Comments on: Colorado Marijuana Legalization Amendment 64 Leads 46% to 42% http://justsaynow.firedoglake.com/2012/06/20/colorado-marijuana-legalization-amendment-64-leads-46-to-42/ Legalize marijuana Sat, 18 May 2013 10:36:58 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: maa8722 http://justsaynow.firedoglake.com/2012/06/20/colorado-marijuana-legalization-amendment-64-leads-46-to-42/#comment-6262 maa8722 Thu, 21 Jun 2012 14:55:54 +0000 http://justsaynow.firedoglake.com/?p=2479#comment-6262 Good for Colorado! This puts a bit more pressure on the Feds than a simple state decriminalization measure, or even enforcement-lite or passive resistance, as in several other states. Issuing any sort of licence and collecting revenue is a very big deal. Absent Romney next year, maybe O would push a rescheduling button at some point. Having a few more Colorados might nudge him along, no? Good for Colorado!

This puts a bit more pressure on the Feds than a simple state decriminalization measure, or even enforcement-lite or passive resistance, as in several other states. Issuing any sort of licence and collecting revenue is a very big deal.

Absent Romney next year, maybe O would push a rescheduling button at some point. Having a few more Colorados might nudge him along, no?

]]> By: alan1tx http://justsaynow.firedoglake.com/2012/06/20/colorado-marijuana-legalization-amendment-64-leads-46-to-42/#comment-6261 alan1tx Thu, 21 Jun 2012 13:43:01 +0000 http://justsaynow.firedoglake.com/?p=2479#comment-6261 The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has claimed that cannabis leads to increased crime. But studies have found no evidence of a link between cannabis the usage and an increase in crime. In 1973, a report by the National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse entitled "Marijuana: A Signal of Misunderstanding" found marijuana does not cause violent or aggressive behavior, but rather "marijuana was usually found to inhibit the expression of aggressive impulses by pacifying the user, interfering with muscular coordination, reducing psychomotor activities and generally producing states of drowsiness lethargy, timidity and passivity." The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has claimed that cannabis leads to increased crime.

But studies have found no evidence of a link between cannabis the usage and an increase in crime.

In 1973, a report by the National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse entitled “Marijuana: A Signal of Misunderstanding” found marijuana does not cause violent or aggressive behavior, but rather “marijuana was usually found to inhibit the expression of aggressive impulses by pacifying the user, interfering with muscular coordination, reducing psychomotor activities and generally producing states of drowsiness lethargy, timidity and passivity.”

]]> By: ThingsComeUndone http://justsaynow.firedoglake.com/2012/06/20/colorado-marijuana-legalization-amendment-64-leads-46-to-42/#comment-6260 ThingsComeUndone Thu, 21 Jun 2012 13:20:54 +0000 http://justsaynow.firedoglake.com/?p=2479#comment-6260 Yes tax it once we get states taxing pot and not having to fire as many teachers, police, firemen not have to cut their pensions as much or raise other taxes as much other states will take notice. Long term less people in prison or jail for pot will save the state even more money. In order to pass this we need to keep saying Money! We need to keep saying if we don't get the money then rich neighborhoods get their teachers, police firemen cut first because they have the cash to afford more local taxes! The GOP has screwed state wide taxes on schools for years but funded locally their schools more now its time to say ok fine we will drop your school's funding, your police, firemen cash and send the cash to areas that need more teachers, police, firemen. Yes tax it once we get states taxing pot and not having to fire as many teachers, police, firemen not have to cut their pensions as much or raise other taxes as much other states will take notice.
Long term less people in prison or jail for pot will save the state even more money. In order to pass this we need to keep saying Money!
We need to keep saying if we don’t get the money then rich neighborhoods get their teachers, police firemen cut first because they have the cash to afford more local taxes!
The GOP has screwed state wide taxes on schools for years but funded locally their schools more now its time to say ok fine we will drop your school’s funding, your police, firemen cash and send the cash to areas that need more teachers, police, firemen.

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