[WestGuest]

This isn't about being liberal or conservative. I just find it interesting that the Sun is in favor of legalization and allows comments on its stories. The Review Journal-Adelsons' paper is against but does not allow anyone to disagree.

I'm neither liberal or conservative but do believe in discussion. My position is as follows:

I’ve served as an elected District Attorney in Conservative Texas. Every DA is on a limited budget. We have to make choices. I believe in strict punishment for violent offenders and burglars. I rarely gave probation. Unfortunately we had to deal with all these annoying pot cases. Even when pot users got probation the understaffed probation officers had to make sure they were in by 10PM – I’d rather they checked on sex offenders.
In addition the Washington Post reports for 2015 Colorado gained 18,000 pot-related jobs and $2.4 billion in revenue. 2016 will be much better.

[Bps401]

So much manpower like that can be used on more important things like you say. Wouldnt have thought about probation officers etc. Really hope it passes, but I know it will be super close vote

[mojavedxer]

I dont like the message it sends with legalization and its social ills associated with it. Then I dont like wasted tax dollars on the enforcement of chronic. You got me.

[BBMW]

The war on drugs has failed. It's time to move on.

[oeccscclhjhn]

I voted no on question number 2.

This state has the worst, or one of the worst graduation rates, and now they want to throw this into the mix. So lets eliminate a large percentage of the workforce to any job that pays well enough and has prestige enough to require a background check. Yes, when they do a background check they will ask you if you use it, and if you say you do, you won't get hired - let alone land an interview, and if caught not telling the truth, you can be prosecuted in some cases, or fired. So lets hamstring the kids from the git go. Let's put up a sign that we don't want companies moving to Las Vegas or Henderson that hire quality employees.

You don't hear about this from the other states that have passed this, because it goes against the narrative. But it's there. When you can't get that job that you otherwise would have gotten.

But they're hiring at mcdonalds. Would you like fries with that?

[WestGuest]

Originally Posted by oeccscclhjhn

I voted no on question number 2.

This state has the worst, or one of the worst graduation rates, and now they want to throw this into the mix. So lets eliminate a large percentage of the workforce to any job that pays well enough and has prestige enough to require a background check. Yes, when they do a background check they will ask you if you use it, and if you say you do, you won't get hired - let alone land an interview, and if caught not telling the truth, you can be prosecuted in some cases, or fired. So lets hamstring the kids from the git go. Let's put up a sign that we don't want companies moving to Las Vegas or Henderson that hire quality employees.

You don't hear about this from the other states that have passed this, because it goes against the narrative. But it's there. When you can't get that job that you otherwise would have gotten.

But they're hiring at mcdonalds. Would you like fries with that?

Colorado and Washington have great schools and I see no problem with graduation rates.

Before you talk about others and their education --my post was about the two newspapers. Reading comprehension --

[oeccscclhjhn]

Originally Posted by WestGuest

Colorado and Washington have great schools and I see no problem with graduation rates...

The fallout will show in the coming years. There is a lag time. State law still does not trump Federal law, so users have a tainted record.

[EA]

This is why it's important to legalize all the states.
While you're concerned about non issues like graduation and jobs, you're missing the lives ruined by it being illegal. The cost to house a pot head is insane. The amount of resources we waste on drugs is insane.

[WVREDLEG]

Originally Posted by WestGuest

I’ve served as an elected District Attorney in Conservative Texas.....I rarely gave probation.

I did not know a prosecutor could sentence a defendant.

[Irish4evr]

Originally Posted by WVREDLEG

I did not know a prosecutor could sentence a defendant.

Great point..I didn't want to go there ...next thing he posts will be his Mensa membership...I sense somebody in Texas has small hands !