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PatrickforO

(14,516 posts)
8. He talks about watching Colorado...
Thu Aug 20, 2015, 10:02 AM
Aug 2015

Recreational marijuana sales in Colorado hit the $50 million per month mark and $35 million per month for medical marijuana.

So it's a $1 billion annual market JUST in Colorado.

Good points:
- Dramatic increase in tax base with much of the revenue going to K-12
- An estimated $9 billion in revenue taken away from vicious drug cartels
- Significantly lower jail population
- Pot is no longer a 'gateway' drug if it ever was

I can remember the big electronic town hall Obama had right after he was elected. I participated in that, and every fourth post called for marijuana to be legalized and the drug war ended.

Americans overwhelmingly support medical marijuana an I believe a majority support full legalization.

By the way, it was big oil that cozened Congress into making pot illegal because John Rockefeller who was going for a cornered market felt that hemp oil might affect his profits. So the corporate propaganda went out: if you smoke pot, you'll kill your horse. Then a few years later, if you smoke pot you'll kill your mother. And so on.

Legalize now! We can use hemp oil, hemp seeds (comparable in nutritional quality to soy) and people in chronic pain really can benefit. Ridiculous keeping it illegal; just as ridiculous as privatizing prisons...what??? Could there be a $link$ here???

Considering he was JackInGreen Aug 2015 #1
It goes hand in hand with the TBF Aug 2015 #3
That's actually been one of our concerns in legalization in Seattle JackInGreen Aug 2015 #4
Prices will go up ... TBF Aug 2015 #5
Oh trust me I've got few issues JackInGreen Aug 2015 #6
The ignorant ass clowns that are politicians in WA state have much to drive the MMJ jtuck004 Aug 2015 #14
Well if it's grown in closets it will be pretty hard to stop! TBF Aug 2015 #15
RIght on. Ed Suspicious Aug 2015 #17
Were you there for the last Sunday PM shift? eridani Aug 2015 #24
K &R azmom Aug 2015 #2
Ben and Jerry endorsed Sanders Ichingcarpenter Aug 2015 #7
lol TBF Aug 2015 #10
He talks about watching Colorado... PatrickforO Aug 2015 #8
"Could there be a $link$ here???" TBF Aug 2015 #11
Here's a fun link PatrickforO Aug 2015 #21
I'm from Denver pinebox Sep 2015 #29
I'm not for drug use, but I view alcohol and certain prescription drugs as far more treacherous, JDPriestly Aug 2015 #9
As someone with a chronic illness TBF Aug 2015 #12
With issues like wars in the Middle East, the Iran nuclear treaty, relations with Russia and China, Nitram Aug 2015 #13
I think Bernie actually agrees with this - TBF Aug 2015 #16
The post says "One of the key issues in this election will be marijuana legalization." Nitram Aug 2015 #18
Right - that's the comment of the reporter TBF Aug 2015 #19
I never intended to imply that it was Bernie's stance. Nitram Aug 2015 #20
Imagine, if the Democratic Party Platform includes Utopian Leftist Aug 2015 #22
I was thinking the baby boom TBF Aug 2015 #23
If that's the only issue that can energize young liberal voters, then Buddha help us. nt Nitram Sep 2015 #25
It is all but absolutely certain. 4 states legalized. joshcryer Sep 2015 #26
As far as I'm concerned including MJ legalization in the smokey nj Sep 2015 #28
Saw this post kicked and my heart skipped a few beats. joshcryer Sep 2015 #27
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