[SUBMITTED] Joint Trade Agreement

[Candlewhisper Archive]

CURRENT DRAFT:

TITLE:

Joint Trade Agreement


VALIDITY:

Marijuana illegal, no autarky, capitalist.


DESCRIPTION:

Canny businessmen have noted that that though it is illegal to use marijuana in @@NAME@@, there's a sizeable demand (both medicinal and recreational) for the plant and its derivatives on the global market. A handful of weed farms producing solely for export have sprouted up, promising economic high times are ahead.


OPTION ONE

"Look, there's nothing unethical about growing and trading a bit of blifter for an international market," observes drug dealer @@randomname@@, handing out 'first-time's-free' samples to your staff. "Sure, the ole green tea can make folk a little forgetful and unmotivated, but is that such a bad thing to be inducing that in our global economic competitors? I mean seriously, they love the old doobage in Brancaland, and we can engineer a skunk that is twice as addictive and twice as strong. We can corner this market, if you let us."

Outcome: business ambassadors offer bong tokes to foreign leaders


OPTION TWO

"There's more to life than obsessing over drugs," complains po-faced moral crusader @@randomname@@, who is wearing an anti-drugs slogan on @@HIS@@ t-shirt, handing out anti-drug leaflets and has just given a seminar on the evil of drugs. "If we don't approve of marijuana then we shouldn't be complicit in encouraging drug use in other nations. Morality doesn't cease to apply just because of national borders!"

Outcome: greenhouses are regularly raided by the police


OPTION THREE

"Hey, look don't be so... uh... thingammy..." says one of your junior ministers, who has a suspiciously herbal smell about @@HIM@@. "Look, everyone knows weed isn't like addictive, or bad for you. I mean, don't be so... Uh... I said that already, right? Yeah, legalise weed. Hey... you're not recording this are you?" @@HE@@ starts searching the room for hidden microphones, but gives up after a minute, and falls asleep.

Outcome: the nation is going green

FIRST DRAFT:

TITLE:

Joint Trade Agreement


VALIDITY:

Marijuana illegal, no autarky


DESCRIPTION:

Canny businessmen have noted that that though it is illegal to use marijuana in @@NAME@@, there's a sizeable demand (both medicinal and recreational) for the plant and its derivatives on the global market. A handful of weed farms producing solely for export have emerged, promising economic high times are ahead.


OPTION ONE

"Look, there's nothing unethical about growing and trading a bit of blifter for an international market," observes drug dealer @@randomname@@, handing out 'first-time's-free' samples to your staff. "Sure, the ole green tea can make folk a little forgetful and unmotivated, but is that such a bad thing to be inducing that in our global economic competitors? I mean seriously, they love the old doobage in Brancaland, and we can engineer a skunk that is twice as addictive and twice as strong. We can corner this market, if you let us."

Outcome: national business ambassadors offer lines of coke to foreign leaders


OPTION TWO

"There's more to life than obsessing over drugs," complains po-faced moral crusader @@randomname@@, who is wearing an anti-drugs slogan on @@HIS@@ t-shirt, handing out anti-drug leaflets and has just given a seminar on the evil of drugs. "If we don't approve of marijuana - which we don't - we should be burning these drugs!" @@HE@@ slaps a lit joint out of the hands of one of your junior ministers. "No, not like that! We should be seeking and destroying drug farms, and prosecuting drug farmers!"

Outcome: greenhouses are regularly raided by the police


OPTION THREE

"Hey, look don't be so... uh... thingammy..." says the junior minister, picking up @@HIS@@ still-lit reefer and taking a puff. "Look, everyone knows weed isn't like addictive, or bad for you. I mean, don't be so... Uh... I said that already, right? Yeah, legalise weed. Hey... you're not recording this are you?" @@HE@@ starts searching the room for hidden microphones, but gives up after a minute, and falls asleep.

Outcome: the nation is going green

SUBMITTED 28/8/18

[Australian rePublic]

Option 1, what's skunks gotta do with weed?
Clever title btw

[Luna Amore]

Option 1, what's skunks gotta do with weed?
Clever title btw

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=skunk

[Baggieland]

Why does option 1's effect line mention coke, when the whole issue is about ganja?

[Trotterdam]

So, the issue here is about whether it's okay to produce stuff for export that would be legal to actually consume in your own nation?

I guess that's a valid question, although you need to highlight it a little more in the individual options to differentiate this from a generic drugs issue, and honestly I can't imagine many players would actually choose the hypocrite option.

"If we don't approve of marijuana - which we don't - we should be burning these drugs!" @@HE@@ slaps a lit joint out of the hands of one of your junior ministers. "No, not like that! We should be seeking and destroying drug farms, and prosecuting drug farmers!"

We've done that joke in #625.

Anyway, to emphasize the angle that makes this different from a generic drugs issue, I think you should have this speaker make a globalist argument that we have a duty to act responsibly to all people of the world, not just our own citizens.

[Australian rePublic]

Option 1, what's skunks gotta do with weed?
Clever title btw

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=skunk

I see

[Sacara]

DESCRIPTION:

Canny businessmen have noted that that though it is illegal to use marijuana in @@NAME@@, there's a sizeable demand (both medicinal and recreational) for the plant and its derivatives on the global market. A handful of weed farms producing solely for export have emerged, promising economic high times are ahead.

You have two of the word 'that' in a row, and you spelled 'sizable' wrong. I know you're the editor and all, but I've always thought that parentheses in issues could be substituted with commas instead.

[Reformed High Reiserland]

and you spelled 'sizable' wrong.

No, it's correct. "Sizeable" is the standard British spelling, whereas "sizable" is the standard American spelling.

[Australian rePublic]

Validity: must be capitalist

[Candlewhisper Archive]

Why does option 1's effect line mention coke, when the whole issue is about ganja?

Was thinking it being an extension ab absurdiam. But yeah, will change it to a "toke from a bong".

[Candlewhisper Archive]

Anyway, to emphasize the angle that makes this different from a generic drugs issue, I think you should have this speaker make a globalist argument that we have a duty to act responsibly to all people of the world, not just our own citizens.

Good point, will do that.

[Candlewhisper Archive]

Anyway, my country has banned Weed.
So we won't be following this.

Yes, that's kind of the point of the issue. It's asking if it's okay to grow weed for export when it is illegal domestically.

I guess you missing that reinforces Trotterdam's point about making the distinction from other drug issues clearer though.

[Candlewhisper Archive]

Validity: must be capitalist

Good point.

[Candlewhisper Archive]

I guess that's a valid question, although you need to highlight it a little more in the individual options to differentiate this from a generic drugs issue, and honestly I can't imagine many players would actually choose the hypocrite option.

Well... the UK in real life has picked that option.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/h ... 43921.html

And Candlewhisper Archive would probably pick that option, as it fits the nation's rp and its stat goals of maximum trade and maximum cleverness.

Anyway, Draft 2 is now up. Further comments sought, thank you all.

[Frieden-und Freudenland]

A handful of weed farms producing solely for export have emerged[...]

I think you could say "sprouted up" instead of "emerged" to stick with the plant metaphors there

Also, you are missing a quotation mark at the end of Speaker 3's speech.

That's all from me, nifty issue as always.

[Candlewhisper Archive]

A handful of weed farms producing solely for export have emerged[...]

I think you could say "sprouted up" instead of "emerged" to stick with the plant metaphors there

Also, you are missing a quotation mark at the end of Speaker 3's speech.

That's all from me, nifty issue as always.

Changed to sprouting up, that's a good one.

Can't find the missing quote mark. Are you missing that the last sentence is an additional action after the speech?

[Frieden-und Freudenland]

Are you missing that the last sentence is an additional action after the speech?

Oops, yes, you're right. Sorry about that.