Legalized Marijuana - tourism boost ?

[MikeD]

I think smoking dope make one stupid and lazy. But I think a person should be able to make mistakes. I believe that one should have freedom and that includes the freedom to make mistakes.

I personally don't drink or smoke MJ but I do think drugs should be completely unregulated.

Mike D.

[Major Tom]

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Originally Posted by MikeD I think smoking dope make one stupid and lazy. But I think a person should be able to make mistakes.

I don't think many would argue that regular heavy use has a detrimental effect but, like many things, it is a sliding scale. Few would think that taking a few puffs on a joint or consuming one edible is going to send you straight to hell. Somewhere in between the 2 extremes is where I suspect the majority of users lie - just as with alcohol.

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Originally Posted by hesperus just grab a bag of chips and don't worry about it

Or chocolate chip cookie dough......

[Breedlove]

Kind of funny , no professional good person would ever smoke weed . …… Good friend a retired VP for a very big megacorp . and his wife both smoke . We go to Amsterdam every year for 21 years . For 20 years we did not smoke because I could be tested . Last year we went to a coffee shop ….All Americans . Even a MMA fighter . Legalize it and control it right. We have friends a realtor who had back surgery and still has pain . They do go to Co. to get edibles she is allergic to smoke . In my county here in Texas the police are not interested in weed , they are all over the meth.

[harley]

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Originally Posted by MikeD I think smoking dope make one stupid and lazy.

Yep, stupid and lazy is what enabled DW and me to retire at age 50.

[MRG]

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Originally Posted by harley Yep, stupid and lazy is what enabled DW and me to retire at age 50.

+1
One of my favorite activities after a few puffs is going to the gym to jog and lift weights. The very few times I ever tried to study I was using cannibis. I can still recite that information verbatim 40 years later.

[Freedom56]

I used to smoke weed, hash, Thai sticks, in high school through university. I even smoked with some of my professors at University. I stopped at about age 24 when they implemented mandatory drug testing and haven't done it since. Plus I was too focused with my work. I personally don't believe they should legalize it. It's bad enough with drunk drivers and serial texters on the road, so the last thing we need is someone high on weed dreaming about a bag of Cheetos driving on the freeway. They should perhaps decriminalize it for usage at home.

[Big_Hitter]

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Originally Posted by davebarnes As someone who lives in the Socialist Paradise of the City & County of Denver, all I can say is: what was the question again?

[kgtest]

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Originally Posted by MRG +1 One of my favorite activities after a few puffs is going to the gym to jog and lift weights. The very few times I ever tried to study I was using cannibis. I can still recite that information verbatim 40 years later.

Amen brotha! Ran a 15k just fine, have more money saved than my peers and my watch is set 20 after. But $400 an oz yikes, that must be the price in those 'legal' states...black market is much cheaper.

[kgtest]

As for tourism, this isn't like the advent of the steam engine or anything. It's more like taking a trip and instead of hitting up your favorite Ruth Chris steak house, you are hitting up your favorite smoke shop.



So no net new in terms of clientele, but with the tax collection to the tax man...its definitely a net new.

[MRG]

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Originally Posted by kgtest Amen brotha! Ran a 15k just fine, have more money saved than my peers and my watch is set 20 after. But $400 an oz yikes, that must be the price in those 'legal' states...black market is much cheaper.

Actually I'm medical, in an expensive place, SW CO. There's only one med dispensary in the county, I pay $220 for top shelf, you can catch mids for $99-120. I see the recreational side has $250 out the door specials, perhaps just for the holiday. Competition does help with price.

[Mdlerth]

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Originally Posted by hesperus People... can buy weed that is strictly regulated, tested, and free of the risks that blackmarket weed has.

Do any FDA regulations cover this? Does it have to comply with kosher or halal standards? All I'd seen about regulating legal MJ dealt with aspects other than its food/pharma cleanliness.

I'm just asking, not judging.

[Mdlerth]

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Originally Posted by kgtest But $400 an oz yikes, that must be the price in those 'legal' states...

Brings new meaning to RobbieB's "Blow that Dough!"

[aja8888]

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Originally Posted by Mdlerth Brings new meaning to RobbieB's "Blow that Dough!"

On per ounce basis, I'll put up a few legal meds that DW takes that cost a whole lot more!

[Janet H]

I'm not sure about tourism but this thread has some fairly interesting ads that display when the page loads. Usually ads here are for financial services, stuff I've been shopping for lately and aarp. Today on this thread I keep seeing ads for rehab facilities


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[jimbee]

Prohibition of alcohol and other drugs does not work.

[MRG]

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Originally Posted by jimbee Prohibition of alcohol and other drugs does not work.

Sure it does. Every time someone does it the results are very consistent.

If you want to create a very lucrative black market make something folks desire illegal. Doesn't matter if its drugs, alcohol or whale meat.

[NYEXPAT]

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Originally Posted by MRG People like edibles but the store bought ones are priced at a big premium. For $150 you can buy a magic butter machine and make your own cannabutter or cannaoil, if you don't want to understand and learn how to process it yourself. If you do , a cookie sheet, cheesecloth, and Mason jar is about all you need. Once you have infused butter or oil your imagination and cooking skills are the limit to what you can do. I reuse the vaped cannabis I've already enjoyed once, extract remaining THC/CBD and use it for cooking or in my coffee, bulletproof style. Last batch of free cannaoil seems like about 1% THC. Starting with 14 grams of AVP, I reclaimed about 100 grams of 1% oil, that's ~1000mg of THC. At retail prices a couple hundred bucks.

You should consider competing on that cannabis cooking game show on netflix.

[Breedlove]

A funny story , lots of folks here have been to Amsterdam last year DW and I both smoked . We went to see some Irish friends at a small bar. we smoked again. Now when we left we couldn't find our B&B . We found what we thought was the place but it was all locked up . We knew we were OK we had money and CC so we wandered around . A Dutch police officer asked what we were doing , we told him we could not find our B&B . DW gave him the key with the fob with the name of the B&B . He takes my DW by the arm dance style and escorts her about 20 yards to the B&B . Wishes us a goodnight.
I am a musician and we do a Jam every year in Amsterdam and when we do it lots of business people from Houston and Austin come . The first thing they always do is hit the coffee shops . It is sooooooooo much fun I recommend it !

[hesperus]

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Originally Posted by MikeD I think smoking dope make one stupid and lazy. But I think a person should be able to make mistakes.

LOL Pure ignorance. Not even worthy of a response other than that.

[jimbee]

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Originally Posted by MRG Sure it does. Every time someone does it the results are very consistent. If you want to create a very lucrative black market make something folks desire illegal. Doesn't matter if its drugs, alcohol or whale meat.

Yeah, prohibition does work to create black markets, you got me there. [emoji3]