Making marihuana legal voted in Colorado and Washington, defying federal law

Thursday, November 8th 2012 - 07:17 UTC

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Colorado and Washington became the first US states to legalize the possession and sale of marijuana for recreational use in defiance of federal law, setting the stage for a possible showdown with the Obama administration. Read full article

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Ayayay
Lol, makes it sound like Arg with the “showdown”. decriminalization and medical marijuana are already in a bunch of countys and states. And Barry is known for having indulged in school.

Freedom.
Nov 08th, 2012 - 05:18 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ProRG_American
Make way for Brit participants running all over each other just to move there. LOL!!!!!!
Nov 08th, 2012 - 10:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Wireless
I wouldn't live in the US if you paid me to, imagine, everyone carrying a handgun, and getting high on alcohol AND pot, its a recipe for disaster.
Nov 09th, 2012 - 12:06 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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British_Kirchnerist
Interesting, suppose theuy've caught up with Pepe's Uruguay in those states...
Nov 09th, 2012 - 01:10 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Captain Poppy
Isn't it Senator fernandez.....that cowboy with the overgrown mustache in the RG senate the bigest drug dealer in SA? Is he lobbying in the USA?

#3 titti boi you're not welcome in the USA anyway.....you're on the TSA list......lol roll a bone and chill out.......lol. Oh...what....you're from SA some it's herione of coke for the choice
Nov 09th, 2012 - 04:01 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Zethee
No matter what anyone says, i've seen first hand what heavy smoking can do to a person. This drug is far, far from not dangerous. Then again not nearly as lethal as tobacco or booze, i do not think we should be allowing more drugs, we should be putting stop to more of them.
Nov 10th, 2012 - 12:29 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Captain Poppy
right cigarette and whiskey is safe and pot is so dangerous.
Nov 10th, 2012 - 03:13 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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DavianIgllooe
Contrary to public opinion, Washington states and Colorado did not legalize cannabis. As the substance is still regulated, voters in those states really passed weed decriminalization laws. Semantics aside, those states are ready to enjoy financial benefits of doing this, not least of which being million in tax revenue. Read more here
Nov 10th, 2012 - 05:21 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Zethee
“right cigarette and whiskey is safe and pot is so dangerous.”

If you are replying to me i recall saying that both tobacco and drink are far worse.

There are drugs that are far less dangerous than even tobacco that will never be legalized because these laws are more about perception than the effects they have on people.

Ecstasy is not dangerous in any way and it is nigh impossible to form a dangerous habit on the drug because when one takes too much, it uses all of the chemical in your brain that it produces and simply stops working.

But again, is making more drugs legal really the way to go? Possibly. It worked very well in Amsterdam. They have heavily leaned on drinkers and promoted other drugs and as a result they have very little crime and a very mature population.

I don't know how this would work in a nation of a few hundred million.
Nov 10th, 2012 - 09:57 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Captain Poppy
Just pot........every been along the Mexican/USA border?
Nov 10th, 2012 - 02:39 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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