Can't Stop the Dealin'!

 

Thanks to a poet-friend of mines, Lauren Parker, I've come across some interesting information. It seems that the data in this picture is from 2008, which is a pretty recent update for a statistical survey. In it, we see that marijuana has the potential to not only show the true nature of American drug culture but also fix the slope of our descending economy.

Many people argue that marijuana won't be legalized specifically because it will not bring money to our government. It reproduces its own seeds. Some people argue that it won't be legalized because minorities who push the drug hard will become overnight business CEO, added to the rank of elite capitalists. But what is most common is the belief that legalization is inevitable, partially due to information such as what is in the above picture.

Well, we must consider... let's say the government trusts a corporation such as Monsanto, one of the biggest and most profitable agricultural producers during this "recession", to help distribute marijuana seeds to America's various farms and plantations. Monsanto owns something called Terminator technology, which when used could stop the reproduction of seeds. If certain people who control the illegal drug market now are somehow "slipped" these seeds, their new crops would only grow for one season and we would have to buy the rest, taxed, from our government.

But what if things continue as they are now, with regular seeds... would you continue to buy from your local dealer? Most people I know would say yes, but here we should stop and think. If we keep buying from private dealers, the legalization process won't show anywhere NEAR as much improvement in economy, which could lead to some serious problems. Yeah sure, it would be taxed, but there are bigger problems at hand right now.

Don't waste the potential to change the world! 

The Red Room Explosion: Part 1

I never would have thought I'd see a real-life chi explosion. Yesterday, in the wee hours of the morning, one man embodied the Tao. He uses the sight granted him (what we would call imagination) to explain reality and his perspective shines in the music produced.

Black Liquid represents the RVA (Richmond, VA), a city of hip-hop prophets and talent High Up Above Mount Olympus.

This 28 year old rhymer (fuck the (w)rapper and the (lolli)pop in it) has been traveling through the USA all his life and has spread his lyrical wings over the 804. Recently, he has performed multiple times with such legends as Snoop Dogg and Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony. He melts faces on the radio as well. On a show that he hosts, MCs from all over come and freestyle: "music for the rest of us".

 

 
After finishing a show in the Hat Factory, Black Liquid says, "Yo, I'm about to lay down some heavy shit. Come with." From Shockoe Bottom we traveled into Black Liq's studio, which he calls home.

The atmosphere was esoteric. Tao te Ching and other philosophical works lying around in heaps. Along with a LOT of video games and collectibles.
 

 

I can honestly say, it is rare to see an MC record with such vigor. Within an hour, Black Liquid recorded and edited a brutally honest look on the music industry. The track was recorded with such inner flame that my homey and the man behind the lens, The Holik, fainted twice and underwent an out-of-body experience.

What did Black Liquid have to say about this?

"I steal niggas' chi."

Afterwards, we had to bring in the fans and cool down the territory (which is the hum you hear in the background of the first video). What you are about to see is an exclusive look into the "Black Liquid Experience". The interview turned out so epic that multiple SD cards couldn't contain it. So the interview will be broken up into multiple parts which will be updated post-haste. A man of many words and little tolerance for bullshit, Bluntville presents: The Red Room Explosion, part 1.

Washington State: Proposition Nine All Over Again?

So how come last night, I heard the most amazing piece of information concerning the possibility of a real Bluntville. I was chilling at The Camel with Grape Clothing, watching all these wonderful bands such as For Serious This Time and TDivision, when a man came to me with information about Washington state's newest push for legalization of Mary Jane.

So I did a little research on this and it seems like marijuana has already been decriminalized for medical use. For those of you who don't know what that means, it is basically the first step towards legalization and allows what were previously classified as crimes to be penalties.

But now, according to The Associated Press, full legalization may be around the corner. Washington state citizens will be able to carry and smoke up to an ounce of cannabis at any given time- FOR FUN. I think that if this goes through, Washington state's population will skyrocket and the domino effect will take place. Other states will start to see the benefits of marijuana's legalization and follow suit.

This article cites supporters who said,
"The money would bring in at least $215 million a year in taxes, which would largely be earmarked for drug treatment and education, while eroding the black market that fuels drug-related crime in the state..."

Seems like the USA has just been delaying the inevitable... Bluntville is going to become a reality and only time will tell when.