Send them my way...haven't smoked in years but I'd be down for a 12-hour buzz
You don't have any. Are you asking me for ideas?
Sure. Label edibles. The labels should say "Memba what happened to that African dude? Det was ed up, right? Don't eat too much or you probably won't die like him."
Play with the tax rate. Wow. People get killed over black market cigarettes and booze too (oh noes! a comparison! irrelevant!).
What do you suggest?
snakeboy
Sadly, I wasn't trolling. Doesn't happen often but occasionally I forget rational discussion is impossible on this forum.
Check post number #14 if you think this is a non issue.
You and boutons should learn to just answer no when you have no answer.
^ didn't read the thread
That is my answer tbh. Stupid labels that don't really mean anything.
I still have yet to read your suggestion.
Why are you stalling?
Yeah I really don't get it. Right wingers hate regulation, preach that people should take care of themselves, family values, etc (some of which I actually take to heart) but then are anti-legalization. I just don't get it
I have no clue how you are reaching that conclusion. I literally flat out stated that right wingers ARE anti-legalization. Couldn't be much clearer tbh. Maybe I should spend the next 30 minutes spamming jpegs of reading comprehension books... That'll show you
I thought you were being sarcastic as a response to me making fun of your statement about two wrongs that made no sense.
As for what you don't get, it's pretty simple. Right wingers are hypocrites who only preach anti-regulation and individual rights when it's convenient for them. Not too hard to observe.
Nah, wasn't bein sarcastic. I stated in my first post that I'm pro legalization. I just think there should be better rationale than "but but other drugs kill too." I don't pigeonhole myself as left or right wing... My views are radically mixed from topic to topic. Liberals I talk to call me a fox loving republican, conservatives I talk to think I'm a typical liberal university Colbert worshipper. I guess the closest thing would be libertarian, but I'm hesitant to attach myself to a party. The party system is complete ass
Do you agree that the burden should be on the side that wants to make something illegal? If so, that's why "but but other drugs kill too" is a legitimate argument.
The fact alcohol kills thousands of people a year isn't enough of a reason to make it illegal, which means the fact some dumb nig threw himself off a balcony isn't a reason weed should be illegal
I think the burden originally was on the party that wanted to make it illegal. Typically the burden should be on the side trying to pass a bill, which in this case was the legalization. I agree with your premise thoughDo you agree that the burden should be on the side that wants to make something illegal? If so, that's why "but but other drugs kill too" is a legitimate argument.
The fact alcohol kills thousands of people a year isn't enough of a reason to make it illegal, which means the fact some dumb nig threw himself off a balcony isn't a reason weed should be illegal
IMO ideally you start out with everything being legal and working backwards from there, but that isn't the case
The burden automatically being on the side trying to pass the bill is why we have prehistoric laws that won't go away. Just because something is tradition doesn't mean it should be what we default to.
I have been talking about labeling, age limits, and concentration limits all being good ideas. Of course it's an issue.
You are still ignoring that your supposed fatality was bull . You are still glossing it over. You still do not want to talk about actual health impact. Your right sensible discussion is impossible when dealing with such.
Your article in post 14 was about the sensible food and drug safety regulations. It was not about the repeal of the law.
If there is a rash of provable pot related deaths or a marked increase in crime then you can argue your point but an immigrant suicide without known cause is weak.
Has it's drawbacks, sure, but a system of stability will have the side effect of also being static at times
http://rt.com/usa/colorado-crime-cha...ion-study-017/
Crime is down in Colorado so far.The Colorado Department of Public Safety released data through the end of February indicating that not only has the doomsday scenario that law enforcement officials predicted not come true, but crime has fallen by significant margins.
Compared to the same time period in 2013, overall property crime fell by 14.6 percent in Denver. Homicide rates, while not leaving the single digits in either year, fell by 66.7 percent while the number of robberies decreased by seven percent. Other violent offenses have remained consistent or increased.
Authorities have admitted that the two-month sample size is far too small to be conclusive, although the signs are encouraging after fears that Denver would descend into a metropolitan scape if cannabis were to become legal for residents over 18 years old.
Any time you're in San Diego hit me up. I've got about 15 sticks of butter I made as well sitting in the freezer. Edibles are too much for me tbh, at least how I make them.
So weed is so terribly different there is no reason to compare it to the history of other drugs in the US and the legalization of such drugs because...
when I ingested THC it took a while before the full effects were noticed, wham...
This is how I read your thoughts. Please correct if inaccurate.
If you don't compare weed to other drugs why don't you, what makes weed so special?
Oh it's illegal NOW in many States... Ask yourself why?
Jesus...
You still think the topic is a black dude that jumped off a balcony, it's not. No one has talked about repealing the law (legalization). I can't think of a regular poster who doesn't support legalization, including myself.
Let's try again since I am interested in others thoughts. Hopefully this is simple enough for people to grasp (excluding Fuzzy, he'll never get past the black guy jumping off the balcony)......
Do YOU THINK that Colorado has made any mistakes in implementing the legalization of marijuana that could be detrimental to advancing the legalization of marijuana OR do you think it is a model that other states will be encouraged to follow as well as leading to legalization at the federal level.
I THINK it was a mistake to legalize edibles for various reasons that have been mentioned and are discuss in the posted articles. I don't know how to fix the edibles issues once the mistake of legalizing them has been made, too much money at stake. I don't THINK a label that says "Don't get too high" and another that says "Children this is a tasty and delicious but don't eat it" will suffice.
I THINK the excessive taxes levied against marijuana is also a mistake. In theory lowering the taxes to make illegal sales less attractive is a simple fix but politically lowering taxes is far more difficult than raising them once local governments become dependent on those revenues.
I THINK both of these mistakes can possibly hinder future legalization efforts.
Other States will learn from Colorado's mistakes.
What the am I reading, the le of the OP and the first remarks indicate you have changed the path of this discussion.
The le of the OP is the le of the article. Common forum practice.
My first remarks...
I already said I got off track responding to the "What about alcohol, Tylenol, etc. etc." questions.Do you have a take on the two issues the articles discuss? Big Pharma wasn't one of them.
Has Colorado made a mistake by allowing the sale of high potency marijuana ingestibles? I think yes. Unlike smoking pot, ingesting it doesn't give you immediate feedback as to how much you have consumed. By the time you figure out you're way too ed up it's too late.
Has Colorado made a mistake by viewing legalization as a cash cow and taxing the out of pot? Continuing demand in the black market.
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