Letter from Denver District Attorney on Marijuana and Crime

[Honey Badger282.8]

I remember seeing a piece, I forget who it was made by, where the interviewed several folks involved with MJ in Colorado to include a long time dealer. He basically said that the legalization has had no effect on his business because the legal stuff cost several times more than his.

[GilpinGuy]

Ill play along... It would go up.

Gateway drug, leads to other drugs, crime, loss of employment, more social programs, medical problems, MORE crime and thus an overall negative impact on a productive society.

This has all been debated to death. When I was an underage dope smoking hippie idiot it was much easier to score weed than beer. I imagine it's the same now.

My bottom line is that I think that anyone who wants to smoke pot now is smoking pot, regardless what the law is. I just don't see hordes of people saying "Ohh, it's legal now, so I'm gonna start smoking, robbing people and go on welfare".

If it was "legal" everywhere, we wouldn't have idiots moving here - they'd just stay where they are and we wouldn't have these problems. It would be status quo.

Since minor possession arrests would basically be zero, I guess that would have a big impact on statistics too.

[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.

[jmg8550]

Ill play along... It would go up.

Gateway drug, leads to other drugs, crime, loss of employment, more social programs, medical problems, MORE crime and thus an overall negative impact on a productive society.

Exactly what the Democrats want. That way, they can keep those on the Gov't welfare and get votes.

Not all who smoke pot are idiots. Some are functional potheads, just like there are functional alcoholics.

[HoneyBadger]

How much money would the pharmaceutical companies loose if MJ was legal everywhere in the US?

I think this is a valid question. With such a large percentage of Americans addicted to painkillers of some sort, it seems logical that the "Big Pharma" groups would take a hard hit. I imagine they are fighting legalization with every reasonable lobbying penny.

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

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

Rule #1: Question everything.


I found it on facebook, posted as a picture.

Googling it turns up this:http://calmusa.org/calmcablog/2016/1...t-legalization (Link to picture is at the end of the first paragraph)
In the news: http://www.kolotv.com/content/news/D...393361991.html
Other data: http://www.rmhidta.org/

[Erni]

I think this is a valid question. With such a large percentage of Americans addicted to painkillers of some sort, it seems logical that the "Big Pharma" groups would take a hard hit. I imagine they are fighting legalization with every reasonable lobbying penny.

No, they will simply set up their own grows and labs when it becomes federaly legal.

[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.

[Graves]

No, they will simply set up their own grows and labs when it becomes federaly legal.

Yeah, going from producing and marketing a synthetic substance to an organic on a monumental level is pretty streamline.
*facepalm

[Irving]

Not all people who drink alcohol are alcoholics.

[StagLefty]

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