Colorado weighs strategy for guarding against marijuana crackdown
18 replies, posted
[quote]DENVER — Colorado is considering an unusual strategy to protect its nascent marijuana industry from a potential federal crackdown, even at the expense of hundreds of millions of dollars in tax collections.
A bill pending in the Legislature would allow pot growers and retailers to [B]reclassify their recreational pot as medical pot[/B] if a change in federal law or enforcement occurs.
It’s the boldest attempt yet by a U.S. marijuana state to avoid federal intervention in its weed market.
[B]“It would be very harmful to the state if it reverts back entirely to an underground market,”[/B] said Mason Tvert, a spokesman for the Marijuana Policy Project, a pro-legalization activist group.
If the bill becomes law, Colorado would be the first pot state to take action to protect producers from a federal drug crackdown, marijuana analysts said.
[/quote]
It would be hard to imagine the countless new legal home growers and commercial grow operations to all stop what they're doing and have to sell off their equipment. One could expect that going back to it being fully illegal now would only make the underground market for weed explode. If cops, the ATF, and DEA thought they had a problem before, they would only have seen the tip of the iceberg. It's too late to go back now, it can only move forward without having long lasting negative effects.
[url=http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/marijuana-colorado-strategy-pot-crackdown/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=pbsofficial&utm_campaign=newshour]Source[/url]
wheres ur source
Good ole Colorado protecting it's people and it's assets. Colorado for President 2017
[edit] wheres the sauce?
[QUOTE=thelurker1234;52021435]wheres ur source[/QUOTE]
I deleted it by accident when the article decided to self insert its entirety, it's in there now.
Legalization has caused job growth and massive economic and tax revenue booms, there isn't much reason to keep it fully illegal since marijuana isn't nearly as dangerous as some legal pharmaceutical drugs (opioids)
[QUOTE=Durandal;52021525]Legalization has caused job growth and massive economic and tax revenue booms, there isn't much reason to keep it fully illegal since marijuana isn't nearly as dangerous as some legal pharmaceutical drugs (opioids)[/QUOTE]
The feds don't do their research though, so they still think that marijuana is slightly less worse than heroin.
[QUOTE=FunnyStarRunner;52021556]The feds don't do their research though, so they still think that marijuana is slightly less worse than heroin.[/QUOTE]
They did their research; they just don't give a shit.
sue, the DEA has clearly violated the law when they found there was no medical use, plus they've stalled and stalled reclassification hearings which are mandatory under the law
[QUOTE=Snowmew;52021571]They did their research; they just don't give a shit.[/QUOTE]
I would say they give a very large shit, considering their desire to go over the state's heads to punish marijuana users and distributors no matter the cost.
[QUOTE=FunnyStarRunner;52021556]The feds don't do their research though, so they still think that marijuana is slightly less worse than heroin.[/QUOTE]
There may be a reason though,
[IMG]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C667bvaU0AAWR25.jpg[/IMG]
[QUOTE=OmniConsUme;52021909]There may be a reason though,
[IMG]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C667bvaU0AAWR25.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
Someone went into the spice cabinet and sold them that
[QUOTE=Intoxicated Spy;52021997]Someone went into the spice cabinet and sold them that[/QUOTE]
Plus it had mold growing on it.
[QUOTE=OmniConsUme;52021909]There may be a reason though,
[IMG]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C667bvaU0AAWR25.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
The right doesn't even remotely look like weed.
[QUOTE=lolyoshi;52022991]The right doesn't even remotely look like weed.[/QUOTE]
It looks like they took a plant that they didn't take care of and threw the whole thing in a blender
[QUOTE=Sableye;52021575]sue, the DEA has clearly violated the law when they found there was no medical use, plus they've stalled and stalled reclassification hearings which are mandatory under the law[/QUOTE]
Marijuana has been classified as schedule 1 since 1970. In 1970 there was no accepted medical use. Why would they change the law on smoking it when non-smokable Marijuana can get the same positives without the negative impact of smoke.
Marinol and Nabiximols is the same shit, minus the smoke.
[QUOTE=Code3Response;52023751]Marijuana has been classified as schedule 1 since 1970. In 1970 there was no accepted medical use. Why would they change the law on smoking it when non-smokable Marijuana can get the same positives without the negative impact of smoke.
Marinol and Nabiximols is the same shit, minus the smoke.[/QUOTE]
Marinol is absolutely not the same thing :v:
It's concentrated, synthetic THC in a solution
[QUOTE=OmniConsUme;52021909]There may be a reason though,
[IMG]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C667bvaU0AAWR25.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
I wouldn't even buy that garbage. That's not weed, that is literally either pine needles or dried dill.
Weed probably didn't even look like that in the 60s
[editline]28th March 2017[/editline]
[QUOTE=Code3Response;52023751]Marijuana has been classified as schedule 1 since 1970. In 1970 there was no accepted medical use. Why would they change the law on smoking it when non-smokable Marijuana can get the same positives without the negative impact of smoke.
Marinol and Nabiximols is the same shit, minus the smoke.[/QUOTE]
Comparing marinol and nabiximols to thc/cbd is like comparing everclear to hyperventilating to make yourself dizzy :v:
[QUOTE=Kylel999;52024346]I wouldn't even buy that garbage. That's not weed, that is literally either pine needles or dried dill.
Weed probably didn't even look like that in the 60s
[editline]28th March 2017[/editline]
Comparing marinol and nabiximols to thc/cbd is like comparing everclear to hyperventilating to make yourself dizzy :v:[/QUOTE]
More like lab-grade ethanol vs a minibar with tons of different spirits lol
Sorry, you need to Log In to post a reply to this thread.
