Pot task force report comes out today

[battle_sight_zero]

First off I voted no for the pot amendment. I also figured it would bring riff raff out to vote who don't normally vote which gave us our demoncrat dominated legislators. Either way what frustrates me is that our state government can create a so called task force to see how they can market pot as a tourism attraction. I don't care what Peter Butt Boil says every morning most decent familys are not going to want to tour a pot sampling festival nor to they want to be around a seedy society. My other point is that the State creates a task force for this garbage but won't even to the same to evaluate things around the 2nd amendment in Colorado as they rammed those bills through the process.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&r...ay&v=133247963

[brokenscout]

Devils Advocate: They do the same things for alcohol, so if it creates revenue no big deal. Also if everyone is High it doesn't sting as much while the take away your Constitutional Rights. It is weird that they talk about giving you more freedom, while taking away a Right.

[mbl]

I understand the expected revenue upside to this pot issue. What I don't understand is how, after so many years going after tobacco smokers, trying to prevent the use, limiting where you could smoke, taxes, etc, now the state seems to be promoting smoking pot. So is tobacco still bad but pot is ok?

As a non-smoker of either, I really don't know if one is worse health wise or not, just seems hypocritical.....

[battle_sight_zero]

Basically what I am really ranting is about is all the care and thought being put into this, and no efforts or care was put into evaluating the gun controls legislation put forth. Yes I hate pot over alcohol, but i have my personal experience.

[merl]

MJ is worse because it is often smoked unfiltered and deeply inhaled. but the amount smoked greatly offsets it. a pack a day of tobacco or a couple grams of MJ

I voted against it soley due to where the extra revenue is diverted. It should be legal but sin taxes should only be used to reduce the use of what is being taxed, not diverted to pet projects (schools).

[Dingo]

There are plenty of healthier ways to consume it if one were so inclined.

I voted for it - people are undoubtedly tired of hearing Libertarian rants, so I'll just say the so-called War On Drugs has worked just as well as Prohibition. Funds the cartels, makes criminals out of sometimes otherwise harmless people, and bogs down our justice/prison system. And no, I don't smoke weed either.

[Ah Pook]

I understand what BSZ is saying and agree with part of it. I voted no on 64, not because I'm anti pot, but because it was a poorly written and vague bill. I also live in a town that will be ground zero for pot tourism.

The "powers that be" don't want the populous armed. No amount of fact will change their positions.

Pot is a good diversion. It will also be another revenue stream to exploit.

[Rooskibar03]

I continue to hear this argument that once we legalize and regulate MJ the state will see this great source of tax revenue. My question is how is that possible given the fact that pot shops cannot conduct business with any federally backed bank. So without a means to bank legally they are forced into a cash based business.

So with a cash business model how does the state track the sales and tax accordingly? We all know every pot shop will keep detailed records and pay all taxes required wont they?

[BushMasterBoy]

Next I see Craigslist ads saying "Will trade MJ for Pmags..."

So what are the best watering times?

[wctriumph]

I continue to hear this argument that once we legalize and regulate MJ the state will see this great source of tax revenue. My question is how is that possible given the fact that pot shops cannot conduct business with any federally backed bank. So without a means to bank legally they are forced into a cash based business.

So with a cash business model how does the state track the sales and tax accordingly? We all know every pot shop will keep detailed records and pay all taxes required wont they?

My wife is a legal user of MMJ and it is a cash only business, they say to avoid credit card fraud, and every transaction is recorded in real time by the state. There are cameras and microphones in every room of the facility from the grow and storage rooms to the waiting and sell rooms. It is all monitored very, very closely by the state. I imagine that when the new Pot laws are written they will require something very similar for tracking. The growers on the other hand are not so closely monitored for amounts harvested and transferred.