Could it be the Feds want more stupefied kids of prime fighting age zonked out? Wonder why, what’s coming?
This isn't coming from the feds; it is coming from people tired of the War on Drugs. They're tired of no-knock raids, they are tired of their dogs being shot, they are tired of forfeiture laws, and they're tired of so many people being in prison. They're tired of the losses of freedom, and they're tired of the feds telling the states what to do. And with all of that, the drugs are still on the streets. The feds have fought this at every turn.
I was initially surprised to see that the marijuana thing passed here in Colorado - it flew under the radar as far as the amount of publicity it got before the elections. When it became law, I think it surprised most people. Many politicians came out against it, but the people running the campaign never seemed to say much.
We don't have legal recreational marijuana in our town, but it is coming to a small town in our same county. We've had medical marijuana for years. Either way, it hasn't affected us and doesn't seem to have affected most other people we know. We didn't do drugs before and don't do them now.
There are roughly as many medical pot places as there are liquor stores in our area. The crime rate is the same or down a bit. Talking to friends, people on all sides of the spectrum seem to support it, and it isn't the big deal here that it seems to be from the outside looking in.
Here in Seattle, we may go legal in a couple months, or possibly longer, no one seems to know.
State and local government are DEEPLY involved in regulating growers and sellers.
Also, once the licenses are issued, local landlords, for retail space and grow space, must conform to all kinds of environmental policies that were issued long before marijuana became legal.
I don’t watch a lot of local news, but, so far, it seems pretty uncontroversial.
The state is also trying to limit how much weed can be grown legally.
They are worried if the price of pot in Washington state is too low, residents of surrounding states will rush in, buy up all the pot, and resell it for higher prices in their home states.
Also, reports of contaminated edible marijuana (molds, bacteria, heavy metals) in Colorado have caught the attention of at least one state agency here.
If edible marijuana has to be tested before it’s sold, or if it has to be monitored while growing, that could shut down that segment of the market for a long time.
The only big deal is the drug nazis screaming about losing power.
Why they believe they have the RIGHT to force someone else to choose only medicine they approve and sell at the point of a gun, is good is beyond me.
We don't want 0m0slem deciding for us! We don't want harry anslinger deciding either!
I'm also tired of the gangsterism that accompanies illegal drug sales. If the price of MJ falls to where it should be, there will be few who could make a living on it. Such people will have to find a real job, flipping burgers or perhaps something that requires that they can read.
Perhaps then it might become safe to explore the Mendocino forest without the threat of being accosted by the guardians of illegal grow operations.