Letter from Denver District Attorney on Marijuana and Crime

[GilpinGuy]

OP: Was this an open letter to Kali voters? Where did you find this?

I'm not accusing you of anything nefarious, just wondering.

[Gman]

The smaller producers would eventually be gobbled up by larger producers and those large corporate producers/distributors would become the evil wealthy corporations who don't pay enough taxes. See history of tobacco and distilled spirits industry in the United States.

The power of government would be turned against the small producers who could not produce enough to pay the regulatory burden easily borne by large corporate producers.

Evil corporations don't pay taxes. Taxes and regulatory fees are passed on to consumers in the form of higher prices. Business 101.

[Irving]

Not all people who drink alcohol are alcoholics.

[StagLefty]

^I don't drink yet I'm an alcoholic ????

[Mazin]

Yes California please legalize pot and take back your people moving here. While your at it tell New York and other states on the east coast to follow suit.

Brought to you by the "GTFO Colorado Foundation".

[MarkCO]

I will never be in favor of legalization of drugs, but it is also clear that the "War on Drugs" and the way in which most large urban cities deal with it does not work either.

This solution is one that is intriguing and one I wish more people would consider, regardless of their personal view of drug use. There is obviously more than just this cover story, but when there is no benefit in crime for those on either side, I see that as reasonable policy.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...-10301780.html

[Gman]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...-10301780.html

Interesting note from an associated photo piece on where drugs are or aren't legal that I didn't seen mentioned in the linked article;

In 2001, Portugal became the first country in the world to decriminalize the use of all drugs, and started treating drug users as sick people, instead of criminals. However, you can still be arrested or assigned mandatory rehab if you are caught several times in possession of drugsGetty

[MarkCO]

Interesting note from an associated photo piece on where drugs are or aren't legal that I didn't seen mentioned in the linked article;

Portugal decriminalized drugs, not made them legal. There is a difference. They basically treat them like traffic violations and if someone has a problem, like a health issue.

[asmo]

There is a giant political push (eg. multiple millions of dollars) by the Democrats to get California to say NO to the Marijuana law there. It is a calculated strategy to get the left leaning folks to go to other states and influence elections there (e.g. what happened to Colorado).

[Great-Kazoo]

There is a giant political push (eg. multiple millions of dollars) by the Democrats to get California to say NO to the Marijuana law there. It is a calculated strategy to get the left leaning folks to go to other states and influence elections there (e.g. what happened to Colorado).

if that were true CA, would become a ghost town within the month. There's millions of dollars riding on the ballot in CA with anyone heavily involved dropping $$$$