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- The Marijuana issue will be tough..How do you determine if marijuana found on a person has been legally bought and taxed? In a way it's like if someone distills their own booze and puts it in a name brand liquor bottle..Who does the testing?
I'm glad they legalized--but lots of unforeseen challenges will be in store. - Reply to this comment
- "submit to random checks to assure performers are using condoms"
LOL, you've got to be kidding! That actually passed? Gee, I kind imagine what the demographic of the "Yes" voters was. Apparently they took a break from thumping their bibles to vote. - Reply to this comment
- What people who are pro-marijuana fail to realize, at least some of them, is legalization did not happen. Voters passed the law, but the law will not become active for many months, many years or maybe never. Not only will this law be fought first in state courts but in federal as well, and the law will remain in limbo that entire time. The federal government will never allow a state to legalize, and if the state courts fail to stop legalization the feds will gladly take up that fight. If it ever got to the supreme court it wouldn't stand a chance, at most one or two justices would for state's right to legalization.
Also, if by some miracle full legalization happened in a state, prices of pot would skyrocket locally. The aggressive tax formula calls for pot to be taxed at 25% from grower to distributor, another 25% from distributor to dispensaries and yet another 25% from dispensary to buyer. By the time the pot reaches the buyer prices are so inflated I imagine it would be double the current street price at the dispensary to buyer level. Many or most users will continue to get their pot from non-licensed growers directly, or from the distributors, a fancy word for dealer, directly. The legalization of marijuana will raise prices dramatically. It's simple economics. Instead of individuals making profits and users enjoying fair prices, it will be the state government making the money and the user paying for it. Even the growers and distributors will earn less, there is even a separate tax per plant not including the 25%. Most likely legalization will become de-criminalization of some sort. Let's not forget IF the feds go along with state's legalization laws, which is very doubtful, they would want a piece to. More taxes. It's a win-lose-lose situation at best. - Reply to this comment
- Yes, but if I post the warning on the bedroom wall, won't the ladies get suspicious and start looking for the camera?
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- watching the communities and our society become more and more corrupt I think legalization will definitely set as great example and influence for younger citizens this is a corrupt and vicious generation.
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- Pot should be legal, just like alcohol or any other thing that the voters have approved. There are bigger issues than controlling things that people enjoy and have to keep quiet due to exposure.
STOP! There's nothing wrong with POT, you know it, politicians know it. Quit controlling what I think. I paid my taxes, I have a successful business, I contribute to society. If I want to smoke a joint at the end of the day so be it.
There's a difference between drugs and a joint that makes the world go around with a smile on it's face. Time to consider with a new out look, not all pot smokers are criminals we may 45 years old sore and in need of a release.
Hug, Jack Trout - Reply to this comment
- The purpose of the permit is to tax to get more money for for a impoverished state. Why not a law saying after the third felony conviction you have to have sex without a condom. Really what right does the state have to tell someone they must wear a condom surely the actors know the risk. Most likely filming will move to a county without the law.
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- The condom message should be posted in every bar restroom and bedroom in America!!!!
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- Guess there will be a lot of folks moving from Oregon to Colorado.
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- They seem reasonable except the condom one. What's the point of that.. obtaining a permit! The three strikes sounds like they are changing the wrong thing. Change the crimes to non felony if it is not serious.
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