Posted on 01/06/2014 8:16:32 AM PST by SeekAndFind
It’s been legal for anyone willing to jump through the very easy hoops. What the feds don’t want to enforce is their problem. I like the idea of the citizens of sovereign states living by their own constitutions without federal interference. And the constitution of Colorado says it’s legal.
Impeaching Obama is a political question, and it would be a huge mistake to impeach him over this, or any of his more important crimes unless there are the votes in the Senate to convict him.
All outside growing is illegal in Colorado.
Must be grown within a secured, enclosed area.
They should have shot Wickard and sent Filburn to Congress back in the day.
That’s correct.
Sorry, typo, I know that as I live in Colorado.
On the black market, yes, just like the last 50 years.
The legal stuff is taxed.
I discussed fines, rather than prison time, and added:
But the emphasis in these no-victim crimes should be deterrence, rather than punishment.
Those whom we deter, do not perform the crime, right?
And all those criminals will simply move onto pushing harder, still illegal drugs, as well as circumventing any marijuana taxes or regulations. And they'll have a growing population of potential customers ready to march through the gateway seeking a greater high than marijuana offers.
An economy and society built around hedonism and "getting high" offers poisonous consequences for the individuals who partake in it and for society as a whole. These people are a danger to themselves, their families, their co-workers and everyone around them. The natural vices leading to this kind of a society are constantly moving forward. If you don't have a strong effort with the power of law enforcement to push back in it, those forces will win and corrupt and corrode the entire society, creating huge and growing burdens even on those who don't partake in the drugs.
We’ll see more dangerous drivers on the road, more people unable to hold down a job, more people dropping out of school, higher medical costs, more abuse of the welfare system, more people being bad and inattentive parents, less people starting families at all, more people facing bankruptcy, more people entering the gateway drug spiral that leads to death (e.g. Amy Winehouse and her eventual death by horse tranquilizer), and more people wasting their time instead of working on being creative, inventive and innovative members of society. This will inevitably lead to a weak society that is ripe for being taken over and subjugated by foreign powers, ones who actually kept their anti-drug laws in place and influenced their citizens to be productive and responsible. Intoxicants are destructive, corrosive, offer nothing of value and should be fought by every sector of society.
Had my first illegal cig at 14. (gateway drug)
First illegal drink at 16.
First illegal pot at 19. (45 years ago)
Quit cigs at 32. It was not easy and took multiple attempts.
Still drink lightly, just because I like a little red wine. Hate feeling drunk.
Quit pot at 43 (after 24 years) for 10 years due to raising a child. No problem, just stopped. Now smoke socially, can take it or leave it, and do so at will. Don’t like getting real high, like the taste and always liked smoking, used to smoke pipe tobacco as well as cigs. Don’t care anything about the edibles and all that.
I’ve run my own businesses since I was 24, retired at 60, no pensions, just my own savings and investments. Never understood the idea of being just being an employee. THAT leads to laziness. I had to produce or suffer the consequences.
My doctor says I’m radically healthy for my age, but then I’ve always exercised, been a runner (up to half-marathons), and lifted weights for 45 years.
None of the above made me lazy. Maybe I’m an exception.
The total of rear only states is 19.
This will change as more and more cities add stoplight cameras. All 19 will want front plates so they can catch you coming and going.
There was a video a while back of a couple of losers giving a toddler a puff of marijuana. I hope that the state gets really serious about enforcing all the laws that also apply to alcohol such as being twenty one, not being allowed to drink in public, no drinking or pot on the job, especially jobs that involve public safety, not selling pot close to schools or churches. Anyone who gives pot to a minor should be dealt with severely and that means anyone under the age of twenty one.
do you remember video of the bomb scare at a pot festival in Colorado?? There were tongs of children. Libertopians have no problem with that
No new ones. It’s already illegal to operate a vehicle under the influence of drugs.
“Federal laws are still in force though, but rather than having Congress change them, obama has elected to abrogate his sworn duty to uphold the Constitution and the laws of the U.S., just like he has illegally chosen to do so with enforcement of immigration law and anything else that strikes his fancy.”
Selective enforcement of federal MJ laws in other states would seem a pretty good defense to prosecution.
Employers and the market will take care of it.
Pot smokers already smoke pot, law or no law.
What about growers who are parents of minor children? Another glitch to contend with.
“And all those criminals will simply move onto pushing harder, still illegal drugs, as well as circumventing any marijuana taxes or regulations”
Perhaps we should make alcohol illegal so they move into a softer drug.
(yes, sarcasm)
Maybe people have had enough of no-knock raids and the jack-booted thugs used to enforce the WOD.
“What about growers who are parents of minor children? “
What about people who have guns at home!?
Think of the children!
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