And this is how the Democratic party gets pulled ever further rightward.

[uncle ray]

96. yet the feds have been letting hundreds of dispensaries operate in CO.

keep yuckin it up.


if the feds are not going to intervene in the hundreds of huge commercial grow ops this state currently has, i'm not too concerned about them coming after individual users.

Colorado's cannabis industry, its cannabis users, and the public in general have recognized that there will never be "free weed", in the Libertarian Utopic sense. unlike CA's poor medical law and their attempt to legalize it, CO drafted an amendment that set the stage for a well regulated trade that allows profit, based on a successful existing business model. if you are going to be in the pot trade in this state, it will take a huge investment to cover fees and security. you have to let the gov't watch your business's every move, and many of your personal ones too. how many other industries have cameras that the authorities can look in on at anytime? the crooks are being squeezed out of the trade.

you can laugh, joke, piss or moan about it, but things really are being handled different here. after amendment 64 passed i've heard many people proclaim how lucky we are here in Colorado. there was no luck involved, it was due to the efforts of Colorado's pot entrepreneurs and users in setting up a legitimate trade.