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Old 07-10-2017, 05:47 PM
 
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If this problem gets too big then the federal government needs to threaten to shut off Transportation funding since it is still a federal crime. Kind of like the initial threat when certain states would not post speed limits.
cool story, but the feds would lose and i think Donald and sessions are starting to figure that out.

If you need a reminder, the sanctuary cities are still standing tall and Sessions has avoided talking about it, he even cancelled his trip to one recently because he learned the feds can not defund one department because of the actions of another.

please try to defund transit i want to see sessions and trump getting yet another fine slapping.
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Old 07-10-2017, 05:50 PM
 
Location: California
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Who cares about idiot pot smokers?
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Old 07-10-2017, 05:51 PM
 
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Pot can also cause Parania
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Then I suggest cons put down the pipe.
Yeah, they shouldn't be smokin it while in jail or prison.
Gets in their though.
Whole other topic thread though, thefragile
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Old 07-10-2017, 05:58 PM
 
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Pot can also cause Parania
There is no such word. Maybe you meant paranoia, but drank too much alcohol?
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Old 07-10-2017, 06:01 PM
 
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Pot can also cause Parania
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There is no such word. Maybe you meant paranoia, but drank too much alcohol?
Oh good lord, it was my spell check.
Really big of you to point that out and make a dig. Do you feel better now?
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Old 07-10-2017, 06:02 PM
 
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Looks like another nevatiive impact due to the legalization of recreational marijuana.

Some People woukd rather smoke pot than live somewhere in a home.
Another arrow pointing that pot is addictive, can cause depression, and mess up your life.


It is negatively effecting the business' and tourism.

*Now notice I am not name calling anyone who smokes dope or thinks that it should be legal.


I disagree with the legalization of recreational marijuana for several reasons.

What is happening in Colorado is mapping it out.




Colorado tries to fight homeless problem that may have been triggered by pot law


The City of Denver is grappling with a growing homeless problem, and some people blame marijuana legalization for attracting a growing number of drug users now living on the street.

Colorado's homeless population jumped 13 percent from 2015 to 2016, despite that nationally, homelessness declined by 3 percent during the same time period,
While some blame pot laws, others place the blame on the state's housing dearth.

The state's booming economy has brought in people from all over the country. So many, that home and apartment construction has not kept pace, meaning even some people with jobs find themselves living on the streets of cities like Denver.
, "we have a number of service workers, folks working at construction sites, working at our ballparks, and our service industry, who cannot afford the rent.

Following complaints from downtown businesses, Denver instituted an urban camping ban to keep people from spending the night on city sidewalks, in parks and other public spaces.
Though there are no hard statistics to back it up, some people – including Charlie Berry, who grew up in Denver – say some of the homeless have come to Colorado for legalized marijuana.

"Basically, all they want to do is just come here and smoke pot,” Berry said. “When you legalize marijuana you open the door to a whole new level of hell."

Since Denver began cracking down, homeowners and businesses on the periphery of downtown say the problem has just moved outward to where they are located.

"I've definitely seen a real high increase of homeless throughout this certain area right here," says Kyle Hollingsworth, manager of the Chalet Bed and Breakfast, east of the state capitol building.

"It definitely does affect the business. There'll be people hanging out here, they might be doing drugs, they might be drinking, they might be being loud and obnoxious. It definitely scares a lot of the people away."

Hollingsworth and other business owners and homeowners say there are serious health and safety issues created by the trash, drug paraphernalia and human waste left on their lawns by people camping out overnight. One homeowner, who did not want her name used, told Fox News she woke up one morning to see a homeless man peeing right in front of her window.

Solutions are not simple.


https://www.google.com/amp/www.foxne...t-law.amp.html
Oh for Pete's sake. Did you read your own article? "No evidence" "some people believe" and it even goes on to state that a bunch of new people moved there because of the boom in the local economy. That's not fact, that's conservative " truthiness"
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Old 07-10-2017, 06:05 PM
 
Location: Midwest
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OP, if your problem is homelessness, are you also advocating to make alcohol illegal?

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About 38 percent of the homeless abuse alcohol.
About 26 percent abuse drugs other than alcohol.
A Study on Homelessness and Addiction | Michael's House Treatment Centers
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Old 07-10-2017, 06:05 PM
 
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With the good, comes the bad, and vice-versa.

You can use pot and get addicted, just like any other substance that is enjoyable.

The pitfalls of unchecked hedonism.....can be and many times are very severe.
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Old 07-10-2017, 06:07 PM
 
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Here is what some Denver citizens wrote in about it.
There are some comments on both sides

Has marijuana legalization been a success in Colorado? (13 letters)
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Old 07-10-2017, 06:09 PM
 
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OP, if your problem is homelessness, are you also advocating to make alcohol illegal?


A Study on Homelessness and Addiction | Michael's House Treatment Centers
This thread is about "pot"

If you'd like to make a thread on alcohol and homelessness, go for it.
Or a thread comparing the two, go for it.
Anyone can use the thread starter icon.
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