First state-licensed marijuana retailers to open January 1 in Colorado

Reuters ^ | Dec. 28, 2013

[Wolfie]

First state-licensed marijuana retailers to open January 1 in Colorado

The world's first state-licensed marijuana retailers, catering to Colorado's newly legal recreational market for pot, are stocking their shelves ahead of a New Year's grand opening that supporters and detractors alike see as a turning point in America's drug culture.

Possession, cultivation and private personal consumption of marijuana by adults for the sake of just getting high has already been legal in Colorado for more than year under a state constitutional amendment approved by voters.

But starting January 1, cannabis will be legally sold and taxed at specially regulated retailers in a system modeled after a regime many states have in place for alcohol sales - but which exists for marijuana nowhere outside of Colorado.

For the novelty factor alone, operators of the first eight marijuana retailers slated to open on Wednesday morning in Denver and a handful of establishments in other locations are anticipating a surge in demand for store-bought weed.

"It will be like people waiting in line for tickets to a Pink Floyd concert," said Justin Jones, 39, owner of Dank Colorado in Denver who has run a medical marijuana shop for four years and now has a recreational pot license.

Jones said he is confident he has enough marijuana on hand for Day One but less sure of inventory levels needed after that.

About 90 percent of his merchandise is in smokable form, packaged in small child-proof containers. The rest is a mixture of cannabis-infused edibles, such as cookies, candy and carbonated drinks.

"People seem to prefer smoking," he said.

[smokingfrog]

Dude! Is there someplace around here I can get some Doritos?

[gundog]

Due to their fat content, they’ve been outlawed. Sorry.

[Sasparilla]

Along with 16 ounce sodas.

[Gay State Conservative]

The possession of even a microgram of marijuana is a violation of Federal law.A first offense can get you a year in Federal prison.A second offense can get you *two* years.Is this yet *another* law that Osama Obama & Pals plan to ignore?

[Red Steel]

Is this yet *another* law that Osama Obama & Pals plan to ignore?

Yes, Eric Holder has said so.

[Dilbert San Diego]

I don’t know the answer, but I hope someone does. This is a clear conflict of federal and state laws.

I’m not clear on how a state can override a federal law, when there is already a federal law on the subject. Hopefully someone can educate all of us.

I would hate to see federal agents arresting people in Colorado based on this.

[Cboldt]

-- I'm not clear on how a state can override a federal law, when there is already a federal law on the subject. --

A state can't. The only thing standing in the way of prosecution is restraint on the part of the feds. Most laws are selectively enforced anyway.

Feds seize $1M in marijuana from Boulder County grow, raid Nederland dispensary - Boulder Daily Camera, 21 November 2013

[Ken H]

Does this stuff treat excess schadenfreude*.

*scha·den·freu·de. noun, often capitalized \ˈshä-dən-ˌfrȯi-də\. : a feeling of enjoyment that comes from seeing or hearing about the troubles of other people. ie "He delighted in the abject misery of Drug Warriors seeing legalized marijuana."

[Seaplaner]

First state-licensed marijuana retailers to open January 1 in Colorado

They'll be sooooorrrryyy.

Colorado...The new Gateway to Gateway drugs and the destination of every undesirable "marijuana tourist" on the planet.

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[familyop]

"Is this yet *another* law that Osama Obama & Pals plan to ignore?"

Yes. A local pot-linked business advertises on local radio in a very wealthy and influential area of CO that he said something about having "bigger fish to fry."

[Tail Gunner John]

Question:

You’re working a job that requires you to submit to random drug tests. If you smoke the weed in Colorado and test positive for a legal substance (weed) is your job at risk in Colorado?

[nascarnation]

Interesting question and sounds like a “jobs program” for attorneys....

[Cboldt]

-- You're working a job that requires you to submit to random drug tests. If you smoke the weed in Colorado and test positive for a legal substance (weed) is your job at risk in Colorado? --

That's up to the employer. Most test for alcohol (legal), with some threshhold limit for acceptability. We would test setup men for alcohol and pot if they made an error in setup (which could cause a loss of 50 or 100 grand in tooling).

[nothingnew]

I’m not clear on how a state can override a federal law, when there is already a federal law on the subject. Hopefully someone can educate all of us.

Laws are enforced selectively now...(not like they weren't before...) Didn't you know?

FMCDH(BITS)

[Sivad]

After the boys from below the border open a few ‘Cartel Smokehouse’ chain stores how ‘bout sending them to DC to
help implement the “Affordable Healthcare Act”. Hell,
insurance should have to cover weed too.

[Windflier]

I’m not clear on how a state can override a federal law, when there is already a federal law on the subject. Hopefully someone can educate all of us.

The Obama regime rules by executive fiat. They enforce the laws they like, and ignore the laws they don't like. Heck, His Heinous even makes up laws when it suits him.

Remember how the regime came down on Arizona for having the temerity to enforce the federal laws on illegal immigration within the borders of their own state?

And what does Congress have to say about it? Not a whisper.

[tacticalogic]

And what does Congress have to say about it? Not a whisper.

Congress complaining about creative interpetation of a law they passed under the "substantial effects" doctine of the New Deal Commerce Clause would ooze irony.

[SoothingDave]

I’m not clear where the Constitution gives the Federal government the power to regulate recreational drugs. Didn’t we have to amend the Constitution to give Washington the power to outlaw alcohol?

[CodeToad]

A 7-11 selling pot would clean up in this affair!