Morning,
As a Proud Coloradoan and Ex-law Enforcement, I have wished for this day for 30 years. And I haven't had a toke in at least 25 years or so. The reason's have all been laid out, the cost over the last 70+ years to fight this battle is in the Trillions. The moneys put into the pockets of the Cartels is in the Billions. The legitimate uses for Hemp, and now the New legitimate use of Hemp are going to transform our economies in small and big ways, in ways that have not even been imagined yet.
Little word of advice, Buy Stock in company's specializing in providing products (Grow Lights, Ect) to the Medical Pot industry now. You Will make money!!
To the members that seem to want to pass judgement on those who would indulge in this type of behavior, or wish to proclaim your Religious background into this debate or use it to judge anybody here, remember "Judge Not, lest ye be Judged!!"
I drink a few Beers almost every weekend.....Does that say something about me? Keep your comments about anothers Legal behavior to yourself, I don't appreciate it and I'll bet I'm not the only one!
Are there going to be some Hiccups...Oh Yeah !!! Our Governer has called and talked to the Federal Attorney General twice in the last two days to get clarification of what the Feds intend to do about our flouting of Federal Laws. We haven't heard an answer yet, either he isn't telling our Gov anything or what he's telling him is not going to be good for us.
As I said I haven't toked in 25 years, and don't intend to any time soon, but I am 56 and they say it helps with the Arthritists, so I'll never say never!
Another Big issue that hasn't really entered the discussion so far are about the individual rights that are/will be infringed upon with the Legalization in Wash/Col. Example, a Doritos Manufacturer has a plant in Denver and has a Drug policy of drug testing randomly, so Joe Pot head takes the test tomorrow and flunks it for Pot, they Fire him. The court cases are waiting in the background, he is and should sue them for unlawfull termination. Because they have no right to tell him that he cannot indulge in a Perfectly Legal substance on his own time at his home! (There is no test that tells when it was imbibed, just that you did it in the last 30-45 days). That would be the same thing as telling me that I can't go home and have a Beer. So Joe is in violation of Federal Controlled Substance act, but in compliance with State Law, I don't start teelling me what I already know, that Fed trumps State. I see the Lawsuits already and you can take that to the Bank !!!
As to those that mentioned about the DUI and testing for driving under the infuence of Pot, they do indeed have tests that can be administered Roadside that test levels of cannabis.
Proud to Call Colorado my Home, be a Coloradoan, and to be on the front line of a new Era in rational Drug Policy's !!!!
YeeHah
