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Coloradans become first to ask feds to block legalized marijuana
The Eugene Register-Guard ^ | February 19, 2015 | Kristen Wyatt (Associated Press)

Posted on 02/20/2015 11:54:50 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks

DENVER — Colorado already is being sued by two neighboring states for legalizing marijuana. Now, the state faces groundbreaking lawsuits from its own residents, who are asking a federal judge to order the new recreational industry to close.

The owners of a mountain hotel and a southern Colorado horse farm argue in a pair of lawsuits filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Denver that the 2012 marijuana-legalization measure has hurt their property and that the marijuana industry is stinky and attracts unsavory visitors.

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


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: Colorado; US: Nebraska; US: Oklahoma
KEYWORDS: bigbrother; businesses; cannabis; children; denver; dontbogartthatjoint; drugs; families; lawfare; lawsuits; legaldope; legalization; libertarian; libtardians; marijuana; nannystate; pot; prohibition; warondrugs; wod
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Now the doper libertarians/liberals, are trying to start limiting and restricting the growing of hemp.

Interesting.


21 posted on 02/20/2015 12:18:38 PM PST by ansel12 (Palin--Mr President, the only thing that stops a bad guy with a nuke is a good guy with a nuke.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

A horse farm calling another industry “stinky”? The irony is rich!


22 posted on 02/20/2015 12:19:00 PM PST by Boogieman
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To: GraceG

I find that libertarians love legal dope for many reasons.

One big reason is the bigger government it brings them.


23 posted on 02/20/2015 12:19:12 PM PST by Responsibility2nd (Obama used to be against people who cling to guns and religion.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

C’mon folks your argument is stinky and unsavory; if that works every city; county dump in the country could be declared illegal, in fact some on could sue the horse farm for the very same reason.


24 posted on 02/20/2015 12:22:27 PM PST by PoloSec ( Believe the Gospel: how that Christ died for our sins, was buried and rose again)
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To: OneWingedShark

“(What’s interesting is the reaction you get from certain “conservatives” when you assert that the GCA is unconstitutional because its “prohibited persons” sections makes it an ex post facto law and therefore the prohibition against [ex-]felons owning firearms is indefensible.)”

It’s also interesting when you point out that laws disenfranchising ex-felons violate the 14th amendment.


25 posted on 02/20/2015 12:25:58 PM PST by Boogieman
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To: Magic Fingers

Saw an article about this new Hi-Test stuff and it supposed to cause all kinds of psycho problems.
I think they referred(reef’erd)to it as skunk something so I did a search

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skunk_(Cannabis)

I live in dairy/horse country and I will take the “stink” of livestock crap over a make me gag skunk “stink” any time.

Just me though

High grade weed stinks.


26 posted on 02/20/2015 12:33:04 PM PST by CGASMIA68
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To: Ken H
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

And the people of CO voted to amend the State Constitution to legalize. The anti-crowd couldn't pull it off, so now they are crying about it. This is my frustration with the "religious right". They don't want big government, unless it's THEIR big government...

27 posted on 02/20/2015 12:33:14 PM PST by dware (The GOP is dead. Long live Conservatism.)
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To: OneWingedShark
you cannot have the Federal government be superior only when it conveniently lines up with your personal philosophies.

Like I mentioned above, the right is real good about screaming about big government, unless, of course, it's THEIR big government.

28 posted on 02/20/2015 12:34:07 PM PST by dware (The GOP is dead. Long live Conservatism.)
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To: Ken H

“Amendment X. The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”

Thank you. It’s our business in CO to deal with MJ grown, sold and consumed here. Not a Federal Judge with a big nose. Sissies running to the feds to restore their view so they don’t have to look at a MJ facility on racketeering grounds make me angry—especially when they pervert the Constitution to do that.

I don’t care for MJ or all the hoorah that surrounds it. I don’t like that stupid people move to CO to get their fix. But I like the feds butting into our business even less.


29 posted on 02/20/2015 12:36:12 PM PST by ModelBreaker (')
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

However unsavory one might consider legalized marijuana, it would be wise and correct for conservatives to support Colorado in this case, thereby opposing the claim that federal law has primacy over state law Iin areas not clearly defined in the Constitution as the purview of congress.


30 posted on 02/20/2015 12:36:18 PM PST by WayneS (Barack Obama makes Neville Chamberlin look like George Patton.)
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To: Ken H

If they want to ban drugs they should have to do it via an amendment like they did with booze.


31 posted on 02/20/2015 12:40:20 PM PST by GraceG (Protect the Border from Illegal Aliens, Don't Protect Illegal Alien Boarders...)
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To: CGASMIA68

“I will take the “stink” of livestock crap over a make me gag skunk “stink” any time.”

Lol - to each his own.


32 posted on 02/20/2015 12:52:04 PM PST by Magic Fingers (Political correctness mutates in order to remain virulent.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

“I find that libertarians love legal dope for many reasons.

One big reason is the bigger government it brings them.”

The WOD brings just a bit of government involvement with it.


33 posted on 02/20/2015 12:58:26 PM PST by Magic Fingers (Political correctness mutates in order to remain virulent.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
the owner of a Pueblo County horse farm, Hope Reilly, who said Thursday that she’s “been horrified” to see a marijuana cultivation facility go up next door. Reilly, ... says the pot facility mars “spectacular views” of the Rocky Mountains.

IOW, she would presumably object to any other use of the land that might impact her view.

Suspect the horse farm owner is an elitist who feels entitled to have the government prevent others from productive activities so it won't hurt her view.

Much like Teddy objecting to wind farms off Cape Cod.

34 posted on 02/20/2015 12:58:56 PM PST by Sherman Logan
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To: OneWingedShark

Nobody cares about freedom when people are doing things they don’t like.


35 posted on 02/20/2015 1:00:32 PM PST by Wolfie
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To: Magic Fingers
Lol - while horse farms are well known for their delightful fragrance.

Slaughterhouses are smelly too, but the difference is that they produce useful and necessary products.

No society in the world would ever be hurt by not having any marijuana production.

36 posted on 02/20/2015 1:02:01 PM PST by DiogenesLamp
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To: Ken H
A reminder...

Amendment X

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

A further reminder. The Tenth amendment was never intended to comprehend indulgent drug usage or bizarre sexual practices. As John Adams pointed out:

“Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.”

37 posted on 02/20/2015 1:05:37 PM PST by DiogenesLamp
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To: ModelBreaker
It’s our business in CO to deal with MJ grown, sold and consumed here.

Yep. This is very rightfully a state issue. If we allow the federal government to trump these at will we don't have a 10th Amendment.

38 posted on 02/20/2015 1:08:04 PM PST by Billthedrill
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To: nomad
If this nanny state bullsh!t passes, how long till the progs turn this cr@p on the gun industry and states with laws respectful of the 2nd and our right to keep and bear arms? Tell the nanny staters to go get bent-lubelessly!

Guns are necessary for the security of a free people. Drugs are useful for the pacification of slaves.

Drugs suit the interests of Tyranny. Guns do not.

39 posted on 02/20/2015 1:08:28 PM PST by DiogenesLamp
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To: Ken H

The 10th Amendment got replaced with emanations from penumbra years ago.


40 posted on 02/20/2015 1:14:01 PM PST by Bubba_Leroy (The Obamanation Continues)
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