BigDanHaze wrote:I have no problem with an admission charge. And I am for one glad that High Times is putting on this event...Are they "Cashing In" yes but it does cost to put these events on building rental, event staff, and electricity etc.....NOTHING is FREE..do you get free rent,electricity, food etc...!!?
Some of you people crack me up, no matter what, you have some negative thing to say..whatever..... Im going and Im spending about half what Amsterdam costs and I will have a blast!!
I will probably skip the cannaval though as Id only spend maybe an hour or so there and unless they are giving away a large bag of herb with the admission then $50 is way too much to just sit around and smoke some herb. On second thought after checking the event website it may not be that bad a deal after all, theres games and rides (20 tokens for rides/games included with admission) and concerts including DJ Premier so If it's your thing it might still not be too bad a deal for some.
See ya'll there!
Good points which I mostly agree with, but what about those with limited resources who would like to participate? Stoners or fascist capitalists?
"Cashing In" may be appropriate, but how about FLEECING? Hmm, I think I may be on to something... and the sad part is that it seems to me that many stoners don't give a damn. Shame... Listen closely and one should hear, the flipping over in graves of stoners dearly past, shoving a mighty middle finger up in never ending defiance.
My apologies, but your "Cashing In" comparison isn't even weak, it makes no sense. Business expenses versus cost of living expenses, nah, not even close.
The event could be free admission, or nearly, please read on...
Here's an idea, but perhaps greed got in the way though - SPONSORS. The sponsors would pay for the costs associated with hosting the event, and if there are musical acts, a minimal door cover of $5, which ALL $$$ goes to the performers.
I would like to attend the events in Denver, but two things got in my way...
1. Integrity. I made a commitment to share an apartment. What kind of douche would I be if I bailed, er... cancelled at the last minute?
2. Ten hazy daze in Mokum is cheaper for me than it is to fly to Denver and stay only four. Oh BTW, I didn't add in the additional cost of rental car and fuel. After all, it's America, most mass transit sucks ass, especially when comparing Denver to Amsterdam.
Hmm, apples and oranges - both are round, sweet, and healthy.
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We went ahead & got the 2 day HT cup passes. I have lost every cup tshirt I ever owned so I figured it was time for a new one
and the one common denominator is Money 
. Economic impact is measured from a starting point. Every $50.00 ticket represents about $200 in actual spending. made up the second number, it is probably a lot larger than $200, more like $500-$1,000 but hopefully you get my point 
. Have fun, spend money, tip your servers, and start the economic ball rolling to total legalization in the USA and the world
. I'm sure pretty soon theres a lot of us going to be heading your way across the pond for a change 
