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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;silentnviolent, post: 2127277, member: 8797&quot;]Plenty of out of state dealers who are very much legitimate don&#039;t want to deal with the absurdity of the paperwork involved and so just refuse to sell to mn buyers.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s a four hour drive for me to Bloomington or Roseville. One way. I appreciate the smaller shows that are more local to my area and the opportunity I and many others would be starved for otherwise. They are small time, but legitimate nonetheless.</p><p><br /></p><p>I went to a biannual local show a week ago that prior to this legislation had a good dealer selection. There were 4 dealers there. It is killing our hobby in this state by isolating us.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s reminiscent of the first efforts to criminalize drugs:</p><p>First they were readily available in various tonics sold door to door and everyday consumables (coka cola).</p><p><br /></p><p>Then legislation passed requiring a permit to sell them which was available for a steep fee and immaculate record keeping.</p><p><br /></p><p>If I&#039;m not mistaken I believe soon they were required to show what they intended to sell in order to get the permit, necessitating the breaking of the law against possession in order to obtain the permit required in order to legally have it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Today they are heavily regulated by the state including detailed records.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I see a correlation. An unregulated commodity representing wealth that is untraceable until certain aspects are gradually criminalized until a new &quot;pm cartel&quot; is formed when underground trading becomes necessary for privacy concerns.</p><p><br /></p><p>How much &quot;protection&quot; will we have then?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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