Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Six Months After Legalizing Marijuana, Two Big Things Have Happened in Colorado
Mic.com ^ | 7/1/14 | Chris Miles

Posted on 07/02/2014 11:27:52 AM PDT by Rebelbase

$19 million in new tax revenue.

Marijuana-related arrests, which make up 50% of all drug-related crimes, have plummeted in Colorado, freeing up law enforcement to focus on other criminal activity. By removing marijuana penalties, the state saved somewhere between $12 million and $40 million in 2012, according to the Colorado Center on Law and Policy.

According to government data, the Denver city- and county-wide murder rate has dropped 52.9% since recreational marijuana use was legalized in January. This is compared to the same period last year, a time frame encompassing Jan. 1 through April 30.

(Excerpt) Read more at mic.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; US: Colorado; US: Oregon
KEYWORDS: cannabis; co2014; marijuana; pot; potheads; wod
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 121-140141-160161-180 ... 321-340 next last
To: ConservingFreedom

Using it once is different from a long term habit, just like getting bombed once on liquor is different from being an alkie.


141 posted on 07/02/2014 2:09:25 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 137 | View Replies]

To: HiTech RedNeck
Fat has a lot to do with the function of nerves.

Which doesn't prove that THC in the fat affects the nerves. Are there any studies that demonstrate a lingering stupor (for example, slowed reaction times)?

142 posted on 07/02/2014 2:14:33 PM PDT by ConservingFreedom (A goverrnment strong enough to impose your standards is strong enough to ban them.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 140 | View Replies]

To: HiTech RedNeck
True ... but I don't see the relevance to the exchange Proud2BeRight and I were having.
143 posted on 07/02/2014 2:16:24 PM PDT by ConservingFreedom (A goverrnment strong enough to impose your standards is strong enough to ban them.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 141 | View Replies]

To: ConservingFreedom

That’s fair enough; the tendency of scientific studies, as best I understand, is to say yes. And residual stupor increases with frequency of use. All this may have advantages in medicinal uses. But getting a buzz for the sake of a buzz ... I say there are better things to do with my life.


144 posted on 07/02/2014 2:19:17 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 142 | View Replies]

To: ConservingFreedom

And so it is.

I am not as pessimistic about rebottling genies, but you need something more powerful than the genie to do it.


145 posted on 07/02/2014 2:20:38 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 143 | View Replies]

To: Ken H

“BTW, does anyone know of a good treatment for excess schadenfreude?”

bag o’ weed.


146 posted on 07/02/2014 2:22:18 PM PDT by arbitrary.squid
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 89 | View Replies]

To: HiTech RedNeck
That’s fair enough; the tendency of scientific studies, as best I understand, is to say yes. And residual stupor increases with frequency of use.

Have any links handy?

All this may have advantages in medicinal uses. But getting a buzz for the sake of a buzz ... I say there are better things to do with my life.

I agree - but adult individuals should be making that choice for themselves.

147 posted on 07/02/2014 2:24:33 PM PDT by ConservingFreedom (A goverrnment strong enough to impose your standards is strong enough to ban them.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 144 | View Replies]

To: HiTech RedNeck
I am not as pessimistic about rebottling genies, but you need something more powerful than the genie to do it.

Do I correctly surmise that we agree that government is not that "something more powerful"?

148 posted on 07/02/2014 2:25:37 PM PDT by ConservingFreedom (A goverrnment strong enough to impose your standards is strong enough to ban them.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 145 | View Replies]

To: ConservingFreedom

I’ll get excited when Colorado ends zoning, licensing and permitting restrictions.


149 posted on 07/02/2014 2:25:45 PM PDT by 1010RD (First, Do No Harm)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 25 | View Replies]

To: 1010RD
Freedom lovers must take their victories where they find them.
150 posted on 07/02/2014 2:26:24 PM PDT by ConservingFreedom (A goverrnment strong enough to impose your standards is strong enough to ban them.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 149 | View Replies]

To: ConservingFreedom

Actually I would assent to that. Government can echo the Lord and serve as a reminder, but without faith being there in the first place there is nothing to remind about.


151 posted on 07/02/2014 2:27:54 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 148 | View Replies]

To: ConservingFreedom

I won’t be sarcastic and post a link to LMGTFY (Let Me Google That For You). I respect you more than that.

I am all in favor of full and frank discussion of the ins and outs of pot. Ultimately, yes the medpot people have a great point. It was “stupid” to delete it from the pharmacopoeia. But I wouldn’t suggest pot parties any more than Valium parties.


152 posted on 07/02/2014 2:30:28 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 147 | View Replies]

To: Rebelbase

Sin always has “unforeseen consequences,” and sin doesn’t pay every Friday -— but payday will come, and the end will be as much if not more than the pain, misery, heartached, suffering, death, and sorrow generated by the alcohol industry. “God is not mocked, whatever a man sows, that will it reap.” This would apply to states and nations as well. The “wages of sin is death,” and “the thief comes to steal, kill, and destroy.”


153 posted on 07/02/2014 2:35:17 PM PDT by evangmlw
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: fwdude

da ya go

Just make everything legal, and the crime rate will drop to zero, we won’t even need prisons and jails — big savings there.


154 posted on 07/02/2014 2:37:01 PM PDT by evangmlw
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies]

To: evangmlw

The problem is not the item in the creation, but how it is used.


155 posted on 07/02/2014 2:37:32 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 153 | View Replies]

To: Rebelbase

Ending prohibition works again..... who knew....


156 posted on 07/02/2014 2:38:45 PM PDT by wonkowasright (Wonko from outside the asylum)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: wonkowasright

There is some imbalance at first related to pent up demand, but then a more balanced picture comes into view.


157 posted on 07/02/2014 2:39:33 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 156 | View Replies]

To: HiTech RedNeck
I won’t be sarcastic and post a link to LMGTFY (Let Me Google That For You). I respect you more than that.

Thank you! In return, not only won't I point out that it's not my responsibility to check your claims, but I'll commit to doing some Googling.

158 posted on 07/02/2014 2:39:57 PM PDT by ConservingFreedom (A goverrnment strong enough to impose your standards is strong enough to ban them.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 152 | View Replies]

To: ConservingFreedom

There is a bunch of stuff at erowid, which does have a bias towards a hypothesized hedonic imperative.

I believe man’s truest joy is in something higher than getting buzzed, however. If I was made to rejoice in the harps of heaven, I don’t want to hang my quest up at the first kazoo to come my way.


159 posted on 07/02/2014 2:42:39 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 158 | View Replies]

To: HiTech RedNeck

There’s a big difference between benzos and marijuana. Benzo and alcohol withdrawal can kill a person. When you run out of marijuana, the withdrawal is as severe as damn, I’m out of marijuana.


160 posted on 07/02/2014 2:43:26 PM PDT by arbitrary.squid
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 152 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 121-140141-160161-180 ... 321-340 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson