[Beave Meister]

Surprise.....

[fella]

The elitist not liking rubbing elbows with their subjects?

[MuttTheHoople]

“Legalized marijuana has drawn a lot of kids here from other states and the impact has not all been good,”

Ya think?

[Taxman]

Yes, it is! NOT!

This will not end well!

[Flick Lives]

Duuuude.

[catnipman]

It’s not just Durango. The panhandlers, freeloaders and other assorted dope-smoking locusts are flocking here from all over.

[Deplorable American1776]

Does Marinseck is speaking out because of the bums coming in from out of town is giving him competition while he is panhandling?

Hey, if you want help, take my advice to heart...Clean yourself up, get a job and move into an apartment...

[BeadCounter]

It’s sad, Colorado is one of the most beautiful states, was very charming, now, I don’t know.

[sphinx]

Durango Police Chief Kamran Afzal said he has only been on the job for a month and is still assessing where the needs are in the town. With a department of 50 officers and only five per shift who cover 20 square miles, the challenge is daunting, he said.

It sounds to me like half the force is spending its time on something other than routine policing.

[thoughtomator]

This isn’t due to legalization; it’s due to the continued prohibition on the NM side.

Did you think supply and demand stops at a state border? If the residents of this town want to point a finger, it should be pointed at their neighbor’s archaic, despotic, and tyrannical policies that are the root cause of their troubles.

[Kenton]

Legal or illegal, pot has been readily available in nearly every community in the country for many years. It's not like people who use cannabis suddenly can get something that was unavailable before legalization, it's just a change in where they get it, from a drug dealer or a cannabis store.

The "homeless" (bums) have been present in many communities, but not all, for years, for various reasons.

Bums are not welcome in all communities, but in places where the electorate is largely controlled by affluent Democrats, the "homeless" are often attracted by a higher level of tolerance for their presence and more generous, easily obtained public benefits.

I suspect that these conditions are probably more a factor in Durango than the fact that pot has been legalized in Colorado. Just my take on this article.

[xzins]

Shocked!

[ClearBlueSky]

You advertise as a haven for stoners and pot heads, that’s what you get. Not exactly your high-class, motivated successful citizens. Now they’ll need all the non-druggie working citizens to fund ‘programs’ for them! Dregs of humanity- I wish Colorado would take them all!

[YHAOS]

Who Knew?

[Ken H]

Yet CO still manages to have the lowest unemployment rate in the country =>

https://www.bls.gov/web/laus/laumstrk.htm

[ssaftler]

With apologies to W.P. Kinsella and Phil Alden Robinson:

“If you smoke it, he will come”