It is mentally addictive, like most drugs, and they can't want anything but more pot. It's all about dopamine.
And couches.
My very liberal sister who has lived in Colorado for 20 years says that legalization caused a huge influx of homeless slackers into the state. Marijuana is a problem.
It’s specifically Colorado’s problem, because it was their choice to legalize it.
It isn’t any of the federal government’s business at all.
“My very liberal sister who has lived in Colorado for 20 years says that legalization caused a huge influx of homeless slackers into the state. Marijuana is a problem.”
Yep, saw it first hand in Durango. Love the town for its feel and mountain biking.
Visited before and after legalization. After legalization, we saw a lot of able bodied 20-somethings on the street corners begging for money — WFT? Nothing like that before legalization.
Still love Colorado for the outdoors, but the front range ex-Californians will bring that state down.
The problem is vastly differing laws between the states.
You used to see similar problems with drinking, when adjacent states had different ages (like NY at 18, surrounding states at 21). Alcohol had its issues, but traveling to arbitrage the laws made it worse.
“My very liberal sister who has lived in Colorado for 20 years says that legalization caused a huge influx of homeless slackers into the state. Marijuana is a problem.”
Please explain how marijuana forces homeless slackers to move to Colorado. Methinks the problem there is the homeless slackers. Not cannabis.
Btw, my sister-in-law has lived in Boulder Colorado for 25+ years. I asked her point blank last year if she has observed any problems since cannabis was legalized. She told us the only thing she has seen is that kids in public school no longer have to supply crayons, tissues, from home anymore. As I understand it all taxes from cannabis sales are supposed to go to education (with progressives who knows, right lol) & it appears to me that’s what’s happening.
It is mentally addictive, like most drugs, and they can't want anything but more pot. It's all about dopamine.
And couches.
First of all, you are talking about a few hundred people and most of the increase was from military vets and those looking for a job. Second, if you left it up to the states and most states legalize it, you don’t end up with an influx at all. Third, we spend $25+b a year enforcing MJ laws. Fourth, MJ is no where near as big a problem as alcohol. Fifth, no I don’t smoke it or anything else for that matter - but there is nothing in the constitution that gives the federal government authority to regulate it. It’s a 10th amendment issue, period.
Umm.... if it is attracting them, it means that pot is a massive problem-SOLVER for the states that the slackers are coming from.