Discussion of Economics/Viability of how to power nation

Oh, when it comes to a solitary floating city, there are many different areas to pacify and make an extreme amount on money fighting pirates.

Hydro power is somewhat also dependent on this, unless there are rivers nearby.

Growing and exporting pot will not help you be recognized in the international community, nor will it help give positive response from potential recruits

If we export it I may have contacts in England but I fear that will be to far. I think the annual income will be around 1.5 million US dollars a year. Will this be sufficient?

Look at Dominican and Caribbean countries. They have fuck all other then tropical jungle (lmao Haiti), fishing, and nice beaches. They all make their money by selling tourism and alcohol. That would be the easiest path to go down. Leave the island as untouched as possible and have a small, high quality, beach resort. Have Island tours and activities so people want to come, spend their money, and leave in a happy mood. That way if a country tries to bully you, the normies will have your back.

Multiple problems.
First you need to get approval from the Minister of International Trade to import the product
If somehow to you get approval, you need to find a way to import it into Canada
You need to be competitive

Plus I can't imagine people will be onboard to construct an island nation just to grow marijuana. I for sure wouldn't get behind it.


There's a reason the DUDE WEED LMAO meme became popular

Quite agree, you will get the navy of a country in your hair very quickly if you export drugs.

What you do instead is take advantage of the fact that most recreational drugs are illegal in most countries, yet not illegal in international waters.

So what you do is create a recreational drug industry that is contained to a section of the colony.

You manufacture your own drugs and completely control the supply. Since you are manufacturing the drugs yourself, you can make sure the drugs are as safe as possible. Before any drugs can be sold to someone, that person has to get a medical exam by the colony doctor.
The "sell" for tourists is that the ordeal is orders of magnitude more safe as the operation is done in a legal environment.
International powers would probably embrace the idea as you remove a major source of revenue from criminals and mitigate the worst users to a better path.


Only threat I see would be organised crime

> alcohol
not degenerate 'in moderation', loved world wide (save for kids and muslims) lots of money too be made

why not