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Marijuana now legal in the states Colorado and Washington.
So apparently marijuana has now been legalized for recreational use in Colorado and Washington. I don't smoke it myself, but this is a big deal for those who support the legalization. What are your thoughts on the subject? How do you feel about the economic approach towards it (taxing it)?
http://money.cnn.com/2012/11/07/news/economy/marijuana-legalization-washington-colorado
http://nbcpolitics.nbcnews.com/_news...juana-use?lite
P.S. sorry if this discussion happens to be against the rules, you can close it if it does. But I'm sure it's relevant to some people on the forums and it's still current events.
http://money.cnn.com/2012/11/07/news/economy/marijuana-legalization-washington-colorado
http://nbcpolitics.nbcnews.com/_news...juana-use?lite
P.S. sorry if this discussion happens to be against the rules, you can close it if it does. But I'm sure it's relevant to some people on the forums and it's still current events.
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Thats a good thing for me personaly because, on my free time when im not at work i smoke weed. Its good that they legalized weed up there so people can smoke not worry about going to jail.
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I feel this will be closed very soon. If anything you might as well of put it in the serious discussion tab. ANYWAYS
I don't understand the legalization of said marijuana. Some of the main reasons it was legalized was because I bet congress and other states government were tired of hearing pot heads saying "Man you need to legalize pot man."
Tbh I find it very suprising the government would legalize something they can't tax. Not to mention if this is a follow up suit for other states the economy will go to shit. I mean, the timber industry pfft out the window, not to mention parents hate the idea of weed ANYWHERE NEAR THEIR KIDS! To have it legal just amazes me. Also to think that if you complain enough you get your way puts me in awe as well.
Not to mention production would go down if other states followed through. I mean people would be eating like crazy but no body would be up to make more food cause their so lazy from the weed! (Joking situation but you never know >_>)
Times like these I wish executive action still existed for the good side.
I don't understand the legalization of said marijuana. Some of the main reasons it was legalized was because I bet congress and other states government were tired of hearing pot heads saying "Man you need to legalize pot man."
Tbh I find it very suprising the government would legalize something they can't tax. Not to mention if this is a follow up suit for other states the economy will go to shit. I mean, the timber industry pfft out the window, not to mention parents hate the idea of weed ANYWHERE NEAR THEIR KIDS! To have it legal just amazes me. Also to think that if you complain enough you get your way puts me in awe as well.
Not to mention production would go down if other states followed through. I mean people would be eating like crazy but no body would be up to make more food cause their so lazy from the weed! (Joking situation but you never know >_>)
Times like these I wish executive action still existed for the good side.
But in all reality... I think I might be insane...
Raconteur
You have proved yourself retarded once again, Agentmax.
It wasn't passed 'cause pot heads said "Man you need to legalize pot man."
It's actually been talked about for years, and it might improve the economy greatly.
I'm surprised it wasn't legalized earlier. Hell, it does much less harm than Alcohol. It was primarily banned because it was a gateway drug, thought to lead people into harsher drugs. I think people will handle it fine, and it won't cause any harm. It's not like "Hey, this weed is getting old. Ima go shoot up some heroine instead."
tl;dr The prohibition of weed was kind of a failure, it's pretty popular everywhere, and it hasn't made an impact at all.
If weed can fetch the economy some bucks, why not?
Read this: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...n_1833751.html
EDIT: These laws are merely a test to see how society functions with weed being legal. If it does well, you'll see more and more states following. If not, it'll be banned again.
It wasn't passed 'cause pot heads said "Man you need to legalize pot man."
It's actually been talked about for years, and it might improve the economy greatly.
I'm surprised it wasn't legalized earlier. Hell, it does much less harm than Alcohol. It was primarily banned because it was a gateway drug, thought to lead people into harsher drugs. I think people will handle it fine, and it won't cause any harm. It's not like "Hey, this weed is getting old. Ima go shoot up some heroine instead."
tl;dr The prohibition of weed was kind of a failure, it's pretty popular everywhere, and it hasn't made an impact at all.
If weed can fetch the economy some bucks, why not?
Read this: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...n_1833751.html
EDIT: These laws are merely a test to see how society functions with weed being legal. If it does well, you'll see more and more states following. If not, it'll be banned again.
Last edited by sham; Nov 8, 2012 at 04:46 AM.
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Originally Posted by sham
You have proved yourself retarded once again, Agentmax.
It wasn't passed 'cause pot heads said "Man you need to legalize pot man."
It's actually been talked about for years, and it might improve the economy greatly.
I'm surprised it wasn't legalized earlier. Hell, it does much less harm than Alcohol. It was primarily banned because it was a gateway drug, thought to lead people into harsher drugs. I think people will handle it fine, and it won't cause any harm. It's not like "Hey, this weed is getting old. Ima go shoot up some heroine instead."
tl;dr The prohibition of weed was kind of a failure, it's pretty popular everywhere, and it hasn't made an impact at all.
If weed can fetch the economy some bucks, why not?
EDIT: These laws are merely a test to see how society functions with weed being legal. If it does well, you'll see more and more states following. If not, it'll be banned again.
Harm is harm, no matter what. It makes you happy right? I would go into all the science behind it but I don't feel like typing so summary! Everytime you do something that you think is fun you release THC. When you smoke marijuana it releases alot of THC but the THC stays and you become accustomed to that happiness and it makes every other activity you do besides smoking weed less fun. So smoking weed continuously is the only way to get that happiness your now relying on, making daily life more of a chore. That itself has many major side effects on a society. That already outweighs the "economic gains" all the pro legalize people say. Let alone the damage to your lungs, the damage to your throat, and all the side effects of smoking in general. Oh yeah and marijuana can lead to other drugs once the high of marijuana isn't good enough anymore; you'd probably reply no way I'm going to use other drugs! Other people might, and allowing recreational marijuana is going to open alot of paths that can lead to increased rates of crime. Which is something we don't need now that prisons are overcrowded.
It's pretty popular must be good. Just like opium in China during the 18th century, right? History repeats itself. Also if we legalized marijuana right now, that would officially be one of the worst ideas politicians have agreed to. In hard economic times, people resort to stress relievers, whether it be smoking cigarettes, cigars, alcohol and now introducing marijuana
I MEAN DOPAMINE instead of THC
Last edited by cocacobra; Nov 8, 2012 at 05:46 AM.
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