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BabaRa
31st December 2013, 18:16
This should get interesting! Any bets on how long this will tie up Federal Courts.

Marijuana users in Colorado and Washington are counting down the hours before the western US states become the first to legalize recreational pot shops on January 1.

Blazing a trail they hope will be followed in other parts of the United States, cannabis growers and others are also rubbing their hands, while tax collectors are eyeing the revenue the newly-legalized trade will generate.

Enterprising companies are even offering marijuana tours to cash in on tourists expected to be attracted to a Netherlands-style pot culture -- including in Colorado's famous ski resorts.
http://www.alternet.org/drugs/colorado-marijuana-legalization-could-spark-boom-pot-tourism-come-2014

NOTE:] While the above article is approaching it from "pot users" and sellers perspective, watched a great interview on RTnews yesterday (couldn't find it online) where they interviewed someone in law enforcement. He pointed out.

Colorado will save 37 million dollars/year on trying & incarcerating small-time marijuana users.
Once legalized, the Cartels that sell drugs will be easier to catch, and won't be able to seduce young people onto drugs by selling, etc, etc.

Church
31st December 2013, 19:37
I think one of the best advantages of legalized marijuana, for the police authorities, is they will be able to fight real crimes now, and not be tied up dealing with all those piddly misdemeanor offenses all the time. Imagine how many actual crimes, involving a victim, that are going undetected from time to time because entire departments were being devoted to infiltrating and arresting pot heads. It's sad really, and gives law enforcement a bad name.

Now they can get on to busting gangsters, crooks, rapists, pedophiles, and the like.

ronin
31st December 2013, 19:42
http://www.disclose.tv/action/viewvideo/117861/Breaking_The_Taboo__Film/

the war on drugs cost many lives,helped in profiteering black markets and the true cost was billions.
a bit of weed could get you locked up!

whilst tobacco and alcohol caused ill health,violence and cost the tax payer billions.

how many people where arrested for weed related violence?

how many for alcohol related incidents?

the people who wrote the laws are outdated.

Wolf Khan
31st December 2013, 22:20
http://www.disclose.tv/action/viewvideo/117861/Breaking_The_Taboo__Film/

the war on drugs cost many lives,helped in profiteering black markets and the true cost was billions.
a bit of weed could get you locked up!

whilst tobacco and alcohol caused ill health,violence and cost the tax payer billions.

how many people where arrested for weed related violence?

how many for alcohol related incidents?

the people who wrote the laws are outdated.

No cabalist pawns.

BabaRa
1st January 2014, 17:58
All good points.

This will be interesting on many levels. Since the Federal Govt still considers it illegal - it will be an interesting test of State's Rights.

The Feds usually win in these battles, because what they eventually do is hold off all Federal funding to the States, which puts the financial squeeze on the States. But Colorado seems to be in this battle for the long haul. It could be quite a test and lead to some interesting results.