Posted on 10/08/2014 1:41:56 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
It's almost been two years since Colorado passed legislation legalizing the sale of marijuana to adults who are 21 and older, and many states are on similar paths to pass marijuana legislation in the upcoming election - there are more drug reform questions on this November's ballot than ever before. But a few recent reports coming out of Colorado indicate that support for the legalization efforts may be decreasing among Colorado citizens.
A Sept. 17 poll conducted by Suffolk University and USA Today shows 50.2 percent of Colorado voters are not satisfied with the state's decision to legalize marijuana, while 46 percent continue to support the decision.
It's almost been two years since Colorado passed legislation legalizing the sale of marijuana to adults who are 21 and older, and many states are on similar paths to pass marijuana legislation in the upcoming election - there are more drug reform questions on this November's ballot than ever before. But a few recent reports coming out of Colorado indicate that support for the legalization efforts may be decreasing among Colorado citizens.
A Sept. 17 poll conducted by Suffolk University and USA Today shows 50.2 percent of Colorado voters are not satisfied with the state's decision to legalize marijuana, while 46 percent continue to support the decision.
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I’ve been wondering why it took a Constitutional amendment to prohibit the use of alcohol, but Weyerhauser, Harry Anslinger, and the fear of American yoots turning into jazz musicians was enough for the Feds to ban marijuana.
Negro white-woman-seducing jazz musicians, no less.
“is illegal under federal law”
No, it is not. Obama simply announced his government wouldn’t enforce those laws. He should be impeached for that announcement alone as it’s a blatant violation of his constitutional oath of office.
I have seen people laying on the sidewalk unconscious, there has been an influx of homeless, and a spike in driving under the influence. The gangs will be along later.
I've seen a drunk laying on the sidewalk unconscious. Are you sure that's not what you saw?
Every indigent weirdo in the country has their eyes set on Colorado.....until they find out how cold it gets there in winter.
Bootleggers.
Seeing zero increase in any of those in Washington State. No one can afford the taxes on the product anyway.
They can always buy the untaxed stuff from an “independent distribution agent.”
“I have seen people laying on the sidewalk unconscious, there has been an influx of homeless, and a spike in driving under the influence. The gangs will be along later.”
That’s funny, I have not seen anything like that going on. I have not heard of any “spike” in pot DUI’s either. Please post your sources.
Thanks!
You should see the homeless people coming into the state. Along the rio grande River there are tents set up. Everyone thinks they’re gonna get rich from this. 3 facilities within several miles just popped up, medical, edibles and a grow shed.
Stoned gangs will be stoned gangs whether weed is legal or not.
There’s been a huge spike in DUIs and other crimes. Extra large jails were built in sparsely populated counties quite a few years ago for extra revenues from the federal government, but they were recently sitting nearly empty. There are high hopes that even more pork will flow heavily to county governments from marijuana legalization. Kingpins in many locales with mixed legitimate and illegitimate interests will also be harder to catch, so public corruption will further skyrocket (already thick as molasses in the state).
Lets bring back alcohol prohibition, that sure worked. And while we’re at it lets make all tobacco products illegal.
Hardly too late. It will be repealed, and probably in 2016.
"Since marijuana legalization, highway fatalities in Colorado are at near-historic lows" - http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3190602/posts
and other crimes.
"the Denver city- and county-wide murder rate has dropped 52.9% since recreational marijuana use was legalized in January." - http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3175168/posts
Dude, stop posting facts in the face of outright lies. It only confuses their little Nanny Stater brains.
Your post does not match the data I have read and heard over the news. One confound is an increased police activity in stopping drivers who are weaving. There is NO upside to drug addiction. Another confound to your position being the propensity of druggies to deny reality and for politicians to lie.
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