ODEN Eyes deal to Vanuku
An ODEN deal would signal a thaw in relations
Dah Delta, Ananto
June 25, 4430
Seeing Opportunities in Majatra, Tass meets with Growers Union leader Thomas Marin
The Director of ODEN Kalistan, Georgia Tass met with leaders of the Kalistani Growers Union last week to ask them to shift production to more natural drugs, which can be produced without processing. The talks this week were positive, and the Growers' union pledged to double production of natural substances like Marijuana, Mushrooms, Coca and opium, as well as precursors like Ergot and Cabrera, which is used to make DMT. Peyote will not be increased, due to the limited environmental conditions which it grows, primarily in the dry mountains slopes in western Suldanor.
"We have an opportunity to sell to countries that allow natural drugs. This will be a boon for growers in Kalistan and ODEN International, as countries slowly conform their National Drug Policies with ODEN preferences."
Tass said that ODEN-Kalistan will propose a permanent price reduction for natural occurring drugs to non-ODEN nations which have legalized natural Drugs. "There are a lot of countries that would see ODEN, maybe not as a good fit for their own country, but more as a wholesale supplier for local Government sales. One example of this seems to be Vanuku, who will soon legalize naturally occurring Drugs, and apparently wishes to set the Government up as a regulator of drug sales in the country. The Government would apparently need a regular source of drugs, and this could be a real opportunity for ODEN countries to supply the markets in parts of the world without an ODEN presence."
There is no doubt that a deal to supply the Vanukean with ODEN drugs would signal an improvement in relations between all ODEN countries and Vanuku. "Well, I'm sure," Tass said, "that it will have an effect on Relations between Kalistan and Vanuku. It's not why we are interested, however. Having a national supplier on the ODEN Client list is a massive coup for ODEN: It allows us to form guaranteed contracts with sovereign entities, which mean long term stability in distribution and prices, and this serves the mission of ODEN in a way that having to sell to individual or private distributors cannot offer."
Tass noted that Sekowo and Telamon have both completed their Drug surveys, and is happy for the additions of different sorts of medicines and recreational drugs. "We have methamphetamine now, as well as a number of medicinal herbs which offer therapeutic relief from Sekowo. Telamon is getting their industries off the ground, and their increasing contributions and specializations over the years will also allow Kalistan to consider specialization too, so that we are not competing. And we will soon welcome Keymon to the Cartel, giving ODEN a window on Majatra and Artania. The Cartel is well situated to begin supplying Majatran demand, and as far as ODEN-Kalistan is concerned, we welcome partnerships with governments so we don't have to associate with large Black Market actors, like we must when selling heroin and cocaine to Lourenne."
ODEN-Kalistan plans to seek input on pricing at the next regular meeting of the Cartel in early 4431. Tass reports that ODEN nations earned more than 130 B Rubles from sales to Lourenne under the Embargo as drug demand has not decreased, but supply being choked off as it was by Government policy, has caused the price to spike to the Lourenne Market. "This money has been split three ways among all ODEN nations as per our agreement, which is a nice chunk of change for our economies. Though we lowered wholesale prices by 75%, we have noticed that most of ODEN's product is selling to Lourennaise distributors in Kalistan at something more like 15-17% lower than world market prices due specifically to the inflation caused prohibition. We can afford to offset prices elsewhere due simply to the volume we are selling their black market distributors."