wrong to think that, that whole industry can be kind of shady - why it needs careful regulation alongside legalization permalink fedilink source parent
[–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 1 point 4 days ago (1 child) It is! THC is the regulated chemical. delta-9 is a different molecule which was made federally legal as a result of allowing hemp farming permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 1 point 3 days ago (1 child) If delta-9 is a different molecule but still an active ingredient, then not all the active ingredients are regulated. And these "thc" drinks are lying. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 1 point 3 days ago* Yes. That's just a different way to say what I said Eta: sorry lol, I misread your comment. You're not wrong to think that, that whole industry can be kind of shady - why it needs careful regulation alongside legalization permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 1 point 3 days ago (1 child) If delta-9 is a different molecule but still an active ingredient, then not all the active ingredients are regulated. And these "thc" drinks are lying. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 1 point 3 days ago* Yes. That's just a different way to say what I said Eta: sorry lol, I misread your comment. You're not wrong to think that, that whole industry can be kind of shady - why it needs careful regulation alongside legalization permalink fedilink source parent
[–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 1 point 3 days ago* Yes. That's just a different way to say what I said Eta: sorry lol, I misread your comment. You're not wrong to think that, that whole industry can be kind of shady - why it needs careful regulation alongside legalization permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 26 points 4 days ago (2 children) It's possible they've only recently started earning enough to be able to afford booze. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 13 points 4 days ago A chunk of them still aren't old enough to buy alcohol. Of course the stats will go up as they become old enough to buy it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Epzillon@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago (1 child) In this economy? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cmbabul@slrpnk.net 6 points 4 days ago (2 children) Moonshine is about to make a glorious comeback permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] openchan@piefed.social 6 points 4 days ago (1 child) Lol I remember that being a thing with millennials 10 years ago I never understood why But then I remembered millenials (and I am one who probably leaned toward a hipster when I was young) love old timey weird stuff drives away on his penny farthing permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Goforce5@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago I made it in college because I was broke as fuck. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Epzillon@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago Fair enough permalink fedilink source parent
[–] village604@adultswim.fan 13 points 4 days ago A chunk of them still aren't old enough to buy alcohol. Of course the stats will go up as they become old enough to buy it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Epzillon@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago (1 child) In this economy? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cmbabul@slrpnk.net 6 points 4 days ago (2 children) Moonshine is about to make a glorious comeback permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] openchan@piefed.social 6 points 4 days ago (1 child) Lol I remember that being a thing with millennials 10 years ago I never understood why But then I remembered millenials (and I am one who probably leaned toward a hipster when I was young) love old timey weird stuff drives away on his penny farthing permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Goforce5@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago I made it in college because I was broke as fuck. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Epzillon@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago Fair enough permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cmbabul@slrpnk.net 6 points 4 days ago (2 children) Moonshine is about to make a glorious comeback permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] openchan@piefed.social 6 points 4 days ago (1 child) Lol I remember that being a thing with millennials 10 years ago I never understood why But then I remembered millenials (and I am one who probably leaned toward a hipster when I was young) love old timey weird stuff drives away on his penny farthing permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Goforce5@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago I made it in college because I was broke as fuck. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Epzillon@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago Fair enough permalink fedilink source parent
[–] openchan@piefed.social 6 points 4 days ago (1 child) Lol I remember that being a thing with millennials 10 years ago I never understood why But then I remembered millenials (and I am one who probably leaned toward a hipster when I was young) love old timey weird stuff drives away on his penny farthing permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Goforce5@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago I made it in college because I was broke as fuck. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Goforce5@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago I made it in college because I was broke as fuck. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Malica@lemmy.zip 5 points 4 days ago (1 child) Gen Z is lost to the manosphere and homesteading. Those are used to push right wing puritanical propaganda. I really hope they snap out of it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FE80@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (2 children) ...homesteading? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago There's a massive uptic in what is functionally decentralized religious cult homesteading Homesteading on its own sounds good. But when you look into why it's catching on right now. It's basically just religious indoctrination, manospehere, paranoia, racism, sexism, and conspiracy theories. The "crunchy life style" is a big source of this. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Malica@lemmy.zip 1 point 4 days ago It's basically living off grid, eating what you raise. It mainly draws in women by pushing traditional gender roles propaganda. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FE80@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (2 children) ...homesteading? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago There's a massive uptic in what is functionally decentralized religious cult homesteading Homesteading on its own sounds good. But when you look into why it's catching on right now. It's basically just religious indoctrination, manospehere, paranoia, racism, sexism, and conspiracy theories. The "crunchy life style" is a big source of this. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Malica@lemmy.zip 1 point 4 days ago It's basically living off grid, eating what you raise. It mainly draws in women by pushing traditional gender roles propaganda. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago There's a massive uptic in what is functionally decentralized religious cult homesteading Homesteading on its own sounds good. But when you look into why it's catching on right now. It's basically just religious indoctrination, manospehere, paranoia, racism, sexism, and conspiracy theories. The "crunchy life style" is a big source of this. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Malica@lemmy.zip 1 point 4 days ago It's basically living off grid, eating what you raise. It mainly draws in women by pushing traditional gender roles propaganda. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lIlIlIlIlIlIl@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago (1 child) I would doubt that fact about millennials without a source to back it up. It just doesn’t track with experience, but I could definitely be wrong. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago Agreed, the only people I know who drink regularly are boomers and I as a millennial only ever drink when I’m around those boomers. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago Agreed, the only people I know who drink regularly are boomers and I as a millennial only ever drink when I’m around those boomers. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Waterpumpee@lemmus.org 4 points 4 days ago (1 child) used to drink alot when i had no future prospects. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cmbabul@slrpnk.net 7 points 4 days ago I still do, but I used to too permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cmbabul@slrpnk.net 7 points 4 days ago I still do, but I used to too permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BurgerBaron@quokk.au 2 points 4 days ago Acting a fool in public today means high chance someone records a video of you at your worst. permalink fedilink source parent