PsychologicalAgent64 t1_jaamzd6 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 1:32 AM

Reply to comment by greenglasstree in Strip Club in Western Mass Wants To Convert Into 'Topless Dispensary,' Purportedly 1st In State by HoldenGambles

The strip club is already in the neighborhood, so any affect it had on residential housing nearby has been dealt with. Marijuana is a legal product and business, so if that somehow affects your neighborhood anymore than the 10 liquor stores do, it's a problem with the people who live in that neighborhood. In the last 3 years, while marijuana has become legal, housing prices across most of the Commonwealth have skyrocketed.

StonksGuy3000 t1_jaanop5 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 1:38 AM

I agree with your the majority of your point, but the last sentence is a bit superfluous. Housing is up significantly almost everywhere in the last 3 years, whether an area recently legalized or not. Might have something to do with us just printing trillions of dollars like it’s nothing

PsychologicalAgent64 t1_jaao8js wrote on February 28, 2023 at 1:42 AM

I'm speaking about the Commonwealth because that's where the story is from. We legalized pot, and during that same time housing prices, on the average, went up. I'm not saying they are related. I'm stating two facts.

StonksGuy3000 t1_jaaun3r wrote on February 28, 2023 at 2:29 AM

Yeah, I got that. My point was that since they’re two completely unrelated points, it’s kinda weird to bring up the housing value part of it. Your post made it seem like it’s causal

PsychologicalAgent64 t1_jaavtv0 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 2:38 AM

But... You were the one who brought up "the housing value of it" in your OP. You said these businesses bring down housing values. I'm literally responding to the thing you said.

StonksGuy3000 t1_jaay3ow wrote on February 28, 2023 at 2:55 AM

I said no such thing

PsychologicalAgent64 t1_jab61ex wrote on February 28, 2023 at 3:59 AM

Ok.