Cannabis goes on legal sale in US state of Colorado
 

:worship:

Hopefully, a similar approach will be adopted over here.

NEVER

It will definitely happen at some point.

You're living in a fantasy bubble if you seriously think that at a time where the availability of this plant is increasing now more than ever, England won't soon by affected. We're in for a law amendment in the next decade or so, I reckon.

This is a great day

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/...3-460x276.jpeg
[Laura Mulloy prepares to welcome recreational
customers to the marijuana store in Denver where she works.]

http://www.theguardian.com/world/201...s-legalisation


This Test market will not work
as drug dealers buy from 2nd buyers

Time will tell

Well done Colorado. I hope it goes smoothly and that other states follow suit and that it isn't ruined by morons on either side of the debate. It's the one drug that gets demonised that shouldn't be demonised whatsoever. It's not something I'd do personally but it shouldn't be illegal.

I lived in Colorado. Maybe I'll go back...

It's a good move and hopefully other states and countries will follow suit. It's stupid that Alcohol and Tobacco are pretty much legal everywhere but Weed isn't when the former two have killed more people than Weed ever will. There's no reason why it shouldn't be legal.

The largest city in my state (Portland, Maine) legalized it a month or two ago, but I think it was reversed. I'm confident Maine as a whole will follow shortly.

Arista [2]

Weed smells absolutely revolting. Also people act really freakish and weird after they smoke cannabis. I don't get why anyone would want more of that on our streets

Weed smells absolutely luscious :love: I remember being a foolish little 14 year old or something like that and saying "I love the smell of the stuff, but I'd never do it." :joker:

I'd rather encounter a stoned person on the street than a drunk one, the latter is much more likely to be violent than the former.

You must be smelling some weird **** salman
it smells s beautiful :lovedup:

I don't like the smell of weed but yeah people on cannabis are more likely to be chilled out than violent, which can't be said for drunk people

Can't wait for the South Park episode dedicated to this, you just know it's going to happen and be great

Good move.
Can only see positives to legalising it.
eg. Tax, less crime...

In that State they are meant to give
it to those that need it
for medical help,
with Forms written out
but many will pass it on for Cash
to the Drug Dealer from another state.



Sign Of The Times

Drug dealers are not going to be buying legal weed to sell in other states, because once the tax has been added on, then it's a money loser, not a winner.

Drug dealers will continue to grow their own, as it costs relatively little.

My lively other half (a freelance journalist) just researched and wrote an article on this for a local magazine; apparently, it's been widely shown that legalising cannabis actually DECREASES recreational use, especially amongst under-18s. It also allows the drug itself to be regulated for quality ("brick" resin type cannabis is usually gull of all sorts of chemicals) and also regulation of the industry, hindering the funding and furthering of organised crime and hard drugs (many small time drug dealers use it to push things like crack cocaine or heroin, which make them more money).

It's also a far less destructive substance - both to the individual body and to society - than alcohol. So it being banned in the first place is pointless hypocrisy.

On the medicinal front - it's a more effective, less addictive, and LESS HARMFUL painkiller than over-the-counter opiates such as codeine.

I personally don't like the stuff. Tried it several times at University and didn't really like the effects (it just made me feel sleepy, yet restless and unable to sleep, a very irritating combination) but each to their own.

I'd sooner see alcohol prohibited honestly. It causes untold destruction to bodies, lives and towns.

We will see
soon what goes down

I don't smoke,I'm not getting a terrible illness.