Marijuana Legalized In Colorado / Washington

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Interesting. I wonder exactly what the initiative said as far as "legalizing" it. I wonder if it already specified minimum ages, the ability to heavily tax it, etc like they do with Alcohol and Tobacco.

When moving down here to Costa Rica, it was interesting to note that weed is actually useful for personal use. What's illegal is the sale of it (or even the distribution, possibly.). Kinda hard to enforce, though. Basically, each person can own one Marijuana plant.
I just assumed they can't outlaw something in a part of the world where it just might be growing as a weed in your front lawn anyhow.

If it's legal to sell it in WA now it'd be interesting seeing big companies start selling weed cigarettes in the grocery store and what the prices would look like. The imported stuff'd have competition now :P
 

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I do find the fact that your explaining to me what a "strawman" is quite funny you really do think im a dimwit don't you. Anyway I'll be honest the main reason guild upset me is that as soon as i showed my support he used that to reinforce his insult "did you get so blazed you didn't read the thread?" If no one else sees a problem with that i don't know what to say.

P.S.Hadrian's point about keeping it inside is vary valid.
There's a big difference between showing support and calling people in the thread prudes and accusing them of saying something they have not said at all. Guild was not insulting you, he was pointing out that you're doing so mistakenly, to which you reacted agressively.
 
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We've all seen the news reports of drunk people doing stupid things, now it's time for people who get high and do stupid things.
Well high people tend to be more lethargic and way less aggressive, so chances are the most we'll see is a booming collection of fail compilation videos on youtube.
 
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Well high people tend to be more lethargic and way less aggressive, so chances are the most we'll see is a booming collection of fail compilation videos on youtube.
It is a scientifically proven fact that despite popular belief, the higher you are, the stronger the gravity pulls you towards the ground.
 

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I have one major issue with marijuana & that's some people can smoke it and come to work seeming perfectly fine when it's a big deal cause it does effect your reactions; unlike alcohol where you can smell it on their breath. I say that cause as a manager I've seen employee's come in smelling like strait up weed & yet another manager will just tell them to put some cologne on....
 

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I have one major issue with marijuana & that's some people can smoke it and come to work seeming perfectly fine when it's a big deal cause it does effect your reactions; unlike alcohol where you can smell it on their breath. I say that cause as a manager I've seen employee's come in smelling like strait up weed & yet another manager will just tell them to put some cologne on....
kylster, pot has a distinct and very strong fragrance - you can "smell" that someone smoked pot recently from a mile away, with or without cologne... ;)
 

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kylster, pot has a distinct and very strong fragrance - you can "smell" that someone smoked pot recently from a mile away, with or without cologne... ;)
Your half right :) I can tell you for a fact most people at my job smoke it & as for what happened at that store that was a personal situation where I told the person they had to go home but another manager simply went over my head and told them to put some cologne also they sell a very potent spray that will get rid of it.
 

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My only objections to it is it effects people who don't smoke it, it's not like drinking alcohol where the only effect is being with someone annoying when you're sober. I'm fine with the smoke but people who smoke it in public (a lot do over here) are despicable and selfish people with no regard for others, it's a shame that when I'm with my daughter that I have to go around different routes so that she doesn't inhale any of it.

So whatever, legalise it but only if you're in your own home...not like legalising it over here would make much difference.
Interesting, if people are going to smoke in public here they're most likely going to do it somewhere out of the way where there won't be people(or police) around, do cops in the UK just not care or something?

At the same time though, second hand pot smoke isn't really as bad as you seem to be making it out to be. First of all, unless they're blowing it right in your daughters face it's probably not going to get near her in any significant quantity. Secondly, if someone's smoking weed, they're going to inhale or they're just wasting money and THC absorbs into the lungs rather quickly(and on top of that people tend to hold in the smoke for excessive amounts of time) so the exhaled smoke isn't likely to get your daughter high even if blown directly in her face. Lastly, if you're just worried about the smoke and not her getting high accidentally, well there are lots of other sources of smoke and other air pollution in public as well so you should be equally bitchy about them.

Oh and don't get me wrong, I do agree that people should do it in a private residence or establishment, I'm just saying public smoking is really not as big of deal as it can be made out to be.
 

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Your half right :) I can tell you for a fact most people at my job smoke it & as for what happened at that store that was a personal situation where I told the person they had to go home but another manager simply went over my head and told them to put some cologne also they sell a very potent spray that will get rid of it.
Well, technically you can do the same with the odor of alcohol, or blame it on medicine or candy or whatever - thing is, you can *tell* someone smoked recently - it's in the eyes, the reflexes, the smell... I've yet to see a person successfuly cover up being high.
 

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