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I have heard that marijuana is legal in Colorado, but I can't find anything about it. If it is legal, what are people's attitudes about it and if it is not legal, what is the most marijuana friendly city in CO?
It's not legal, unless you have it by prescription.
By the way, your poll is... well opinionated. I don't think it's harmless, just like I don't think alcohol is harmless. Never the less I do think it should be legal. After all what's a stoner gonna do? Attack the fridge for the last twinkie? That's about as dangerous as they are.
While I do think it's less harmless than alcohol I agree with BigCheeze that your poll is incredibly biased in it's presentation. However...how many truly objective polls do we see here on CD????
I didn't vote because there's not enough options. Personally I think it should be legalized. There are far worse things for law enforcement to spend their time on than a stoner sitting on his couch having the munchies.
I'd far far rather that stoner was the guy driving next to me than some alcoholic on his way home from the party. At the worst, the stoner is going to be going way too slow, whereas the alcoholic is going to be the real danger.
I know a lot of people are of the opinion that drug use would skyrocket if it was legalized, but that's a bunch of hooey. You might see a very slight rise in the recreational use of marijuana, but pretty much anyone that wants to use it now, does, unless they get regularly drug tested.
So...who cares? Legalize it, have the government grow it, and make loads of sales taxe money from it.
I have heard that marijuana is legal in Colorado, but I can't find anything about it. If it is legal, what are people's attitudes about it and if it is not legal, what is the most marijuana friendly city in CO?
The people of Denver voted to make marijuana the lowest level law enforcement priority. So it isn't legal in the sense that you can buy it at the local pot store. You can however possess a small amount for personel use, and the police are expected to not arrest you. That's not to say they wouldn't, and typically drug cases are prosecuted by either the state or federal gov't so the Denver mandate can't protect you from those two. The state of Colorado does have a provision allowing for medical marijuana, but that is still in direct violation of federal law.
But yes, marijuana should be legalized on a state by state basis, and there should definately be no federal law against it. The pros largely out weigh the cons, and pot is infinitely safer than alcohol, which is essentially just poison.
Yeah...I agree that the poll isn't worded well. I don't think it's harmless, and I don't think people should be getting stoned and driving. I feel the same way about alcohol, though, but that doesn't mean I'm opposed to people consuming it responsibly.
I'd far far rather that stoner was the guy driving next to me than some alcoholic on his way home from the party. At the worst, the stoner is going to be going way too slow, whereas the alcoholic is going to be the real danger.
Alcohol, aka liquid courage, is far more dangerous than canabis. How often do you hear of “drunken brawls” compared to “stoned-out brawls”? The stoners are too stoned and giddy to be violent. Just read the paper each day and you’ll see more “alcohol-related” crimes (property and violent) than you do about canabis related crimes. At least if you have it legal then the government will have a nice source of income.
This topic seems to show up here rather frequently on CD and there are plenty of previous threads here on this exact topic.
They run for a bit.......then that's it.
Nope......Colorado does not have any "legal" pot.......just very liberalized laws for its use and possession by adults and of course.......medical marijuana.
In Denver and many other areas.........possession of marijuana is not as bad as many parking ticket violations and last I knew.........you could have up to 1 ounce and be fined no more than $100.00 for it.
Same is true with the state of Alaska.......but if you are over 21.......you CAN LEGALLY possess up to 8 ounces (in your home) and even grow several plants for "personal use." Just DON'T get caught selling any.
Check out the NORML website for further info. on each state's laws.
Yeah........it SHOULD have been legalized a long time ago.......OR, at least a FULL DECRIMINALIZATION of it for anyone over 18.
Just not worth the tax dollars to continue arresting, jailing or placing anyone under probation/supervision over, IMO.
And......IF it ever was decrim./legalized...............it still should not be tolerated prior to or on the job.......and cause for immediate termination if you can't be RESPONSIBLE about it and wait until AFTER you get off work.....and then blazing up.
It's here to stay though and there has and always will be........MILLIONS (50 million current?) here in America.......who like to partake in it.
So, yeah........there's a HUGE market and a LOT of lost tax revenue in continuing the "status quo" on it.
Just no Corporate interest in a weed that they have no CONTROL over in its regulation/distribution.
Law Enforcement SHOULD concentrate their efforts on busting HARD DRUG.......dealers/traffickers/manufacturers and a LOT of OTHER crimes that are a bigger THREAT and problem in our society.
Pot smoking just doesn't qualify as a threat, IMO!
Drunks and Meth-heads ARE.......far more of a threat and danger though!
i dont think it really matters i mean reg cigs r prob worse than a j but this is just the US government bein weird and another law that makes NO sense, if u rnt gonna have pot then u def shudnt have reg ular cigs,
It should definitely be legalized. I don't really care for the government telling me what I can and can not do with my body. Also, alcohol causes WAAAAAY more deaths every year. With marijuana it isn't addictive, you can't overdose on it, and it doesn't impair you one tenth as much as alcohol, I mean it is just ridiculously stupid for alcohol to be legal while marijuana is not.
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