Colorado B.S. Thread

I agree. I don't want to see us become the Amsterdam of North America. I like the reputation Colorado has for the beautiful scenery, mountains, healthy people, pets, and skiing.

Dammit! I clicked your 'candy' link... not the candy I was expecting

 

After just getting back from amsterdam a few weeks ago im about as pot frindly as one can get it. was remarkable in the sense that it worked and has worked and will continue to do so even with push from outer lying countrys most of the people there done smoke pot id say roughly 70% the local people i did meet inside the coffee shops were well educated on foreign and domestic policies and imho nothing like what u would think they would be. And for that matter it took me a day to get over smoking canabbis afterwards i enjoyed the atmosphy and cozy/freindly nature of the little city. If legalization helps to share in some of that ambiance i will support it. And i did......

 

Fixed

 

inside joke?

interesting to read ya'lls views on teh Mary law...gonna be all that different than it is now tho?

 

Haha it's no bueno candy.

It's bad now with all the "legal growers" now. I just don't want our state to become over populated in general. Let alone with a bunch of free love, hippies who want everything and don't want to work.

 

I hear ya on that, seen all the Fuk I70 stickers last I was out there

 

do you guys really think that just cause 64 pass more people are going to take up smoking now ?

 

I am kinda surprised at how fearful and closed-minded you all sound. Do any of you feel that alcohol should be made illegal again? As a teacher, I don't have the luxury of participating in either (alcohol in moderation on occasion), but I think people should have the choice to do what they want and therefore choose their consequences for doing it wrong, especially if we can make money off of it.

Think about pot smokers... If they don't want to work they probably don't have money. That means they probably won't have the means to move here from wherever they are. Or the motivation. I am excited because it looks like education will get a large portion of the proceeds and I know my district could use it. Colorado isn't the great place it is because weed was illegal, and it won't change that drastically because it is legal now.

And I don't think that it will be easier for kids to get pot than it was before. Kids get what they want no matter what. I know I did when I was growing up. And back then it was easier to get weed than alcohol, for me anyway.

 

I totally agree, and I think they will be. There will be certain communities that will probably see a change in demographics, but for the most part I think the biggest change will be that your average smoker who smokes in their house and doesn't drive around intoxicated will be able to go to a storefront instead of having to associate themselves with criminals to obtain it.

 

I agree ^

 

There's a WHOLE lot of stereotyping going on here.

That aside, I think this bill is a small step forward but ultimately a large step backward. We've set the precedent that in order to enjoy the things that should be legal to begin with we should be subject to a tax. It should be legal because it should be legal. The fact that the bill was created with the thought that being taxed would help it pass bothers me. We're headed down a VERY slippery slope.

 

I'm worried about being the first state to do it more than anything else. We're going to get a huge level of people moving here and an even bigger level of drug tourism if they somehow manage to get this past the federal level and allow dispensaries to turn into full on pot shops. You're underestimating and over generalizing the pot smoking population. There is a very large populace in the country that partakes and will be that much more tempted to move here where they don't have to fear random testing at work or dealing with their channels of getting it now when they can just go down the street and buy it freely.

It also makes me worry that we might potentially legalize it without better DUI testing. Just hope that the LEO's can come to a solid consensus on DUI for pot and really crack down on it. People smoking and driving makes me more nervous than anything else, I could care less what you do in the comfort of your own home.

However I fully agree that it's not going to make it any easier for kids to get ahold of it. I was never into it but would never have had a problem getting it while I was growing up. Never had a problem getting alcohol either.

 

Hydro stores are gonna be busy...