Posted on 10/15/2014 10:34:50 AM PDT by Wolfie
Colorado marijuana revenues hit a new high
New figures from the Colorado Department of Revenue show that recreational marijuana sales continued to climb in August, the most recent month for which data are available. Recreational sales totaled approximately $34.1 million in August, up from $29.3 million the previous month.
Medical marijuana also jumped sharply in August, after several months of flat or declining sales. Medical sales figures were just under the recreational total, at $33.4 million. One goal of creating Colorado's recreational marijuana market is to shift customers away from the medical market.
The numbers suggest that work remains to be done on that front. Part of the challenge is that medical marijuana is taxed at lower rates than recreational marijuana, leading to significant price differences.
Total tax revenues from medical and recreational marijuana continue to edge upward. The state took in about $7.5 million in revenues from both markets in August, or about $45 million year-to-date.
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So, you can BS all day long about how it isn’t harmful because it is no risk to you but the people actually on the front lines who know better. Or at least they had better know.
Probably not. So what?
You say “so what” to the fact that the pot industry won’t admit anything is harmful.
Wrong as usual - I replied to the point that the pot industry won’t claim anything is NOT harmful.
Do you have any family members addicted to marijuana?
No; I do have a family member addicted to alcohol.
We taught my son at an early age. Plus the school has helped indoctrinate him.
I am not worried about my son. But I am worried about some of his friends who have various “issues” that make them vulnerable — suicidal tendencies, broken homes. BTW, the friend who threatened to commit suicide has apparently smoked pot and done other drugs.
I have some addicted to pot, and friends, too. Did anyone else in your family smoke it?
Actually. I found it interesting
Thanks for clearing that up.
a kid can always find an adult who is willing to buy for them.
Far from always - as you now know, since well before any state had legalized pot, teens have reported that they could get it more easily than beer or cigarettes ... which is to be expected since legal sellers card and illegal sellers don't.
the medical pretense
Marijuana has well established medical benefits.
those on FR claiming that it isn’t harmful.
I've never seen anyone on FR claim that.
I've told you more than once that I believe the opposite - why do you persist in lying about me?
No; I do have a family member addicted to alcohol.
I have some addicted to pot, and friends, too. Did anyone else in your family smoke it?
A few, and as far as I know they were never addicted. Are you getting anywhere near making any kind of a point?
> Buy for them. We had plenty of booze in high school and we were underage.
> Medical pretense. And what percentage of “sick” people are actually sick and deserving. It was all BS. It was just a ruse to gain acceptance and desensitize the voters to the real goal — legalization. Any state considering medical use should pay attention. Legalization will follow.
> Claiming on FR. You haven’t been reading all of the threads.
Then we agree. Which was where we ended 20 posts back. Actually, we agreed to disagree. But the point is the same.
It’s easier for you to blithe about addiction since you know little about it first hand. That’s the point. The more obvious something is the harder it is for you to see it.
We had plenty of booze in high school and we were underage.
The nationwide study found that many teens' experiences are different than yours were.
Marijuana has well established medical benefits.
And what percentage of “sick” people are actually sick and deserving. It was all BS.
No, not all. Some people use prescription painkillers to get high - is their medical use "all BS"?
You haven’t been reading all of the threads.
Since you keep falsely claiming I say it's not harmful, I suspect you've been misreading all of the threads.
Where exactly have I been "blithe about addiction"? Are you debating the voices in your head again?
Your whole town is blithe to the consequences of legalization. You kid yourself if you don’t see it.
Your whole tone is blithe to the consequences of legalization. You kid yourself if you don’t see it.
Your whole tone
So that's a yes.
Up In Smoke
-Cheech and Chong
[Chong]
Up in smoke
Thats where my money goes
In my lungs
and sometimes up my nose
When troubled times
Begin to bother me
I take a toke
and all my cares
Go up in smoke
[Cheech]
Up in smoke
Donde todos es mi rey
There are no signs
Que dice no fumer
So I roll un “bomber”
Y me doy, un buen toke-ay
Y despues I choke
Y todos mis cares
Go up in smoke
Come on let’s go get high
[Cast]
Up in smoke
That’s where I wanna be
‘Cause when I’m high
The world below
Don’t bother me
When life begins
To be one long
and dangerous road
I take a toke
and all my cares
Go up in smoke
Besides pot what other illegal drugs have you done? You seem to have done a lot of them to be such an expert.
Oh, that means you have used other illegal drugs. Which other ones do you wish to make legal?
Ah, so you're finally back to discussing issues rather than personalities - I hope you can stick to it this time around. After, and only after, having legalized pot and taken a good few years to assess the impact, I predict that the weight of the evidence will support answering 'should we legalize other drugs?' with a 'yes.'
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