Posted on 07/06/2014 8:01:04 PM PDT by zeestephen
The nation’s second legal recreational marijuana market is opening in Washington state Tuesday. Few Stores. Little Pot. No Edibles.
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$54 a gram? What a rip off. This will just let the black market thrive.
Sorry, $54 for 2 grams. Still expensive. I guess they are forcing the sales in certain units for tax purposes?
One day my husband and I drove out to a fall party in the country. There was a big bonfire, my husband went to park the car, I went inside to say high to the hosts. Was shown the refreshments and warned the brownies were MJ laced. I went to see other people and returned later to the refreshments. My husband was standing there with a brownie in his hand. “How many of those have you eaten??” “This is my forth.” “Oh, no, those are Alice B. Tocklas brownies.” “Well, I guess I won’t be driving home tonight.” We slept on blankets by the fire and around noon the next day he said he felt he could drive home safely, but would not work on the roof as previously planned.
People really need to be careful with edibles, only use if dose and their tolerance is know. Several have died in Colorado, one from a high fall.
In Washington, DC, a legalization ballot Initiative is being promoted. It would legalize 2 oz. for personal use and allow growing up to 6 plants, only 3 of which can be mature. None can be sold, and you must be 21. Tune in on the first Tuesday in November. Currently a decriminalization bill is being held up in Congress, since the 640,000 residents of DC cannot spend their own tax money or pass their own laws without a Congressional veto. Two and one half times the young people are given a permanent criminal record for pot each year in DC as graduate from high school.
July 01, 2014
According to government data, the Denver city- and county-wide murder rate has dropped 42.1% since recreational marijuana use was legalized in January. This is compared to the same period last year, a time frame encompassing Jan. 1 through May 31. Violent crime in general is down almost 2%, and major property crimes are down 11.5% compared to the same period in 2013.
http://mic.com/articles/92449/six-months-after-legalizing-marijuana-two-big-things-have-happened-in-colorado
No.
Just another revenue stream then. And more AFSCME members.
It all beats a jail cell. Period.
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