Comments on: 61% of Colorado Voters Support Legalizing and Regulating Marijuana

By: dregstudios

dregstudios — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 19:34:13 +0000

Marijuana is the safest drug with actual benefits for the user as opposed to alcohol which is dangerous, causes addiction, birth defects, and affects literally every organ in the body. Groups are organizing all over the country to speak their minds on reforming pot laws. I drew up a very cool poster featuring Uncle Willie Nelson and The Teapot Party for the cause which you can check out on my artist’s blog at http://dregstudiosart.blogspot.com/2011/01/vote-teapot-2011.html Drop in and let me know what you think!

By: eCAHNomics

eCAHNomics — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 22:42:21 +0000

Is that before or after wildfires destroy the state.

By: alan1tx

alan1tx — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 21:32:36 +0000

That’s around 1.5% of the total state population and probably close to 3% of its total adult population.

Imagine if those 88K users paid periodic license fees and the like. It would help fill depleted state coffers — and if legalized, the number of licensed users likely wouldn’t stay at 88,000.

Good point. If we could get 99% of the population paying the government for weed cards, then the 1% wouldn’t have to pay any taxes at all.

Wait, who’s side are you on?

By: revisionist

revisionist — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 21:11:20 +0000

Im not sure i get your point…. if there was some license fee then few people would pay that continue using the “grey” market. Most long time users also have a steady connection and dont need a medical card. Just 88K choose to get one….

Once its legal I am also sure that some people will simply grow their own.

I guess I am just radical, I think we need to get the gov out of alcohol regulation. Its fine if they want to set a consumption age but other than that they just need to but out. How much do states waste on Alcohol, Tobacco and Fire Arms depts…. Like its 1932 or something.

Also most current state alcohol regs do nothing but harrass people in the hospitality industries and keep down local brewers and distillers in favor of the big corporate ones.

By: Phoenix Woman

Phoenix Woman — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 20:28:08 +0000

Eighty-eight thousand out of a population of five million? That’s around 1.5% of the total state population and probably close to 3% of its total adult population.

Imagine if those 88K users paid periodic license fees and the like. It would help fill depleted state coffers — and if legalized, the number of licensed users likely wouldn’t stay at 88,000.

Just as the desperate need to fill state treasuries, butting up against the refusal to make rich people pay taxes, has led to the creeping legalization of gambling, it will lead to the legalization of weed.

By: alan1tx

alan1tx — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 19:51:51 +0000

More than 88,000 Colorado residents have medical marijuana cards, according to the most recent state figures, with young men in their 20s and 30s — many of them suffering debilitating pain, according to their doctor-signed certificates — disproportionately represented.

Who would have thought?