The Efficient and Effective Management of Political Hypocrisy Depends Upon Public Consent
It is interesting how (in the cases of so-called “Big Cannabis” as well as “Big Tobacco”) the general trend is for large corporations to attempt to concentrate power (and, as a result, monetary profits) by - instead of meaningfully opposing - playing along with government regulation efforts, where the “quid pro quo” is that government will actively act (with or without coherent “rhyme or reason”) to impede and/or decimate smaller sized businesses and amateur (“DIY”) players, in return for allowed sales of such corporations’ pet products funding governments (through sin-taxes, and/or litigation “extortion” settlements with State and Local level governments). Rather than act with a true mission (ie, harm-reduction) protecting Public Health, the result is (predictably) instead a mission to enhance “Public Wealth” (of State/Local government operating funds, that is). In such machinations, inquisitions made to appear as genuine concerns surrounding health and safety, and public “scapegoating” (of molecules, and competent adults who desire to utilize such molecules) rituals are key to “manufacturing consent” (see “Sourcing Mass Media News” under “Five Filters of Editorial Bias”)
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(October 3, 2019): “Vaping health scare takes toll on cannabis vape firms’ stock prices, but many see longer term opportunity beyond crisis”:
State-legal cannabis vape products and the companies selling or distributing them may not be the principal cause of the recent outbreak of respiratory illnesses in the United States, but those firms are feeling the effects nonetheless. … the crisis continues to cast a large pall over the licensed marijuana industry, affecting vape sales and dragging down the share prices of publicly traded vaporizer companies. … MJ vape companies have … taken proactive measures to bolster their customers’ confidence in licensed products. Yet their stock prices also have suffered. … Private companies that aren’t publicly traded also are taking steps to reassure consumers. … Legal vape companies are ultimately hoping for a flight to premium products as a result of the vaping crisis. … Even as states and cities move to ban vaping products, however, consumers are likely to return once things settle down …
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To love the truth is to refuse to let oneself be saddened by it.
-Andre Gide
