You sound a little like a prohibitionist and a bit contradictory. Asking the government to protect a market is a very bad idea for the consumer and ultimately for freedom.
Not a prohibitionist but tired of unfair trade practices, if we can not sell our cannabis to Columbia, Canada, Jamaica or (insert country A) they should not have the right to sell us there cannabis. The same with any other consumer product that is traded globally, for fair trade to occur we require the same treatment that is offered to the products offered for sale by the local producers. If we allow for marijuana to be imported from Columbia in this case, they will not allow us to export cannabis or cannabis based products in to there country. And all we would have done was gut our own production, farmers, and all the other services that are based around cannabis.
Do you feel the same way about beer? Should we boycott all foreign beers, wines, tobacco products etc?
I want open markets. If you want to go buy Pabst Blue Ribbon at the store you can, along with hundreds of other beers both foreign and domestic.
I like choice!
You are missing a key difference I can legally and without prejudice export liquor to the same countries as those who are importing them from. I can buy a German produced car in america or an american produced car in Germany without tariffs or legal issues. I can not purchase American produced cannabis in Columbia, but i can purchase Columbian produced cannabis in Columbia without legal repercussion.
As far as choice goes I love it, but I much prefer fair trade that does not create unfair barriers to the American public's ability to compete on an equal playing field in a foreign market.
until a woman tries to exercise her choice, that is.
then freedom, liberty, self autonomy, and choice go out the window in favor of your religious dogma.
I am not sure what religion, political affiliation or abortion has to do with cannabis or free trade.