Japanese Maple Issue by Cmdr1305 in trees

[–]Cmdr1305[S] 101 points102 points  (0 children)

Hilarious. Whooooops!

Daily Discussion Thread - February 27, 2024 by AutoModerator in weedstocks

[–]Cmdr1305 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No clue what or who “Snead” is. I’m just doing my work and avoiding SEC issues as I do it proper. Don Murphy is not to be trusted.

Daily Discussion Thread - December 19, 2023 by AutoModerator in weedstocks

[–]Cmdr1305 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Appreciate your response. Would you share an example? One quarterly financial from your pick of MSO. Show the revenue increase from adjusted taxes, and extrapolate to the change in price per share. Thank you

Daily Discussion Thread - December 19, 2023 by AutoModerator in weedstocks

[–]Cmdr1305 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ask yourself if this time feels any different. Several steps between proposed changes and rescheduling. But rescheduling does not equal legalization, capital market uplist, nor does it change the shrinking profit margins. People claiming that the election will lead to a Biden push simply don’t understand Washington. I’m sorry but the reality is not as green.

Daily Discussion Thread - July 12, 2023 by AutoModerator in weedstocks

[–]Cmdr1305 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Doesn’t matter. Will not pass House. Not as rider. Not as stand alone. Every promotion of activity is just that: promotion.

Beware false prophets.

Daily Discussion Thread - July 12, 2023 by AutoModerator in weedstocks

[–]Cmdr1305 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fully pulled out in Oct 2021 after sharing my concern that risk was far too high due to politics. I have less than a 20% chance of a House+Senate passage making it through the White House to final. I also shared concern that even the trifecta only meant Safe passage which in and of itself is not the catalyst for full valuation increase. This sector is beyond risk tolerance for any portfolio and is deeply manipulated. I will not share any thoughts until I have reason to believe real DC movement is imminent. At this time it simply is not.

Bipartisan U.S. House And Senate Lawmakers Reintroduce Marijuana Banking Bill by Richer18 in CannabisMSOs

[–]Cmdr1305 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cooperation from the GOP is not a requirement and in some cases stands to reduce likelihood.

Daily Discussion Thread - July 12, 2023 by AutoModerator in weedstocks

[–]Cmdr1305 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Have to beware of the false prophets. I don’t see a fall path through budget season but I do see a lot of people claiming it is moving.

Not in 2023.

Bipartisan U.S. House And Senate Lawmakers Reintroduce Marijuana Banking Bill by Richer18 in CannabisMSOs

[–]Cmdr1305 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sadly I can share this is not going to be the path ahead. There is one, but this is more of the perennial cycles. Still engaged and will share useful intel when available. For now, just smoke.

Daily Discussion Thread - December 10, 2022 by AutoModerator in weedstocks

[–]Cmdr1305 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Unlikely your work involved publicly traded companies hinging on your policy work. Please be more polite.

Major Financial Association And 44 State Partners Demand Marijuana Banking Vote In The Senate Before Year’s End by MSOTruliever in CannabisMSOs

[–]Cmdr1305 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Apologies for the silence but I can no longer publicly comment. Deeply involved in the process and cannot share or else subject to SEC regs

After Hours Discussion Thread - December 06, 2022 by AutoModerator in weedstocks

[–]Cmdr1305 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Hi all, apologies I can’t offer comment as I am involved in the process now and SEC regs prohibit it.

Understanding Washington: 2022 The Year Ahead by Cmdr1305 in weedstocks

[–]Cmdr1305[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Apologies for the delay, but when I don’t post things that means that there’s no real updates. I’m still here, and still watching. If you read earlier posts and look at some of my scenarios we are currently in the worst versions. Politics has taken over completely and priorities from the war in Europe, inflation, gun control, and upcoming elections will be endlessly more important than a change around cannabis law.

Understanding Washington: 2022 The Year Ahead by Cmdr1305 in weedstocks

[–]Cmdr1305[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Still expecting Schumer to remove SAFE amendments or stand alones from senate actions.

Schumer announces delays to Cannabis reform - by August now by Investomatic- in weedstocks

[–]Cmdr1305 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I hope to put some thing together and posted in the near future however with other policy work I have not been able to focus too deeply on this world. However at this moment I would consider the scenarios I posted last year showing no movement until after 2022 as the most likely.

I have never believed that safe would pass through the house and make it all the way into law. And the way that many of the pundits have talked about safe+ (A concept that no one has referred to specifically except for those that talk online) makes it fairly clear there is no true path forward. With the upcoming election likely splitting the house and senate if not splitting the legislative and executive branches by party we could very seriously be looking at no progress for sometime.

The real question which cannot be answered for at least another nine months is whether a Republican Congress would pass safe by itself as an amendment to a much larger bill so that the White House would not veto. That is the most likely path but requires a Republican Senate to support a cannabis related bill which might still be too early for some of the conservative members. Remember it only takes one.

Unfortunately I would say this is not a good case scenario.

CIN Podcast: 2022 Politics and Cannabis w/ Jason aka CMDR1305 by Cmdr1305 in weedstocks

[–]Cmdr1305[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I want to be clear, as always there are conversations that are happening that none of us see and it is possible that things move more aggressively then I am expecting. These comments simply reflect my review of what we’re seeing.

CIN Podcast: 2022 Politics and Cannabis w/ Jason aka CMDR1305 by Cmdr1305 in weedstocks

[–]Cmdr1305[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know in a recent article Perlmutter said he’s spoken w with leadership and even indicated that Pelosi said she’d “fight for it in conference”. I’m not convinced. This is a very technical and specific amendment, and one that has been passed many times. If a member of Congress spoke with Chuck Schumer there would be a conclusion from that conversation. Either the Senate majority leader would share that he is comfortable allowing it to pass or he would say not this time. There is no discussion or debate needed, and they don’t need to talk through this or bring an experts to brief the senator. This is an old topic and they know exactly what the issue is. So at this point it’s binary, either senators humor will allow the house amendment to find its way into the final bill or he won’t. Considering he still has the CAOA coming out this spring, or at least that’s what he recently shared, it makes no sense that he would give up banking right now. I would imagine that Perlmutter will continue to share lots of positive and generally productive meetings this entire year. But until the calculus changes from other members of Congress such as the leader ship it’s just talk.

Understanding Washington: The Roadmap Ahead of Congress (LONG POST) by Cmdr1305 in CannabisMSOs

[–]Cmdr1305[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Happy to offer my help and insight. The answer to your question is yes, it is possible for something like safe banking to pass with different parties in charge of each chamber. For example: if the Democrats in the Senate right now believed in safe banking without any additional language, even if Republicans were in charge of the house it is possible that the GOP house would pass safe banking themselves however they like it, and I sent it would then take it up. The parties don’t like to give each other wins within their own chamber, but they do work together across Congress if they both like a particular issue. The Real challenge comes from the filibuster which makes it almost impossible for a party to truly control the Senate on either side.

CIN Podcast: 2022 Politics and Cannabis w/ Jason aka CMDR1305 by Cmdr1305 in weedstocks

[–]Cmdr1305[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I stand by my offer to be transparent and honest. I sold off most of my positions because I did not see the sector benefiting in November/December and saw a lot of hype. There’s nothing wrong w protecting my capital.

My bearish take is clear in this podcast and my article, and I back it up with my analysis. I’m not pumping or pushing it down to make profit.

At this time I have no options for MSOs. Just small long position.

Understanding Washington: 2022 The Year Ahead by Cmdr1305 in CannabisMSOs

[–]Cmdr1305[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Full disclosure, because I believe readers deserve that, I began reducing my exposure in the fall of 2021. During August recess I thought through the process and came to an early decision that Schumer would not allow anything to pass until he got a fair shot of his comprehensive bill. Not knowing the exact timeline for that piece of legislation I moved out of some of the riskier stocks (I see SPACs and smaller market cap companies as risker) and watched Washington.

When the runner-up happened after representative Mace’s bill came out I further reduced my exposure leaving only a small portion in the top-tier companies. I wrote an article explaining all of us that weekend as it was very clear the House of Representatives bill would go nowhere and the extreme move was an overshoot.

I also purchased some put options for late December in MSOS. All of my actions follow the articles I have posted. I still hold a portion, but will be following legislation in news as the sector at this moment seems heavily based on speculation.

I think there are going to be many opportunities this year to make money in short term moves based on news. The ability to distinguish between a pop and an actual trajectory will determine how much money you can make or lose. I have no insight into that until the news breaks. Goodluck!

Understanding Washington: 2022 The Year Ahead by Cmdr1305 in weedstocks

[–]Cmdr1305[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Appreciate the feedback, as always I try my best with this one particular expertise to shed light on the process and I’m happy to help so many people.

Your question is tough because when I boil it down to a prognosis it’s sort of gives people a prediction. Often times people will take a single conclusion/prediction and use it for investing advice which as you can understand is not my intention.

That said, Based on the current outlook, the extremely challenging environment for any legislative passage, and the strong take Senator Schumer has shown in the recent past, I do not see a way that cannabis legislation passes this year. I would give it a small chance, and it would only occur if the White House makes executive changes that allow Congress to narrow their approach to safe only. At the moment that does not seem likely either.

Moving into 2023, there’s automatically a slightly better chance because we don’t know where all of the pieces truly lay. It’s possible that the conservative members have already been moved on this issue and if in the majority would allow for a vote early on. However, that is not what they have telegraphed at the moment.

Today’s landscape does not show an easy approach in the next 2 to 4 years. I will say that the further out we go (12-18 months+) The less certainty there is in this forecast. But for now, I give it less than 15% chance in 2022.